2019 Baseball News

  • Recent Grad Lafayette Playing Professionally
    July 29, 2019
    Westfield State alumnus Alex Lafayette '18 has started a professional baseball career in the Empire League, while locally many of the current Owls' baseball team are active in summer collegiate leagues.
  • BEHIND THE MIKE: Owls' Play By Play Announcer Mike Drew '16 Begins Pro Career
    July 15, 2019
    Mike Drew ’16, is spending his summer working as a play-by-play announcer for the Saint Paul (Minn.) Saints
  • Five Owls Named to MASCAC Sportsmanship Team
    June 06, 2019
    Westfield State University had five spring-sport athletes recognized on the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference 2019 Spring Sportsmanship teams
  • Westfield's Crowley Adds NEIBA/ABCA All-Region Honors
    May 29, 2019
    Westfield State senior outfielder Anthony Crowley (Bellingham, Mass.) added NEIBA/ABCA All-New England honors to his impressive resume this week.
  • Crowley Named to All-America, All-Region Teams
    May 28, 2019
    WESTFIELD, Mass – Westfield State senior outfielder Anthony Crowley (Bellingham, Mass.) can add two more award to his mantle, as he has added D3Baseball.com Honorable Mention All-American honors, and D3Baseball.com all-New England honors.
  • Gegetskas Named To NCAA Union Regional Tournament Team
    May 20, 2019
    WESTFIELD, Mass. - Senior left-handed pitcher John Gegetskas was recently named to the NCAA Union Regional All-Tournament team, as released by Kean University sports information earlier today.
  • Kean Tops Westfield In NCAA Tournament 9-1; Owls to Play Again at 7:00 p.m.
    May 18, 2019
    With the loss, Westfield will face Shenandoah (Va.) University tonight at 7 p.m. in an elimination game.
  • Owls Eliminated By Shenandoah in NCAA's, 7-1
    May 18, 2019
    UNION, N.J. --   Shenandoah (Va.) University freshman starting pitcher Carson Kulina threw a complete game, leading the Hornets to a 7-1 win over Westfield State University in an elimination game in the NCAA Division III Baseball Regional at Jim Hynes Field at Kean University on Saturday afternoon.
  • Westfield State Knocks Off #19 Ithaca to Open NCAA Tournament Play
    May 17, 2019
    UNION, N.J. --   Westfield State ace John Gegetskas worked seven strong inning and the Owls mustered just enough offense to get past #19 ranked Ithaca College, 4-2 in the opening game of the NCAA Division III Baseball Regional at Jim Hynes Field at Kean University on Friday afternoon.
  • Crowley Named MASCAC Player of the Year for 2nd Straight Year; Six Owls Named to All-Conference Team
    May 15, 2019
    WESTFIELD, Mass.  – Westfield State University placed six players on the MASCAC All-Conference baseball team, headlined by outfielder Anthony Crowley (Bellingham, Mass.) who was named the league’s player of the year for the second straight season.
  • Baseball Opens NCAA Tournament Play on Friday at 1:00 p.m.
    May 15, 2019
    Westfield State will open its stay in the 2019 NCAA Tournament with a game against #19 ranked Ithaca College a 1:00 p.m. on Friday, May 17 at Jim Hynes Stadium on the campus of Kean University in Union, N.J.
  • Baseball Heading to Kean (NJ) Regional
    May 13, 2019
    Westfield State University baseball will travel to Kean University in Union, N.J. for the NCAA baseball regionals.   The Owls (27-14) drew a first-round matchup with Ithaca (N.Y.) College (31-7).
  • Clancy, Gegetskas, Honey Sweep Weekly Conference Awards
    May 13, 2019
    WESTFIELD, Mass. - The Westfield State baseball team grabbed all three of the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) weekly awards including the Player of the Week, Pitcher of the Week, and Rookie of the Week, as announced by the conference earlier this afternoon.
  • Ninth Inning Rally Gives Owls MASCAC Title, 5-3 Over Fitchburg
    May 12, 2019
    Brett Dooley dove across home plate, scoring on a wild pitch, and senior lefty Scott Strachan worked a scoreless bottom half of the ninth as Westfield State defeated Fitchburg State, 5-3, in the 2019 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference baseball championship game at Archie Field in Springfield on Sunday.
  • Fitchburg Tops Westfield 13-10 to Extend MASCAC Championship to Sunday
    May 11, 2019
    WESTFIELD, Mass. – Second-seeded Fitchburg State erupted for 12 runs in the first three innings to stake themselves to a 10-run lead, then held on as top-seed Westfield State staged a furious rally late as the Falcons won 13-10 in the championship round of the MASCAC tournament at Bud and Jim Hagan Field.
  • Gegetskas Fires No-Hitter; Westfield Blanks Framingham 12-0 in MASCAC Tournament
    May 09, 2019
    Westfield State senior lefthander John Gegetskas threw a no-hitter as Westfield State defeated Framingham State, 12-0 in the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference baseball tournament at Bud and Jim Hagan Field on Thursday and propel the Owls into the tournament’s championship round on Saturday.
  • Bogli, Owls Shut Down Bridgewater, 10-2 in MASCAC Tourney
    May 08, 2019
    WESTFIELD, Mass. -- Westfield State sophomore starter Shane Bogli tossed seven shutout innings to lead the way as top-seeded Westfield State rolled to a 10-2 win over #5 Bridgewater State in the MASCAC baseball tournament. With the win, the Owls advance in the winners’ bracket and will play Framingham at 3:00 tomorrow at Bud and Jim Hagan Field in Westfield.
  • MASCAC Baseball Tournament Information, Links
    May 07, 2019
    The 2019 MASCAC baseball tournament has been pushed up to begin on Wednesday, May 7, with two game at Bud and Jim Hagan Field, the home of the top-seeded Westfield State Owls.   
  • Baseball Falls to Fitchburg, 7-5 on Senior Day in Springfield
    May 06, 2019
    SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Fitchburg State scored five runs in the seventh inning to rally past Westfield State, 7-5, and spoil the Owls’ senior day in a game played at Archie Allen Field at Springfield College on Monday afternoon.
  • Baseball Splits MASCAC Doubleheader, Earns Top Seed in MASCAC Tournament
    May 04, 2019
    WORCESTER, Mass. – The Westfield State baseball team clinched the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) regular season title with an 8-1 win in game two, as the Owls split the MASCAC doubleheader with Fitchburg State on Saturday afternoon on the campus of Clark University.
  • Barrett, Gegetskas Named Kurty Award Winners
    May 02, 2019
    Westfield State University senior women’s basketball and lacrosse standout Lucy Barrett (Williamstown, Mass.) and senior baseball pitcher John Gegetskas (Windsor, Conn.) were named as the 2018-19 John Kurty Award winners at the Owls Student-Athlete Advisory Committee’s Senior and Awards banquet on April 30.
  • Baseball Earns 7-3 Win Over Bridgewater, Holds on to First in MASCAC Standings
    April 29, 2019
    The Westfield State University baseball team posted a 7-3 win over visiting Bridgewater State University in a Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) contest on Monday afternoon at Bud & Jim Hagan Field.
  • Clank Raps Out Four Hits, Crowley Homers as Owls Split
    April 27, 2019
  • Day, Crowley Shine As Owls Top Regionally-Ranked WNE, 9-3
    April 25, 2019
    Westfield State senior outfield Anthony Crowley finished 3-4 at the plate and cracked his 26th career home run to lead the Owls to a 9-3 win over regionally ranked Western New England at Bud and Jim Hagan Field.
  • Baseball Falls at Springfield, 10-5
    April 24, 2019
    Westfield was led by two hits and three RBI from Nick Martin (Shrewsbury, Mass.) , one of six Owls players to rap out a pair of hits on the day. 
  • Scott Strachan Brings an Unorthodox Weapon to Westfield's Bullpen
    April 23, 2019
    Scott Strachan is not your typical relief pitcher. The crafty senior lefty has made a team high 15 appearances out of the bullpen for the Owls this season, striking out 19 batters in 18.1 innings of work, while picking up three wins and a save along the way. It’s not only the production that makes Strachan such a valuable weapon for Westfield State, it’s the unique style in which he throws.
  • Boudreau Named MASCAC Player of the Week
    April 22, 2019
    WESTFIELD, Mass. - Westfield State junior infielder Casey Boudreau (Shrewsbury, Mass.) was named the MASCAC baseball Player of the Week, as announced by the conference this afternoon.
  • Baseball Splits with Mass Maritime
    April 19, 2019
    WESTFIELD, Mass.   Westfield State sophomore starter Shane Bogli tossed a shutout and Owls’ senior shortstop Colin Dunn accounted for three of the Owls four runs in the opener, as Westfield split a MASCAC baseball doubleheader with Mass Maritime.
  • Gegetskas Breaks Career Strikeout Record in 18-5 Win Over MMA
    April 18, 2019
    Westfield State senior lefthander John Gegetskas set the Owls career record for strikeouts, and Alex Benevidies hit a three-run bomb to lead the Owls to an 18-5 win over Mass Maritime Academy in a MASCAC baseball game in Buzzards Bay, Mass. on Thursday night.
  • Owls Stare Down Amherst, 8-7
    April 16, 2019
    Westfield State senior first baseman Aaron Clancy scored the game-winning run in the bottom of the eighth inning, and sophomore reliever Trevor Edwards shut the door in the ninth as Westfield State rallied for an 8-7 win over Amherst College at Bud and Jim Hagan Field on Tuesday afternoon
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