Wentworth vs Western New England (05/04/08)
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Junior pitcher Jason Pizzoferrato (Windsor, CT) won his eighth game of the season without a loss as third-seeded Western New England College posted a 6-4 victory over fourth-seeded Wentworth Institute of Technology in the championship game of The Commonwealth Coast Conference Baseball Tournament Sunday afternoon (May 4) at Western New England’s Trelease Park.
The host Golden Bears, who went a perfect 4-0 in capturing the championship in their inaugural season in TCCC, jumped out to a 2-0 lead before an out was even recorded in their first at bat. Junior Chris Newell (Wallingford, Conn.) led off with an infield hit and went from first to third on a sophomore Justin Walz (Groton, Conn.) single. He would come in to score one batter later on a senior Travis Schwamb (West Springfield, Mass.) double. Walz scored the second run of the inning on an RBI single by sophomore Joe Griglun (Southington, Conn.). Wentworth sophomore starter Chris Sandini (Upton, Mass.) would retire the next three batters in order to end the inning.
Wentworth took a 3-2 lead in the top of the second inning as sophomore Anthony Carbone (Goshen, Conn.) led off with a single and would get to third when freshman Ben Danker (Branford, Conn.) singled and moved to second on an outfield error. Sophomore Chris Carbone (Goshen, Conn.) walked to load the bases and senior Jarrett Ament (Boylston, Mass.) placed a single to right to plate Anthony Carbone. After a strikeout, freshman Jake McManus (Hopkinton, N.H.) delivered an infield single that would score Danker. Sophomore Doug Papuga (Branford, Conn.) reached on a fielder’s choice that would see Chris Carbone score on an error and McManus reach third. However, Papuga was caught stealing to end the inning.
A three-run third inning gave Western New England the lead for good. Walz led off by drawing a walk and went to second when Schwamb singled through the left side. Griglun moved both players up 90 feet with a groundout and senior Ryan Kravontka (Glastonbury, Conn.) doubled to right to score both runners and put the Golden Bears up 4-3. After the second out was recorded freshman Tony Trubia (Tolland, Conn.) reached on an error that scored Kravontka.
The sixth inning saw the Leopards pull back within one, as junior Nick Cunningham (Pembroke, Mass.) doubled to left—his 100th career hit—and moved to third on an error. After a strikeout, Danker grounded out, which would allow Cunningham to score. Western New England push the margin back to two in the seventh inning when a Kravontka single to left scored Newell. In the eighth inning, the Golden Bears had a chance to add to their lead, but left runners on first and second.
Down to its final three outs, Chris Carbone drew a leadoff walk, placing the tying run at the plate. Senior Chris Anderson (Moodus, Conn.), who had come on in relief of Pizzoferrato in the seventh, got a fly out and then induced senior Gerald Marquis (Marlborough, Conn.) to ground into a fielder’s choice, erasing Chris Carbone. Anderson ended the game with a strikeout, giving the Golden Bears the title.
Pizzoferrato improved to 8-0 on the season as he allowed four runs (two earned) on five hits, while walking three and striking out six in 6.2 innings. Anderson notched his second save of the season, allowing one hit and one walk, while striking out one, over the final 2.1 innings. Offensively, Kravontka was 2-for-3 with three RBI, while Newell, Walz, and Schwamb each collected a pair of hits. Nine of Western New England’s 11 hits came from the top five batters in the lineup.
Sandini suffered his first loss of the season, falling to 5-1. He allowed six runs (four earned) on 10 hits, walked two, and struck out five over 6.1 innings of work. Freshman Matt Jordan (Northfield, N.H.) pitched the final 1.2 innings, allowing one hit and one walk. Six different players recorded hits for the Leopards, including Danker, Ament, and McManus, who each drove in a run.
With the win Western New England improves to 31-11 and runs its win streak to nine games. The Golden Bears, champions of the Great Northeast Athletic Conference the last two seasons, will be making their third consecutive appearance in the NCAA Division III Tournament, which commences on May 14.
Wentworth, appearing in its first conference title game since the 1996 season, falls to 30-13 and is in contention for a berth in the ECAC Tournament. The field for that tournament will be announced on Monday.
Box Score
2008 Wentworth Leopards
#4 Wentworth at #3 Western New England
05/04/08 at Springfield, Mass. (Trelease Park)
Wentworth 4 (30-13)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Doug Papuga rf........... 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mike Roberts cf.......... 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2
Nick Cunningham lf....... 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0
Phil Costello lf........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Anthony Carbone 2b....... 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0
Ben Danker 1b............ 4 1 1 1 0 0 9 0 0
Chris Carbone dh......... 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0
Jarrett Ament ss......... 3 0 1 1 1 0 3 5 0
Gerald Marquis c......... 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 1 1
Jake McManus 3b.......... 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 3 1
Chris Sandini p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Matt Jordan p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Totals................... 32 4 6 3 4 7 24 12 5
Western New England 6 (31-11)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Chris Newell cf.......... 5 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0
Justin Walz 2b........... 4 2 2 0 1 1 2 3 2
Travis Schwamb 1b........ 3 1 2 1 1 0 12 0 1
Joe Griglun dh........... 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Ryan Kravontka ss........ 4 1 2 3 0 0 0 4 0
Mike Beck lf............. 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
Tony Trubia 3b........... 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 2
Jon Dominik c............ 3 0 1 0 0 2 7 0 1
Steve Kearney rf......... 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0
Jason Pizzoferrato p..... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Chris Anderson p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 33 6 11 5 3 5 27 12 8
Score by Innings R H E
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Wentworth........... 030 001 000 - 4 6 2
Western New England. 203 000 10X - 6 11 3
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E - Cunningham(2); McManus(11); Newell(4); Kravontka(15); Trubia(10). DP -
Leopards 2. LOB - Leopards 5; Golden Bears 8. 2B - Cunningham(13);
Schwamb(16); Kravontka(10). HBP - Kearney. SH - Dominik(3). SB - Newell(19).
CS - Papuga(2).
Wentworth IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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Chris Sandini....... 6.1 10 6 4 2 5 29 31
Matt Jordan......... 1.2 1 0 0 1 0 4 7
Western New England IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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Jason Pizzoferrato.. 6.2 5 4 2 3 6 24 27
Chris Anderson...... 2.1 1 0 0 1 1 8 9
Win - Pizzoferrato (8-0). Loss - Sandini (5-1). Save - Anderson (2).
HBP - by Jordan (Kearney). Inherited runners/scored: Jordan 3/1; Anderson 1/0.
Umpires - HP: Ed Pilarski 1B: Bill L'Heureux 3B: John Guanci
Start: 1:04 pm Time: 2:37 Attendance: 325
Weather: Cloudy, 52 degrees; Wind NE-6
Game notes:
2008 The Commonwealth Coast Conference Baseball Tournament
Championship Game
Game: WIT43
Play-by-Play
2008 Wentworth Leopards
#4 Wentworth at #3 Western New England - Play-by-Play
05/04/08 at Springfield, Mass. (Trelease Park)
Score by Innings R H E
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Wentworth........... 030 001 000 - 4 6 2
Western New England. 203 000 10X - 6 11 3
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Wentworth starters: 10/rf Papuga; 20/cf Roberts; 8/lf Cunningham; 17/2b
Carbone, A.; 13/1b Danker; 18/dh Carbone, C.; 14/ss Ament; 6/c Marquis; 11/3b
McManus; 16/p Sandini;
Western New England starters: 33/cf Newell; 2/2b Walz; 28/1b Schwamb; 25/dh
Griglun; 14/ss Kravontka; 10/lf Beck; 24/3b Trubia; 21/c Dominik; 5/rf Kearney;
17/p Pizzoferrato;
Wentworth 1st - Papuga flied out to cf. Roberts flied out to rf.
Cunningham grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Western New England 1st - Newell singled to shortstop. Walz singled to
center field; Newell advanced to third. Schwamb doubled down the rf line, RBI;
Walz advanced to third; Newell scored. Griglun singled to right field, RBI;
Schwamb advanced to third; Walz scored. Kravontka grounded out to 1b
unassisted; Griglun advanced to second. Beck grounded out to 3b. Trubia flied
out to cf. 2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Wentworth 2nd - Carbone, A. singled through the right side. Danker
singled to left center, advanced to second on a fielding error by cf; Carbone,
A. advanced to third. Carbone, C. walked. Ament singled to right field, RBI;
Carbone, C. advanced to second; Danker advanced to third; Carbone, A. scored.
Marquis struck out swinging. McManus singled to shortstop, RBI; Ament advanced
to second; Carbone, C. advanced to third; Danker scored. Papuga reached on a
fielder's choice; McManus advanced to second, advanced to third on a throwing
error by 3b; Ament out at third 3b unassisted; Carbone, C. scored, unearned.
Papuga out at second p to 2b, caught stealing. 3 runs, 4 hits, 2 errors, 1
LOB.
Western New England 2nd - Dominik singled to right field. Kearney
grounded into double play ss to 1b; Dominik out on the play. Newell grounded
out to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Wentworth 3rd - Roberts grounded out to 1b unassisted. Cunningham struck
out swinging. Carbone, A. struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0
LOB.
Western New England 3rd - Walz walked. Schwamb singled through the left
side; Walz advanced to second. Griglun grounded out to p; Schwamb advanced to
second; Walz advanced to third. Kravontka doubled to right field, 2 RBI;
Schwamb scored; Walz scored. Beck fouled out to 3b. Trubia reached on a dropped
fly by lf, advanced to second; Kravontka scored, unearned. Dominik struck out
swinging. 3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Wentworth 4th - Danker grounded out to 1b unassisted. Carbone, C. struck
out swinging. Ament walked. Marquis struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
errors, 1 LOB.
Western New England 4th - Kearney singled to right field. Newell
grounded into double play ss to 1b; Kearney out on the play. Walz singled to
second base. Schwamb reached on a fielder's choice; Walz out at second ss
unassisted. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Wentworth 5th - McManus grounded out to 2b. Papuga grounded out to 2b.
Roberts flied out to lf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Western New England 5th - Griglun grounded out to ss. Kravontka flied
out to cf. Beck flied out to lf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Wentworth 6th - Cunningham doubled to left field, advanced to third on a
fielding error by ss. Carbone, A. struck out looking. Danker grounded out to
2b, RBI; Cunningham scored, unearned. Carbone, C. grounded out to ss. 1 run,
1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB.
Western New England 6th - Trubia struck out swinging. Dominik struck out
looking. Kearney struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Wentworth 7th - Ament grounded out to p. Marquis grounded out to ss.
McManus walked. Anderson to p for Pizzoferrato. Papuga singled through the left
side; McManus advanced to second. Roberts grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 1 hit,
0 errors, 2 LOB.
Western New England 7th - Newell singled up the middle. Newell stole
second. Walz struck out looking. Schwamb intentionally walked. Griglun reached
on a fielder's choice; Schwamb advanced to second on a throwing error by 3b;
Newell advanced to third. Jordan to p for Sandini. Kravontka singled to left
field, advanced to second on the throw, RBI; Griglun advanced to second,
advanced to third on the throw; Schwamb out at third lf to ss to c to 3b to p;
Newell scored, unearned. Beck grounded out to 3b. 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2
LOB.
Wentworth 8th - Cunningham flied out to cf. Carbone, A. grounded out to
ss. Danker grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Western New England 8th - Costello to lf for Cunningham. Trubia walked.
Dominik grounded out to p, SAC, bunt; Trubia advanced to second. Kearney hit by
pitch. Newell flied out to lf. Walz flied out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
errors, 2 LOB.
Wentworth 9th - Carbone, C. walked. Ament flied out to lf. Marquis
reached on a fielder's choice; Carbone, C. out at second 3b to 2b. McManus
struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.