May 17, 2013
Botelho and Cote Garner Baseball NEWMAC All-Academic Honors
Babson Park, MA --- Two WPI baseball student-athletes have been named Academic All-NEWMAC by the conference. Junior Joey Botelho earned his second selection while sophomore Matthew Cote was tabbed for the first time. Honorees must have met the following criteria: earned a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.5/4.0 scale or 4.35/5.0 scale after the 2012 fall semester, achieved second year academic status at his institution, and been a member of the varsity team for the entire season.
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April 22, 2013 |
Schuler Garners NEWMAC Baseball Pitcher of the Week Accolade
Wellesley, MA --- WPI freshman Miles Schuler has been named NEWMAC Pitcher of the Week for the week ending Sunday, April 21st. Schuler and MIT sophomore Hayden Cornwell who was tabbed the NEWMAC Player of the Week, headline the weekly baseball release from the conference. Schuler twirled a dominating, seven-inning no-hitter in WPI’s 4-0 series-opening road win at Clark. The right-hander struck out a career-best 12 batters and didn't allow a walk.
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April 20, 2013 |
Baseball Drops Nailbiter to Clark in Season Series Rubber Match
Worcester, MA --- Behind a career-best 12 strikeouts – including the 200th of his career - from ace Andrew LeBlanc, Clark held on for a thrilling 8-7 win over NEWMAC rival WPI on Saturday evening at Granger Field. The Engineers cut a 7-3 deficit to one run in the bottom of the eighth when Sean Kelly sent a ball into the triangle out in centerfield and raced around the bases for an inside-the-park homerun that made the score, 7-6.
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April 19, 2013 |
Schuler Fires No-Hitter as Baseball Splits with NEWMAC Rival Clark
Worcester, MA --- WPI hurler Miles Schuler twirled a dominating, seven-inning no-hitter in game one, but Clark bounced back in game two behind Miles Sheehan to earn a NEWMAC baseball doubleheader split on Friday afternoon on Granger Field. The Engineers won the opener 4-0 and the Cougars took the nightcap, 2-1. Schuler (2-4) was in control all contest long in the first game, striking out a career-best 12 batters and didn’t allow a walk.
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April 19, 2013 |
WPI Athletics Announces Schedule Changes for this Weekend
Worcester, MA --- Due to the on-going situation in and around the Boston-area, the NEWMAC Rowing championships, scheduled for Saturday, April 20, has been postponed. The championship will now be held on Sunday, April 21 on Lake Quinsigamond. The regatta will begin at 10:40am. WPI Men’s Rowing will host its men’s and women’s regatta on Saturday as scheduled and will also be racing on Sunday as originally planned. For Baseball and Softball
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April 17, 2013 |
Baseball Bests Becker to Post Three-Game Winning Streak
Leicester, MA --- Vinny D’Ambrosio scored five of the team’s 19 runs from the lead-off spot, and D.J. Ouelette hit a grand slam as WPI beat Becker at Rochdale Park on Tuesday night 19-9. WPI improves to 12-21 while the Hawks fall to 4-21. Both pitchers struggled to find the plate early on, forcing Becker to make a change in the third. WPI scored two runs before its first recorded hit in the second inning. The Engineers’ first run came Shane Sampson drove one deep to centerfield sending D’Ambrosio home after tagging at 3rd.
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April 16, 2013 |
Baseball Edges Cross Town Rival Worcester State 5-3
Worcester, MA --- Freshman D.J. Ouellette was 2-for-3 with two RBIs and classmate Anthony Capuano scored three runs as they both helped host WPI defeat crosstown rival, 5-3, Worcester State at the Lyons Baseball Diamond this afternoon. WPI (11-21) started off the games scoring with a pair of runs in the bottom of the second inning. After senior Shane Sampson drew a walk and swiped second, he was driven in by Capuano on a double in the right centerfield gap. Capuano then came around to score on a RBI single by Ouellette.
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April 13, 2013 |
Baseball Splits with Brandeis in Well-Pitched Doubleheader
Waltham, MA --- With four terrific performances on the hill, the Brandeis and WPI baseball teams split a doubleheader Saturday afternoon. In the opener, Brandeis senior Dylan Britton bested WPI rookie Mark Bentson, 5-3. The Engineers took the second game, 2-1, as sophomore Taylor Landry outdueled Judge senior Mike Swerdloff. Brandeis is now 8-16 on the season, while WPI is 10-21.
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April 12, 2013 |
Rain Alters Weekend Baseball and Softball Schedules
Worcester, MA --- Friday’s rain has forced several changes to the WPI Baseball and Softball schedules. Friday’s softball doubleheader with Coast Guard has been postponed to Sunday beginning at noon. Saturday has seen changes with both sport’s twinbills with Brandeis. The start time of baseball has been shifted from noon to 2pm when the two teams will play two seven-inning games. The softball games, originally scheduled to be played at Clark’s O’Brien Field, will now be played at Brandeis with WPI as the home team. First pitch will remain at noon.
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April 10, 2013 |
Baseball Can't Overcome Early Deficit in Fitchburg Despite Four Hits from Blakeman
Fitchburg, MA --- Cody Bamforth belted a three-run homer and David Mason went 5-for-5 as Fitchburg State defeated WPI 7-4 Wednesday afternoon in a non-conference baseball contest. With the win, the Falcons level their record at 10-10-1 on the season while the Engineers slip to 9-20. Matt Blakeman equaled his career-high with four hits (4-for-4) while David Trujillo fanned five in four shutout innings of relief for the Crimson and Gray.
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April 9, 2013 |
Venditti Homers, Petry and Kelly Combine for Four Hits for Baseball at Wheaton
The Wheaton baseball team, ranked No. 12 overall in the latest D3baseball.com national poll, clubbed eight extra-base hits to defeat WPI, 16-2, in New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) action on Tuesday evening at Sidell Stadium. WPI opened the scoring in the top of the first inning when Alex Venditti (Newton, MA) launched his league-leading fourth home run of the season to center field. Steve Petry and Sean Kelly had two hits apiece for the Engineers.
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