Baseball Splits With DWC In NECC Opener

LEESBURG, Fla.- The Becker College baseball team spilt their New England Collegiate Conference doubleheader with Daniel Webster Saturday afternoon at Pat Thomas Stadium. Becker belted18 hits to earn a 13-3 win in game one, before dropping the nightcap 6-2.


Game One:

Becker (2-3, 1-1 NECC) was led offensively by Christopher Testa (Providence, R.I.), Vaibhav Desai (Waltham, Mass.) and Daniel Diaz (Teaneck, N.J.) with three hits each. Diaz also scored a pair of runs and while collecting two RBI. Kevin Perez (Jersey City, N.J.) chipped with a two for three performance with two RBI.

 

Zack Cartwright was the lone Eagle with multiple hits in game one. Mike Pelletier finished with an RBI and a run scored.

 

Becker junior hurler Tyler Wagar (Uxbridge, Mass.) earned his second win of the season after tossing a complete game, allowing three runs on four hits. Costa Tingis suffered the loss after allowing six runs on 11 hits.

 

Game Two:

Daniel Webster (4-4, 1-1 NECC) used a solid pitching performance by Nick Goodwin to avoid the sweep. Goodwin threw a complete game, allowing one earned run on seven hits while striking out seven Hawks.

 

Colby Gunter led the Eagles with two hits. Zach Cartwright drove in a pair of runs, while Mark Ruiz scored twice.

 

T.J. Sempkowski had a pair of hits and a run in the nightcap. Tanyon Ventres (Holden, Mass.) and Trevor Read (Colorado Springs, Colo.) had the RBI's for the Hawks.

 

Senior Nick Lemay (Oxford, Mass.) suffered the loss after allowing six unearned runs in two and two thirds innings. Sophomore Nick Hawrylciw (Amesbury, Mass.) kept Becker in the game with four and a third innings of scoreless relief.

 

Becker will continue their southern trip tomorrow afternoon with a doubleheader against Gallaudet University at 3:00 p.m. Daniel Webster will return to New England to continue NECC action at Elms College on Wednesday, March 16 at 4:00 p.m.