2023 Baseball News
Summer Baseball Update: Eight Golden Bears Participate in Summer Leagues Across New England
July 20, 2023
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (July 20, 2023) – The Western New England baseball team has seen eight of their own student-athletes compete in various summer league baseball teams across New England for the 2023 summer.
Villecco, Cole, Kuryan Named to Region II ABCA Division III All Defensive Team
June 22, 2023
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (June 22, 2023) – The Western New England baseball team rounded out their end of season awards on Thursday afternoon after the American Baseball Coaches Association named the Division III All Defensive Team, seeing three Golden Bears being named to that lisy.
Willis, Waterbury Receive Postseason Accolades
May 30, 2023
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (May 30, 2023) – Sophomore first baseman CJ Willis has been named to the D3baseball.com All-Region II Second Team at first base, earning the accolade for the second season in a row for the Golden Bears while also earning American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) All-Region First Team, as voted on by the ten committee members. Joining Willis on the ABCA list was teammate Cody Waterbury, who claimed ABCA Region II All-Region Third Team honors at third base.
Six Golden Bears Earn All-CCC Baseball Accolades
May 16, 2023
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (May 16, 2023) – The Western New England baseball team landed six of their own on the CCC All-Conference list, as announced by the conference office this afternoon. Two WNE baseball student-athletes were named to the All-CCC First Team, one was named to the All-CCC second team, and three followed with All-CCC Third Team accolades.
Baseball Bounced Out from CCC Tournament Following 3-2 Loss to Roger Williams
May 12, 2023
BEVERLY, Mass. (May 12, 2023) – The Western New England baseball team dropped their third game of the season to the Hawks of Roger Williams University, this time, in the most important game of the season, as WNE fell 3-2 to the Hawks in an elimination game, ending their 2023 campaign.
Villecco, Waterbury Pick Up 2 RBIs Each, WNE Baseball Avoid Elimination in 7-2 Win over Suffolk
May 11, 2023
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (May 11, 2023) – The Western New England baseball team cracked just five hits for the second consecutive day in CCC Tournament play, though today was enough as the Golden Bears recorded a 7-2 win over Suffolk University to escape elimination in the CCC Tournament and move into day three on Friday afternoon.
Baseball Drops Opening Round Tournament Game at Salve Regina
May 10, 2023
NEWPORT, R.I. (May 10, 2023) – The Western New England baseball team saw their early lead trickle away as the hosting two seeded Seahawks of Salve Regina stormed back in a big way and took down the Golden Bears by a final score of 10-7, sending WNE into the losers bracket of the CCC Tournament.
Baseball To Meet Salve Regina in Game One of CCC Baseball Double Elimination Tournament
May 08, 2023
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (May 8, 2023) – The Western New England baseball team will play as the five seed this week in the upcoming CCC Baseball Tournament, after closing out the regular season with a 24-13-2 record, which includes an 8-7-1 mark in CCC play. The five seeded Golden Bears will take on the two seeded Seahawks of Salve Regina University to open tournament play.
Baseball Comes Up Short Twice Against No. 5 Endicott
May 06, 2023
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (May 6, 2023) – The Western New England baseball team fell short in doubleheader action on Saturday afternoon as the visiting fifth ranked Gulls of Endicott College were able to squeak by the Golden Bears, 12-7 and 6-4 in doubleheader play.
WNE Baseball Remains in NCAA Regional Rankings
May 04, 2023
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (May 4, 2023) – The Western New England baseball team stays in the top six in the NCAA Division III Baseball Regional Rankings, as announced by the committee on Thursday afternoon.
Baseball Unable to Overcome Early Deficit, Leave 10 On Base in 3-2 Loss at No. 13 Eastern Connecticut
May 04, 2023
MANSFIELD, Conn. (May 4, 2023) – The Western New England baseball team started off in an early hole on Thursday evening, seeing the Warriors of Eastern Connecticut State University score three times in the opening two frame whole the Golden Bears left ten runners on base in the 3-2 loss.
Baseball Hits Two Grand Slams in Important CCC Win
May 03, 2023
WEYMOUTH, Mass. (May 3, 2023) – The Western New England baseball team picked up an important win on Wednesday afternoon, defeating the Leopards of Wentworth Institute of Technology by a final score of 15-3. Cody Waterbury and CJ Willis led the way on offense while Jacob Hobart tossed five strikeouts in the win.
Baseball’s Villecco Named CCC Player of the Week
May 02, 2023
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (May 1, 2023) – The Western New England baseball team saw senior second baseman Paul Villecco earn CCC Player of the Week after getting a hit in half of his at-bats on the week, which included an explosive 3/3 at the dish while scoring five runs, a home run, and four RBIs against Dean College.
Bantams Styme Golden Bears in Non-Conference Action
April 30, 2023
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (April 30, 2023) – The Western New England baseball team fell at home for just the third time this season, dropping a 5-1 contest to the visiting Bantams of Trinity (Conn.) University as the bats of Western New England would be slowed in the important middle innings while the Bantams would put together three important runs early to gain edge and take down the Golden Bears on Sunday afternoon.
WNE Baseball Wins Opener, Falls Late in Game Two at Gordon College
April 28, 2023
WENHAM, Mass. (April 28, 2023) – The Western New England baseball team squeaked out a win in game one of the two seven inning double header before seeing the Fighting Scots plate five sixth inning runs to take game two as the two teams would split the Friday afternoon twin ball games.
Lauria Dominates, Late Scoring Lifts WNE to First Shutout Victory of 2023
April 27, 2023
WALTHAM, Mass. (April 27, 2023) – The Western New England baseball team shutdown the offense of Brandeis University while providing a spark of their own as a late inning rally saw the Golden Bears come away with eight runs in the final three innings, defeating the Judges 9-0 under the Thursday night lights.