Baseball Hits Two Grand Slams in Important CCC Win
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | R | H | E | |
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Western New Eng. | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 0 |
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Wentworth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
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.
Records:
- Western New England: 24-10-1, 8-5-1 CCC
- Wentworth Institute: 4-27, 2-14 CCC
Pitching Records:
W: Jacob Hobart: 4-3
L: Matt Ferrara: 0-1
How it Happened:
Needing a win to stay in position to pick up a home game in the upcoming CCC tournament, Western New England picked up a key home run to start the game as CJ Willis belted his 12th home run of the season, giving the Golden Bears a quick 1-0 lead. After Wentworth left two runners on base through two innings, Western New England picked up another home run, this time a grand slam, taking a 5-0 lead. Paul Villecco and Ryan Montini would both be walked before CJ Willis smoked a single to center field, leaving the bases loaded with no outs. With the opportunity, Cody Waterbury mashed his fourth home run of the season, picking up four RBIs on the play while also quickly giving the Golden Bears the big lead.
The blue and gold were not done there as the top of the fifth saw a two-RBI double from Kohtaro Shimada quickly gain WNE a 7-0 lead. Sean Jamieson and Aaron Cole would score on the play as Western New England would find their offensive game again. The Leopards would struggle on the afternoon to push runners across from scoring position, leaving an extra two runners on base in the bottom of the fifth after Jacob Hobart escaped a jam. WNE would reward Hobart by getting a three-run home run from CJ Willis, his second of the game and 50th total RBI on the season, giving the Golden Bears a double-digit lead.
Wentworth would come around to score their first two runs of the game in the bottom of the sixth inning after A.T. DePina went bridge for the second time on the season to left field, giving Wentworth two runs on the scoreboard. Wentworth would score a third run in the bottom of the seventh after a stolen base would plate a run, cutting Wentworth's deficit to 10-3.
The Golden Bears would be able to finish the game in the eighth inning after Sean Jamieson picked up an RBI, scoring CJ Willis before John Bova blasted a grand slam, the second grand slam of the game for the Golden Bears and fourth overall home run as Western New England would beat Wentworth on the unconventional "walk off" home run by Bova, beating the Leopards 15-3.
Inside the Lines:
- The bats were rolling for WNE, grabbing ten hits on the day while scoring 15 runs. CJ Willis collected three hits and four RBIs in the game while both Cody Waterbury and John Bova collected a grand slam each, grabbing four RBIs of their own.
- Four Golden Bears picked up at least two hits in the win.
- SP Jacob Hobart went the first six innings giving up six hits and two runs while walking three and striking out five. Andrew Chiodi and Tyler Curtis finished the final two innings of the game, giving up a combined hit while Chiodi walked two and struck out two.
- Willis continues to add to his career home run record, slapping his 12th and 13th home runs of the season.
Up Next on the Schedule:
- WNE's regular season will round out with two ranked opponents, taking on No. 13 Eastern Connecticut State University on Thursday, May 4 at 5:00 PM while hosting No. 5 Endicott on Saturday, May 6.
