Westfield State University Downs Baseball, 10-0

Box Score

WESTFIELD, Mass. – Elms College sophomore center fielder Stephen Fisher (West Boylston, Mass.) went 2 for 4 at the plate, but Westfield State University's Josh Blair (Westfield, Mass.) went 3 for 4 with two RBI and two runs scored and Kyle Colesanti (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) drove in three runs to lift the Owls to a 10-0 victory over the Blazers in Monday afternoon's non-conference baseball game at Alumni Field in Westfield, Mass.

With the loss, Elms moves to 6-8 on the season, while Westfield state improves to 6-10 overall.

Westfield State scored four runs in the bottom of the first and second innings to give the Owls an early 8-0 cushion.

Blair delivered a one-out double and Matt Kelly (Weymouth, Mass.) followed with an RBI single to give Westfield a 2-0 lead, before Andrew Medeiros (Acushnet, Mass.) drove in a run with a single through the left side. A sacrifice fly by Colesanti with two runners in the scoring position allowed Jeff Ackerman (Beverly, Mass.), who reached on a walk, to score the fourth run of the frame.

The Owls added to their lead in the bottom of the second when Blair smacked a one-out single  before later scoring on a two-run base hit to center field with the bases loaded off the bat of Ackerman to extend Westfield's lead to 7-0. With the bases loaded again, Colesanti drove in his second run of the game with a fielder's choice.

Elms' freshman right-handed reliever Carlos Camacho (Springfield, Mass.) entered in the fifth inning and pitched a scoreless frame until Westfield State tacked on two more runs in the bottom of the sixth inning when Colesanti drilled an RBI double to left center scoring Medeiros before coming around to score on a sacrifice fly to left field by Sean Geary (South Yarmouth, Mass.) to give the Owls a commanding 10-0 lead.

Westfield State starting pitcher Bret Siflinger (Framingham, Mass.) pitched seven scoreless innings on the hill, striking out six and scattering four hits, while Curt Everett (Lexington, Mass.) and Nick Noblit (Westfield, Mass.) each added a frame of scoreless relief to help the Owls preserve the shutout win.

Siflinger improves to 1-1 on the season, while Elms' starter Derek Leal (Charlton, Mass.) suffered the loss and moves to 0-1 on the season.

Elms returns to non-conference action on Thursday, March 31 when it travels to Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) for a 3:30 p.m. meeting with the Trailblazers.