WPI 20, Elms 0
Box Score
Holyoke, MA - Elms College freshman designated
hitter Justin Jacobs (Springhill, FL) went 1 for
3, but WPI senior catcher Matt Fiore (Wakefield,
MA), junior third baseman Guddy Hagopian (West
Brookfield, MA) and freshman second baseman Mike
Swanton (Foxboro, MA) each went 2 for 3 to help WPI post a
20-0 shutout over the Blazers in Tuesday night's non-conference
baseball game at MacKenzie Stadium.
WPI kept its hopes for an ECAC Tournament bid alive as it won
for the fifth time in the last six games to improve to 18-16
overall. Elms College lost its third straight and fell to
8-20-1.
Swanton and freshman center fielder Cody
McGregor (Westfield, MA) each had three RBI, while senior
designated hitter Dan Mahoney (Troy, NY) belted
his fifth home run of the year to pace the Engineers, who pounded
out 20 hits in the victory.
WPI plated four runs in both the first and third innings to race
out to an 8-0 lead.
WPI then added three more runs in the fourth and six in the
fifth inning to put the game out of reach.
Junior pitcher Ryan Smalanskas (Shrewsbury, MA)
allowed no runs on just four hits in 5.0 innings en route to his
third win of the year.
Elms College concludes its 2007 season when it hosts Wesleyan
University on Wednesday, May 2. Game time is 7:00 p.m. at MacKenzie
Stadium. WPI will host Worcester State in a doubleheader on
Thursday at 11am.
Release courtsey Elms Sports Information
