Babson Park, MA --- WPI dropped both ends of a Saturday doubleheader to Babson in NEWMAC action at Govoni Field. The Engineers fell 12-7 in the opener before being shut out 9-0 in game two. With the sweep, WPI drops to 12-18 overall and 1-9 in conference play, while Babson improves to 19-8 and 6-4.
 
GAME ONE
Despite a six-run sixth inning that brought WPI back into the game, the Engineers couldn't overcome an early deficit in a 12-7 loss in the opener.
 
WPI's offense was led by Matt Shea (Andover, MA), who went 3-for-3 with two walks. Andrew Cash (Marlboro, MA) added a home run, two hits, and two runs scored, while Camden Willems (The Woodlands, TX), Tommy Burns (Morris Plains, NJ), and Jacob Wiberg (Exeter, NH) also had multi-hit games. Chuck Cappello (Southboro, MA) drove in two runs.
 
D.C. Brown (Plymouth, MA) took the loss for the Engineers, allowing six runs (five earned) over four innings.
 
Babson matched WPI with 13 hits, led by Zander Teator (Saratoga Springs, NY), who went 4-for-4 with four runs scored and two RBI. Jack Julian (Manchester, MA) added three hits and four RBI, while Alexander Wilson (Millburn, NJ) and Tanner Santos (Bethany, CT) each contributed key RBI.
 
Tristen Spalter (Sergeantsville, NJ) earned the win with 5.2 innings of work, striking out five. James Clark (Southborough, MA) picked up the save with 3.1 innings of relief.
 
Babson opened the scoring with four runs in the second inning, capped by RBI from Wilson, Julian, Santos, and a groundout from Brant Savage (Charlton, MA). Teator stole home in the third before Justin Guest (West Windsor, NJ) made it 6-0 with a fourth-inning RBI single. Sacrifice plays from Wilson and a Julian single added two more in the fifth for an 8-0 lead.
 
WPI responded with a six-run sixth. Cappello singled home two, followed by back-to-back two-run doubles from Willems and Burns to close the gap to 8-6. Babson answered in the seventh with Julian's two-run double and put the game away in the eighth with a two-run double from Teator. Cash's solo homer in the eighth was WPI's final run.
 
GAME TWO
In the nightcap, Babson's pitching staff stymied the Engineers' bats, and a seven-run outburst over the third, fourth, and seventh innings carried the Beavers to a 9-0 shutout.
 
Burns and Cappello each doubled for the Engineers, while Cash, Shea, Wiberg, Jonathan Lattimer (Windsor, CT), and James DiGiovanni (Kennebunk, ME) all added singles in the loss. Liam Blandino (Severna Park, MD) took the loss despite a solid start, allowing four earned runs over six innings.
 
Babson's offense was led again by Teator, who homered and drove in three runs. Jack Moses (Belle Mead, NJ) added a three-run home run in the seventh, while Guest and Santos each tallied RBI hits. Julian scored twice and added a double.

Jason Finkelstein (Walpole, MA) earned the win, scattering six hits over seven shutout innings. Luke McClintock (South Hamilton, MA) and Matt Milone (Amston, CT) closed out the final two frames.
 
After two scoreless innings, Babson broke through in the third on an RBI single by Guest. Teator's two-run homer in the fourth extended the lead to 3-0, and Santos followed with an RBI double to make it 4-0.
 
WPI threatened but left runners stranded in four different innings. Babson erupted for five more in the seventh, including Wilson's sacrifice fly, Teator's RBI single, and Moses' three-run homer to center to complete the scoring.
 
Up next, WPI travels to New England College for a non-conference matchup on Monday at 3pm. Babson returns to conference play Tuesday at Wheaton with first pitch scheduled for 3:30pm.