Northboro, MA --- Clark scored in six different innings en route to a 14-7 win over WPI on Tuesday afternoon at the New England Baseball Complex. With the victory, Clark improves to 22-10 overall, while WPI drops to 13-19.
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Andrew Cash (Marlboro, MA) led WPI, blasting three home runs and driving in five runs. He now tops the Engineers in both categories with eight longballs and 34 RBI.
Camden Willems (The Woodlands, TX) had three hits including a solo homer and scored twice, while
Tommy Burns (Morris Plains, NJ) added a home run, a walk, and a stolen base.
Jonathan Lattimer (Windsor, CT) and
D.C. Brown (Plymouth, MA) each contributed base hits in the loss.
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On the mound,
Jacob Wiberg (Exeter, NH) took the loss for the Engineers, allowing six runs (five earned) over 3.1 innings.
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Clark's offense was anchored by
Anthony LoCasto (New Rochelle, NY), who tallied three hits including a home run and three RBIs.
Brayden Hollinrake (Goffstown, NH) and
Michael Soares (Concord, MA) added a run apiece, while
Carter Doran (Natick, MA) and
Billy Sullivan (Hicksville, NY) each hit home runs and scored three and two times, respectively.
Michael Salzillo (Johnston, RI) delivered a two-run single in the sixth and later added a two-run homer in the ninth.
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Robby Roth (New Providence, NJ) earned the win for the Cougars, allowing four runs on five hits over three innings.
Tommy Flaherty (London, England) followed with three scoreless innings, and
Benjamin Spencer (New Holland, PA) notched a three-inning save despite giving up three runs in the ninth.
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WPI opened the scoring in the bottom of the first with a solo homer from Cash. Clark tied it in the second when LoCasto singled home a run. The Cougars added two in the third, including a steal of home by Sullivan, before WPI surged ahead 4-3 with back-to-back-to-back solo home runs from Willems, Cash, and Burns in the bottom of the inning.
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Clark quickly reclaimed the lead in the fourth on a pair of two-run home runs by LoCasto and Sullivan to make it 7-4. The visitors broke the game open in the sixth with five runs, highlighted by a homer from Doran, a two-run single by Caulfield, and Salzillo's two-run knock.
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Cash capped his standout day with a three-run homer in the ninth, his third of the game, to pull WPI within seven, but Spencer closed the door with the final outs.
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WPI returns to action on Thursday, April 24 at 6 pm, visiting Eastern Connecticut for a non-conference clash. Clark is back on the diamond Wednesday, April 23 at 3:30 pm, when it travels to Western New England.
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