Baseball Sweeps WPI, 20-0 And 2-0
SPRINGFIELD, Mass., April 17, 2003- Springfield College sophomore rightfielder
John Beattie (Longmeadow, Mass.) went 2-for-5 with four runs batted in as the Pride defeated WPI, 20-0, in the first game of a doubleheader in New England’s Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) action this afternoon on Berry-Allen Field.
SC right-hander
Todd Royce (Chester, N.H.) tossed a five-hitter and struck out six to win his third consecutive decision. Royce improved his record to 4-2 and registered his second shutout of the season.
The Pride erupted for 15 runs in the fifth inning. Beattie’s grand slam was one of 10 hits in the frame. Junior shortstop
Toby Cole (Blue Hill, Maine) ripped a two-run home run in the inning, and freshman third baseman
Derek Yvon (East Longmeadow, Mass.) belted a two-run triple.
In game two, sophomore right-hander
Brian Royal (Orange, Mass.) hurled a two-hit shutout and struck out eight as SC completed the sweep with a 2-0 win.
WPI’s senior left-hander Matt Clark (Auburn, Mass.) nearly equaled Royal. Clark allowed five hits, struck out six and did not give up an earned run in the loss.
In the first inning, SC senior
Dave Folli (Endicott, N.Y.) drove in Cole with what proved to be the decisive run. Cole reached on an error.
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Mark Simeone will enter his 17th season as the head baseball coach at his alma mater in 2013 . The reigning NEWMAC Coach of the year is coming off a successful 2012 campaign in which the Pride went 20-15.
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