WORCESTER – Not to be outdone by their 13-year-old counterparts this weekend, Westfield’s 15-year-old Babe Ruth squad swept their state tournament pool, winning 8-2 over Worcester North End Saturday at Arron Krock Field.
The win secured Westfield one of the top two seeds and a bye in next weekend’s state semi-final.
Westfield coach Don Murray said that his squad got another strong pitching performance from Sean Moorhouse who threw 5 innings, striking out three batters and surrendering three hits.
Relieving Moorhouse was Matt Hastings, who pitched two scoreless final innings to preserve the Moorhouse win.
Moorhouse helped his cause with a an RBI double which put Westfield up 3-0. The visitors also displayed a balanced offensive attack that has become their trademark, and also showcased some fine thievery on the basepaths, playing aggressive small ball with nine stolen bases on the day.
Catalysts in Westfield’s lineup were lead-off man Nick Clegg, who registered two hits, RBI and a run, Zach Jarvis with a double, single and 2 runs scored, Shaun Gezotis with two hits and two runs scored, and Jake Colapietro and Matt Hastings, whose one hit apiece scored two runs.
The Westfield 15-year-olds will take the field next on Saturday, July 19 at Worcester’s Logan Field in the state semifinal. Their opponent and the game time has yet to be determined.
