WESTFIELD – The Westfield Technical Academy High School baseball team rallied for the second straight game, this time defeating a Division 2 foe at home. The Tigers trailed 3-0 before scoring four runs in the fourth inning to overtake Belchertown 6-4 Thursday at Bullens FIeld.
Freshmen Colby Nadeau (1-for-4, RBI) and Josh Sturmer (1-for-4, RBI, run scored), sophomore Trent Adam (1-for-3, double), Sean O’Keefe (1-for-2, RBI), and Darryl Reopel (1-for-3, run) contributed offensively for Westfield Tech.
Colby Nadeau (13) gets a hit for Westfield Technical Academy on Thursday. (Photo by Marc St. Onge)
Nadeau also made his high school debut on the mound, delivering 2 1/3 innings of one-run ball, while scattering three hits, striking out one batter and walking none. Brody Zabielski earned a save by closing out the final 1 1/3 innings. He allowed no hits, no runs, and struck out one.
Westfield Tech’s Trent Adam (4Ks) started on the mound.
“To have young kids stepping up is big for us,” Westfield Tech baseball head coach Bob Eak said. “They’ve have made impacts in all of our games so far. This is a special win because of all our injuries.”
Westfield Tech has managed to improve to 2-1 despite being hobbled by what now amounts to nearly a half dozen injuries. The Tigers returned this season, having lost four seniors to graduation, which accounted for nearly 50 percent of the offense.
“We’re really spreading the wins around,” Eak said. “It’s a different kid stepping up each game. …To see some of these guys stepping up is surprising so far.”
Indians down Saints
Ware 18, St. Mary’s 3
Devin Slattery (4-for-5), Dillon Slattery (3-for-5), and Keith Smith (3-for-5) led Ware’s hit attack. Smith also recorded 7 Ks on the mound.
Aidan Burke and Jack Lamirande each had a hit for St. Mary’s. Lamirande also struck out three batters in a scoreless inning.
St. Mary’s entered Thursday’s contest having lost to Monson 10-2.
Masciadrelli (single, double, RBI), Lamirande (single), and Brady Collins (RBI) accounted for St. Mary’s offensive output against Monson.
Collins had 2 Ks in on the mound in five innings of work. Hayden Lussier tossed a scoreless inning of relief, striking out one.
In a game played earlier this week, Aidan Burke, Masciadrelli, and Lamirande had the lone hits. Lamirande and Lussier also recorded 2 Ks apiece in an inning of relief.
BOYS LACROSSE
Colonials squeak past WHS
Shrewsbury 9, Westfield 8
It was a nip-and-tuck contest that went the way of the visitor.
The Shrewsbury High School boys lacrosse team built a 6-3 lead through the game’s first two quarters, and held off Westfield 9-8 Thursday afternoon at Roots Athletic Center on Root Road.
Westfield rallied for four goals in the third quarter, doubling up Shrewsbury 4-2 in that period. Both clubs each scored one goal in the fourth quarter and the Colonials slipped away with a narrow victory.
Theriault, Nalepinski, and Clausen scored two goals apiece to lead Westfield. Bombers’ Antonellis finished with a goal and two assists, A. Metcalf had one goal and one assist, and Bacon collected one assist.
Westfield’s Kris Meneses, Gavin Carzello and Aiden Boyle played well defensively against the Shrewsbury attack unit. Bombers’ goalie Nick Mee was excellent in net with many clutch saves. He finished with 13.
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Bombers sweep Red Raiders
Westfield def. Athol 25-6, 25-16, 25-11
Alex Robitaille (6 kills, 6 digs), Riley Coughlin (5 kills), Dennis Pyatachenko (3 kills, 4 aces, 10 digs), Ryan Rix (7 kills, 4 aces), and James Pavlyuk (3 kills, 4 aces) fueled Westfield’s latest victory, a road sweep.
Cybercats rally past Rams
Sci-Tech def. Southwick 22-25, 25-23, 25-10, 25-23
Sci-Tech rallied past visiting Southwick with wins in three straight sets.
Nick Brown (24 assists), Andy Brown (15 kills, 11 digs), Mason Imbriglio (19 digs, 2 aces), Zack Cahill (5 kills), and Rylan Secovich (2 aces) led Southwick. Brown and fellow Rams’ Grayson Poole, Tyler Gellert, Collin Strain, Josh Harriman each had a block.
GIRLS LACROSSE
Pacers top Saints
Chicopee 11, St. Mary’s 4
Katarzyna Wisnauckas had two goals for St. Mary’s. Saints’ Riley Panniello and Emma Archambault (first career goal) each added one goal.
Serena Griswold had one assist and two interceptions.
LATE RESULTS – Wed., April 17
JV SOFTBALL
Saints cash in against Millionaires
St. Mary’s 13, Lenox 4
St. Mary’s overcame a long road trip to the Berkshires and a tough Lenox squad, coming away with a convincing victory.
Anna Kosinski got things started for St. Mary’s with a first-inning, 3-run homer. Then, in the sixth, the Saints exploded for six more runs with hits from Mara Downie, Audrey Burke (3-for-4, triple), Paige Hutkoski (3-for-4), Lauren Campbell (triple), Ali Goodreau (2-for-4, including a key bunt), and Amelia Willenborg (single).
Kosinski also tossed six strong innings, striking out 12 batters and allowing just four runs. Audrey Burke came on for relief in the seventh, getting two quick outs before catcher Hutkoski gunned down a runner attempting to steal second base with a solid tag from Lauren Campbell to end the game.
Rams roll
Southwick 20, South Hadley 8
Lena Michael (4 hits), Angelina Wynglarz (2 singles, double, walk), Abby Chevalier (3 hits), Emma Cleland (single, 3 walks), Brielle Ensign (2 singles, triple), Isabella Doe (double, single), Kara Dougherty (2 singles, walk), Emma Cheffer (2 singles, walk), Jess Longhi (single), Alania Park (single), Hayley Marin (single), Adelina Carr (walk), and Emma Reardon (walk) contributed to the Southwick JV unit’s offensive outburst.
