2017 Baseball News

Season
138 Worcester State Student-Athletes Earn Spring 2017 MASCAC All-Academic Accolades
138 Worcester State Student-Athletes Earn Spring 2017 MASCAC All-Academic Accolades

WORCESTER, Mass. – 138 Worcester State University student-athletes were named to the Spring 2017 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) All-Academic team, as announced by the MASCAC Commissioner, Angela Baumann, Thursday afternoon.

Barry and Ryan Named to ABCA/NEIBA/D3baseball.com All-Region Teams
Barry and Ryan Named to ABCA/NEIBA/D3baseball.com All-Region Teams

WORCESTER, Mass. – Two Worcester State University baseball players have been named to All-Region teams as announced by D3baseball.com, the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA), and the New England Intercollegiate Baseball Association (NEIBA) this week.

Five Lancers Named to MASCAC Spring 2017 Sportsmanship Team
Five Lancers Named to MASCAC Spring 2017 Sportsmanship Team

WESTFIELD, Mass. – 34 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) student-athletes have been recognized for their outstanding sportsmanship as members of the 2017 Spring Sportsmanship Teams.

Palatino Tabbed Worcester Area Baseball Co-Rookie of the Year; Barry, Sullivan, Ryan Named to All-Star Team
Palatino Tabbed Worcester Area Baseball Co-Rookie of the Year; Barry, Sullivan, Ryan Named to All-Star Team

WORCESTER, Mass. – Worcester State University’s Ben Palatino (Hudson, Mass.) has been named the Worcester Area Baseball Co-Rookie of the Year, while Adam Barry (Auburn, Mass.), Kyle Sullivan (Hudson, Mass.), and Jake Ryan (Northbridge, Mass.) earn spots on the Worcester Area Baseball All-Star team.

Lancers Drop Extra Inning Game to Arcadia University in Opening Round of NCAA Division III New England Tournament
Lancers Drop Extra Inning Game to Arcadia University in Opening Round of NCAA Division III New England Tournament

HARWICH, Mass. – Arcadia University’s Mike Boulanger (Clark, N.J,) hit the game-winning RBI in the bottom of the 12th inning for the No. 2 seeded Knights to defeat the No. 7 seeded Worcester State University Lancers by a score of 4-3 in the opening round of the 2017 NCAA Division III New England Regional Tournament Thursday night at Whitehouse Field.

Worcester State’s Season Concludes as St. John Fisher Downs Lancers 14-7 at NCAA Division III New England Regional
Worcester State’s Season Concludes as St. John Fisher Downs Lancers 14-7 at NCAA Division III New England Regional

HARWICH, Mass. – The No. 3 seed, St. John Fisher College, knocked the No. 7 seed, Worcester State University, out of the NCAA Division III New England regional baseball tournament as the Cardinals collected 14 runs on 12 hits and one Lancer error Friday afternoon at Whitehouse Field.

Worcester State Baseball Earns Seventh Seed in NCAA Division III New England Regional
Worcester State Baseball Earns Seventh Seed in NCAA Division III New England Regional

WORCESTER, Mass. – On Monday (May 15), the NCAA announced the 56 teams that will compete in the 2017 NCAA Division III Baseball Championship, placing the MASCAC Tournament Champions, Worcester State, at the seventh seed in the New England Regional.

Lancers Score Four Runs in Eighth Inning to Slide Past Suffolk, 7-5
Lancers Score Four Runs in Eighth Inning to Slide Past Suffolk, 7-5

WORCESTER, Mass. – The Worcester State University baseball team scored four runs on four hits in the bottom of the eighth inning, including a two-RBI double from Jake Ryan (Northbridge, Mass.), to claim a 7-5 win over the Suffolk University Rams Friday afternoon at the Kevin D. Lyons Diamond.

Telegram & Gazette’s “Worcester State 1, Framingham State 0: Lancers wear MASCAC crown”
Telegram & Gazette’s “Worcester State 1, Framingham State 0: Lancers wear MASCAC crown”

During the regular season, the Lancers had some struggles, including a five-game losing streak late last month, but Worcester State went 4-0 in the MASCAC Tournament, and Tuesday afternoon, as the No. 4 seed, captured the conference championship with a thrilling, 1-0 win over No. 6 seed Framingham State at Hagan Field in Westfield.

Palatino Tabbed MASCAC Rookie of the Year; Barry and Ryan Earn All-Conference Honors
Palatino Tabbed MASCAC Rookie of the Year; Barry and Ryan Earn All-Conference Honors

WORCESTER, Mass. – Worcester State University’s freshman first baseman, Ben Palatino (Hudson, Mass.) has been tabbed the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) Rookie of the Year and was named to the second team All-Conference, as voted on by the coaches in the league.

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Sullivan Hurls Lancers to MASCAC Baseball Tournament Championship

WESTFIELD, Mass. – Worcester State University’s Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) baseball tournament MVP, Kyle Sullivan (Hudson, Mass.) pitched a complete-game shutout to help lead the No. 4 seeded Lancers to a 1-0 win over No. 6 Framingham State for the MASCAC tournament title Tuesday afternoon.

No. 4 Worcester State to Face No. 6 Framingham State in MASCAC Championship
No. 4 Worcester State to Face No. 6 Framingham State in MASCAC Championship

WESTFIELD, Mass. – The No. 4 seed Worcester State University baseball team scored 10 runs on 15 hits and one Framingham State error to prevail 10-3 over No. 6 Framingham State Monday afternoon in the semifinal round of the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) tournament at Hagan Field.

No. 4 Worcester State Tops No. 1 Westfield State in MASCAC Quarterfinals
No. 4 Worcester State Tops No. 1 Westfield State in MASCAC Quarterfinals

WESTFIELD, Mass. – Worcester State’s Tyler Barrie (Oxford, Mass.) tossed a complete-game, leading the fourth-seeded Lancers past top-seeded Westfield State, 4-1 in a Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) game at Bud and Jim Hagan Field on Sunday afternoon.

Saturday’s Baseball Quarterfinal Game Moved to Sunday
Saturday’s Baseball Quarterfinal Game Moved to Sunday

WORCESTER, Mass. – Worcester State University’s Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) baseball quarterfinal game, scheduled in Westfield on Saturday (May 6) at 3:30 p.m., has been pushed back to Sunday (May 7) with a 3:30 p.m. start.

No. 4 Worcester State Downs No. 5 MCLA to Advance to MASCAC Quarterfinals
No. 4 Worcester State Downs No. 5 MCLA to Advance to MASCAC Quarterfinals

WORCESTER, Mass. — The No. 4 seed Worcester State University scored 13 runs on 15 hits and seven MCLA errors to defeat the No. 5 seed Trailblazers by a score of 13-2 in the first round of the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) baseball tournament Thursday (May 4) afternoon.

Worcester State Wraps Up Regular Season with 8-7 Loss to Becker
Worcester State Wraps Up Regular Season with 8-7 Loss to Becker

ROCHDALE, Mass. – The Worcester State University baseball team wrapped up its regular season play Tuesday evening with an 8-7 non-conference loss to Becker College at Rochdale Park.