Lancers Claim Senior Day Win over Trailblazers

Worcester, MA- The Worcester State Baseball (15-18, 13-8) wrapped up their home regular season schedule this afternoon as they hosted MCLA in a nine-inning battle with post season seeding potentially on the line. Today's game was also played in honor of the 2026 senior class of Zach Scotti (Warwick, RI), Nolan Turner (Barnstable, MA), Mason Bates (Shrewsbury, MA), Steven Thomas (Worcester, MA), Nathan Thurber (Framingham, MA), Joe Auger (Lowell, MA) and Jack Pawlich (Rocky Hill, CT). 

Final

Worcester State: 7

MCLA: 3

How it Happened:

In a single game match to kick off the final series of the regular season, each team found themselves in the midst of a pitching duel. Junior Gavin Price (Worcester, MA) would force MCLA through five scoreless innings but matching the pace was MCLA who kept the Lancers off the scoreboard through three. Price would record his 100th career strikeout in the game after forcing some ground outs early in the action. 

The bottom of the fourth would find the first score of the game as junior Alan Carpenter (Richmond, RI) would cross junior Kevin Doyle (Bridgewater, MA). The Lancers would continue to work the bags as Thurber would steal second and advance to third as Worcester would load the bases and look to drive in additional runs, but a two out pop up would end their threat. 

The bottom of the fifth though would find Thurber hard at work forcing across additional runs as he knocked a hit to the short stop with an off placed throw allowing him to claim first and advance to second while also allowing two runs home in Doyle and junior Derek De La Cruz (Providence, RI). 

The top of the sixth found MCLA making some lucky contact and playing the pitches to load the bases where a dinger over short to send across two runs to cut the lead to a single run for Worcester. 

The bottom of the seventh found Worcester pushing their lead back to two as Bates would single past the short stop to send home Carpenter for run number four. A junior Ryan Jewett (Natick, MA) dinger up the middle would find sophomore Riggs Catlin (Dedham, MA) powering home for the Worcester 5-2 lead. 

The top of the eight found the Trailblazers grabbing one back off new pitcher junior Teddy Cove (Worcester, MA). Worcester would lock it down on defense to force the bottom of the eighth where they promptly loaded the bases. A walk on Catlin would send junior Tyler Normandie (Lowell, MA) strolling across home for the 6-3 lead. Bates would then claim four balls for Thurber to cross for run number seven for Worcester. 

Turner would come to the mound to close out the ninth and seal the win for the Lancers as they claimed the 7-3 victory over the Trailblazers.

What's Next:

The Lancers (16-18, 14-8) jump right back into action tomorrow as they journey to MCLA for the final two conference games of the season with first pitch in game one at 12pm.