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20210501 - BB vs WestConn
Drew Metzdorf fires to first during a sweep of WestConn
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Western Conn. St. WCSU 2-11
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Winner Plymouth St. PSU 7-7
Western Conn. St. WCSU
2-11
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Final
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Plymouth St. PSU
7-7
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Western Conn. St. WCSU 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 2
Plymouth St. PSU 1 0 3 3 5 1 X 13 17 1

W: Brown, Braxton (1-0) L: M. Hendler (1-2)

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Western Conn. St. WCSU 2-13
11
Winner Plymouth St. PSU 8-7
Western Conn. St. WCSU
2-13
4
Final
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Plymouth St. PSU
8-7
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Western Conn. St. WCSU 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 8 4
Plymouth St. PSU 4 4 0 0 1 2 0 0 X 11 9 1

W: Marique, Richie (1-4) L: P. DiPaterio (0-2) S: Dyckman, Sam (1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Christopher J. Kilmer, Asst. Director of Communications for Athletics

BB: Wasilefsky powers Panthers past WestConn in twin bill sweep

PLYMOUTH, N.H. – Senior Andrew Wasilefsky (Willington, Conn.) had a huge day at the plate to lead Plymouth State University to a sweep of Western Connecticut State University in a Little East Conference (LEC) double header at Parish Field on Saturday.
 
Wasilefsky went 3-for-3 with a double and homer while driving in five runs as PSU took the opener, 13-3, in seven innings. In the nightcap he added a 2-for-4 performance with a double, triple, three runs scored and three more RBI.
 
With the sweep Plymouth State improves to 8-7 (4-5 LEC), while the Colonials move to 2-12 and 2-11 in LEC play.
 
The Basics:
  • Game 1: Plymouth State 13, Western Conn. St. 3 (7 Inn.)
  • Game 2: Plymouth State 11, Western Conn. St. 4
    • Plymouth State (8-7, 4-5 LEC)
    • Western Conn. St. (2-12, 2-11 LEC)
 
How it Happened (Game One):
  • Graduate student James Salta (Laconia, N.H.) sparked a two-out rally in the first with a walk. Sophomore Griffin Crane (Lancaster, N.H.) followed with a base hit and Wasilefsky gave PSU a 1-0 lead with a double to right.
  • WestConn came right back with a three-spot in the second to pull in front.
  • PSU retook the lead in the third. Junior Drew Metzdorf (Burlington, Mass.) tripled and came home on J. Salta's RBI ground out. Crane followed with a single and Wasilefsky launched his third homer of the year over the high fence in right.
  • The Panthers extended the lead in the fourth with a run coming home on a WestConn throwing error and Metzdorf singling home a another. J. Salta added a sacrifice fly later in the inning to make it 7-3.
  • Plymouth State put the game out of reach in the fifth. Senior Joe Routhier (Nashua, N.H.) singled, stole a base and moved up on a wild pitch and graduate student Andrew Salta (Laconia, N.H.) walked and stole second. Both runners came around to score on a single from Luke Sokolski (Waterford, Conn.). After the second out, J. Salta singled in a run, Crane followed with a base hit and Wasilefsky plated two more runs with a double to make it 12-3.
  • Sokolski's RBI single in the sixth pushed the advantage to 13-3 and the Colonials went down in order in the seventh.
By the Numbers (Game One):
  • Wasilefsky had a perfect day at the plate, going 3-for-3 with two doubles, a homer and a walk while driving in five.
  • Sokolski (three singles), Metzdorf (two singles, triple) and Crane (three singles) also had three-hit games, while Routhier went 2-for-4.
  • Sophomore Braxton Brown (Lancaster, N.H.) picked up his first win of the season (1-0), needing just 87 pitches to throw the complete game. Over his 7.0 innings he allowed just three runs on six hits and struck out two without a walk. After WestConn scored three in the second, he allowed just three singles the rest of the way.
 
How it Happened (Game Two):
  • The Panthers loaded the bases in the first without the benefit of a hit and Wasilefsky continued his big day at the dish with a two-run double. Junior Brody Fillion (Littleton, N.H.) knocked in a run with a groundout and graduate student Gavin Cook (Littleton, N.H.) doubled home another for a quick 4-0 lead.
  • WestConn got a run back in the second, but the Panthers put up another four-spot in the second. A. Salta singled, moved up on a wild pitch and took third on an error. Sokolski walked and Metzdorf drove in a run with a sacrifice fly. Two more walks loaded the bases and a wild pitch pushed the lead to 6-1 before a Colonials' error allowed two more runners to score.
  • WCSU got another run back on a balk in the third and the score would remain 8-2 until Fillion socked a solo homer in the bottom of the fifth.
  • Wasilefsky drove in yet another run with an RBI triple to score J. Salta in the sixth, then Fillion's single pushed the PSU lead to 11-2.
  • The Colonials added a pair of runs in the top of the ninth, but the game was already out of reach at that point.
By the Numbers (Game Two):
  • Wasilefsky added another two hits (double, triple), walked, scored three runs and drove in three.
  • Fillion (single, homer) and A. Salta (two singles) also had multi-hit games.
  • Sophomore Richie Marique (Derry, N.H.) had his best start of the year, going 6.0 and allowing just two runs. He struck out seven.
  • Freshman Sam Dyckman (Pembroke, Mass.) picked up his first career save in relief.
 
Up Next:
  • Plymouth State heads to the University of Massachusetts Boston tomorrow (May 2) for a pair of LEC contests.
 
 
 
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