O'Neill Records Four Extra Base Hits in Doubleheader

BRISTOL, R.I. – Senior Kyle O'Neill (Haverhill, Mass.) led the Wentworth Institute of Technology baseball team with five hits, including four for extra bases, in a Commonwealth Coast Conference doubleheader against Roger Williams. The Hawks (24-3-1, 9-2-1 CCC) swept the Leopards (12-13, 2-8), 23-3, and 11-1.

Roger Williams 23, Wentworth 3

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Roger Williams scored in the bottom of the second inning as, with the bases loaded and one out, Mike Masino reached on a fielder's choice which scored sophomore Jack Morin. After Masino stole second to put runners on second and third with two outs, junior Brnadon Sullivan (Quincy, Mass.) got a fly out to end the inning. An inning later the Hawks sent 15 batters to the plate and scored 10 runs, thanks in part to a two-run single from junior Matt Massaro as well as a pair of bases loaded walks and a hit batter with the bases loaded.
• An RBI single and a bases-loaded walk in the fourth added two more for the hosts before a two-run double from senior Kyle Davenport was part of a six-run fifth for the Hawks.
• Wentworth got on the board in the sixth inning as O'Neill tripled in sophomore Matt Rice (Scottsdale, Ariz.). Rice came on as a pinch runner for sophomore Michael Petit (Sandwich, Mass.) who led off the inning being hot by pitch. O'Neil scored the Leopards' second run of the inning on a wild pitch. In the bottom of the inning, Roger Williams scored two more times.
• The Leopards added a run in the top of the seventh when sophomore Ryan Putney (Exeter, N.H.) doubled in senior Kyle Desjardins (North Granby, Conn.), who led off the inning with a walk.
• Sullivan fell to 4-3 on the year with senior Jacob Knowles (Concord, N.H.), sophomore Jeff Rodden (Plymouth, Mass.), freshman Matt Ferrara (East Taunton, Mass.), graduate student Zach Gagnon (Pomfret Center, Conn.), and sophomore Clayton Harper (Somerset, Mass.) all seeing action. O'Neill went 3-for-3 with two doubles, a triple, and an RBI. Senior Matt Masciadrelli (Westfield, Mass.) drew a pair of walks.

Roger Williams 11, Wentworth 1

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Roger Williams scored four times in the second inning to get on the board first. Junior Matt Massaro had a two-run double, Morin had a sacrifice fly, and Massaro scored on a delayed double steal attempt.
• The game remained scoreless until the seventh inning when Wentworth go on the board. Senior Nolan Freeman (Braintree, Mass.) led off the game reaching on an error and came around to score on O'Neill's second triple of the doubleheader.
• The Hawks broke the game open in the bottom of the eighth when graduate student Brandon Jenkins had a two-run single and came around to score on an error, senior Ben Bonavita had an RBI on a sacrifice bunt, and Masino had a two-run triple. Cedeno doubled in Masino.
• Junior Jon Campbell (Snohomish, Wash.) took the loss (3-3), allowing four runs over six innings and striking out four. Freshman Brady Aubuchon (Westminster, Mass.) pitched an inning and two thirds, striking out three batters. O'Neill paced the offense with a pair of hits and drove in a run while Desjardins was 2-for-4 in the game.

ALL-TIME SERIES:

• Today marked the 68th and 69th all-time meetings between the two teams. Roger Williams leads 38-30-1 and has won seven straight in the series.

NEXT UP:

• Wentworth is at Western New England on Tuesday afternoon.

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