Howard, Gallagher Homer as Baseball Claims Doubleheader Split Versus Clark

WPI News Archive


Apr 08, 2017





Northboro, MA --- WPI baseball exploded at the plate, getting home runs from Matt Howard (Worcester, MA) and Steven Gallagher (Coventry, RI) on Saturday afternoon at New England Baseball Complex as the Engineers salvaged the final game of a weekend series against Clark with a 15-5 victory. 
WPI matched its second-highest scoring output of the season. Howard (2 for 5, 5 RBIs) set the tone with a first-inning grand slam as five hitters had multi-hit games, led by a 4-for-5 day by sophomore Ryan Tropeano (Pembroke, MA). 
The Engineers (15-8, 4-3 NEWMAC) broke out of a season-high, three-game losing streak, previously falling to the Cougars (19-7, 4-5) by an 8-5 score on Friday and losing, 3-0, in the opening game of Saturday's doubleheader.  Clark's victory was its 19th of the season, setting a new school standard for victories in season. 
WPI squandered a quality start by senior Mike Vaitkunas (Auburn, MA) in the first game on Saturday, as he allowed three runs over seven innings, followed by a scoreless final two innings in relief by CJ Doskocil (Sterling, MA). 
On the other side, Clark ace Cal Slepkow (Rehobeth, MA) held the Engineers offense quiet, scattering four hits for his first shutout of the year to improve to 5-0. 
Nick Comei (Haverhill, MA) collected three of those hits for the crimson and white, also going 2 for 5 in the second game for a team-best five hits on the day. 
Adam Chochrek (Foxboro, MA) brought around Kyle Bonicki (Waterbury, CT) on a fielder's choice in the first inning to put the Cougars ahead for good. 
Nick Jordan (Seaford, NY) added to the lead with an RBI single in the second inning and then later scored on a base hit by Bonicki to make it 3-0. 
Comei doubled in the fourth and sixth innings, also singling and stealing a base in the bottom of the ninth, ...

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