Westfield State 6 Ð Nichols 5, 10 Innings
WESTFIELD Ð Sophomore shortstop Troy Ferguson (Rochester, Mass.) was 2-for-6 with three RBI, including the game-winning hit in the bottom of the 10th inning, to lead Westfield State to a 6-5 victory over Nichols on April 7.
The Bison (5-7) sent the game into extra innings when they were handed two runs in the top of the ninth. With two outs and the bases empty, Nichols tied the score with four straight walks and a wild pitch.
In the bottom of the 10th, Brett Ford and Justin Parr drew walks, then Ferguson ripped a 1-2 pitch up the middle for the game-winner.
The Owls (7-9) took a 3-0 lead in the second inning on a sacrifice fly by Ford and a two-run triple by Ferguson.
Nichols tied the score in the sixth on an RBI double by Michael Barry and a two-run double by Luke McLaughlin. Westfield scored an unearned run in the seventh and a run in the eighth on an RBI single by pinch hitter Pat Jaehnig.
Collecting two singles for Westfield were Shaun Geary and Chris Hebert. Joe Tremblay pitched the final inning and a third for the victory.
Westfield hosts Fitchburg State this Saturday, April 9, in a doubleheader beginning at noon.