Game 1 Box Score

Game 2 Box Score

BRISTOL, R.I. - The Western New England baseball team downed host Roger Williams 8-1 and 4-1 behind terrific pitching performances from senior Matt Rogers (Portsmouth, RI) and sophomore Kevin Jefferis (Cheshire, CT) Sunday (Apr. 3) at Bayside Field.

The Golden Bears finished their busy week with a 7-2 mark over the past six days.

With its second doubleheader sweep in as many days, Western New England is now 17-6 and remains in first place in The Commonwealth Coast Conference (TCCC) with a 13-1 record. The Hawks fall to 9-13 and 5-3 in the conference.

Game 1 - Western New England 8, Roger Williams 1
Rogers had a complete game effort allowing only six hits with two walks and six strikeouts to improve to 4-1.

The Golden Bears totaled 11 hits with sophomore second baseman Mike Rubino (Northford, CT) getting a single and double with two runs scored and a RBI. Three other of his classmates, left-fielder Matt Anthonis (Guilford, CT), right-fielder Casey Dadio (Branford, CT), and shortstop Kyle McKelvey (Schenectady, NY) each added a pair of hits.

Western New England scored twice in the first inning and took a 4-0 lead in the third on a two-run double by senior third baseman Tony Trubia (Tolland, CT). The Golden Bears tallied four more times in the fifth to take a comfortable 8-0 lead.

The Hawks scored their only run in th sixth on a run-scoring double by freshman right-fielder Eric Bransfield (Lynn, MA).

Game 2 - Western New England 4, Roger Williams 1
Jefferis came through with his top showing of the spring giving up six hits and an unearned run with two walks and four strikeouts. He evened his record at 3-3. Junior Mike Lawlor (Windsor, CT) tossed two scoreless innings allowing just two hits for his third save of the season.

The Golden Bears again struck early for two runs in the first with Trubia knocking in a run with a single and later scoring on an error. The Hawks got within one with a run in the fourth before Western New England scored twice in the sixth on a BI single by senior center-fielder Andrew Fatse (Hampden, MA) and a wild pitch.

Sophomore second baseman Tim Clark (West Springfield, MA) had three of the team's six hits.