Around the MASCAC

Steven M Miller Jr, Staff Writer


-I just thought I would update you on how other teams in the region and how they are doing in postseason play. It should be an interresting postseason for Westfield State, who will play in the New York regional, as opposed to the traditional New England regionals.


Softball
-According to the MASCAC website, #8 seeded Framingham State was swept by #1 seed RIC and #4 seed Keene State in the double elimination New England regional softball tournament. As the host, Rhode Island College won the regional this past Sunday, with a 8-4 victory over Tufts. They will advance to the College World Series, which will be held in Salem, Virgina later this week.


Women's Lacrosse
-With a close 16-12 win over Worcester State, Plymouth State University and Curry College faced off on Saturday for the Eastern ECAC Championship. In the match, Plymouth captured the crown with a 14-7 win over Curry.
-For more on the BSC Women's Lacrosse team click here


Baseball
-Westfield State (20-15) will begin regional play on Wednesday of this week. They will face off in the first round versus Ithica University (24-14), who will be hosting the regional. Should Westfield win they will face the winner of #6 Skidmore (20-18) versus #3 St Johns Fisher (26-11). Should Westfield loose they will play the looser of the Skidmore-St. Johns Fisher matchup.

-In the New England regional, the host will be the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) in Harwich, Massachusetts. The matchups are as follows:
[#1 Wheaton (31-11) gets a first round bye]
Game 1- #4 Curry (27-7) vs #5 Keene State (29-13)
Game 2- #3 Williams (25-8) vs #6 WNEC (27-10)
Game 3- #2 EConn University (34-10) vs #7 St Joe's of Maine (30-10)

-The BSC Baseball was scheduled to play EConn and Curry College, but those games were never played because of the poor weather conditions. Bridgewater State also split a series with #1 seeded Wheaton College in the middle of the season.

-As far as predictions go, I think if Westfield wins thier first game, they will advance to the third round and then not win a game. I dont know how good Skidmore is, but a 20-18 record just doesnt impress me very much. If Westfield looses their first game, they will loose the second game.
-The New England regionals will be interresting. Wheaton College is all offense, and their pitching staff is at best decent. In the BSC split, they didnt impress me much. According to D3baseball.com, Keene State almost beat EConn in the LEC league championship. But I think EConn is the team that will advance. Then again, Wheaton advanced to the College World Series finals last year, so they have the experience and rest walking into the regional. D3baseball also has Wheaton advancing. Wheaton is 2-0 vs EConn this year.
-We will update you on these regionals once the winners are announced on Saturday or Sunday.

[Side Note- I wish BSC was playing in the tournament right now; that would have been nice. But down the stretch, the team should have played so much better. At the beginning of the season I was worried about the pitching staff, but they did alright. I was most impressed with Schilling's performance (5-6 in save opportunities, 9 IP, 10 K's and 2 BB's) and sophomore Dave Liffers (5-1, 4.63 ERA, with 21 K's in 31.1 IP). The defense was what did not favor the BSC baseball team down the stretch. Most of the offense will be back next year, along with a younger pitching staff, position players (like Nik, Claffey, and Karangioze) everything should be fine. As a fan and reporter, I'm not worried about a thing]


Outdoor Track and Field
-This past weekend, junior Chrissy Hrenko earned All NIECAAA honors in the Javelin, placing 5th. Over the next week, the track team will send four players to the ECAC Championships, as they try to qualify for the National Division III meet, at the end of the month. For the womens team Hrenko will be competing in the Heptathalon and the Javelin throw. In addition, junior Nicole Mauro will compete in the 10,000 meter run, and senior Anna Fegan will compete in the hammer throw. For the men's team, junior Nilton Gomes will compete in the Triple Jump.
-The BSC outdoor track and field team leaves campus on Wednesday for a meet that will take place on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. The Comment will have a preview on Wednesday.