Lynn, Mass. – April 13, 2025 – The Springfield College baseball team combined for 20 shutout innings to complete a New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) sweep over Emerson College, 9-0 & 2-0 (11 Inn.), on Sunday afternoon at Fraser Field. 

This marks Springfield's first sweep over Emerson since the 2021 campaign and first away from Alden Street since 2019. Springfield improved to 9-15 overall and to 3-4 in conference play, while Emerson dropped to 8-15, 2-7.

Game One: Springfield 9, Emerson 0

Springfield saw eight of nine starters in the lineup record at least one hit highlighted by a 3-for-5 performance from Andrew Sweet (Charlton, Mass.) that also featured a home run, three RBI and two runs. At the top of the lineup, Michael Lepere (Beacon, N.Y.) and Nate Garafalo (Kinderhook, N.Y.) combined for four hits as well.

JP Catellier (Springfield, Mass.) was outstanding on the bump for the Pride going seven shutout innings, allowing two hits and striking out five to improve to 3-2 before Jack Richburg (Hinesburg, Vt.) and Max Giacco (Meriden, Conn.) shut the door with a pair clean innings for the 9-0 victory.

With one out in the top of the first, Garafalo knocked a triple to center before scoring the game's first run on a wild pitch. Garafalo then began the third with a single to right and ultimately scored on a groundout by Chris Balchius (Norwalk, Conn.) before Jack Dunaisky (Longmeadow, Mass.) plated Adam Crocker (Windsor, Nova Scotia) on a sacrifice fly. Another wild pitch in the fourth made it 4-0 in favor of the Pride before a two-run shot from Sweet made it 6-0 in the fifth.

Three Emerson errors and an RBI double from Sweet in the ninth ultimately accounted for the 9-0 final.

Game Two: Springfield 2, Emerson 0 (11 Innings)

It was a pitcher's duel in the nightcap as Nate Kelleher-Mochak (Florence, Mass.) and Aidan Rice went out for out over the eight innings. Kelleher-Mochak lasted eight innings for Springfield and surrendered just three hits, while Rice went what would have been a complete nine for Emerson striking out six and scattering four hits, but neither team could score.

Springfield was finally able to crack the scoreboard in the top of the 11th as Crocker drew a one out walk before Balchius roped an RBI triple to the gap for the 1-0 lead. Balchius then ended up scoring on a wild pitch.

Ryan Baker (North Reading, Mass.) returned to the bump in the bottom of the 11th and Emerson had the tying run at the plate, but Baker struck out the side to end the game, 2-0, and complete the sweep.

Springfield will head to Cambridge to complete the season-series with MIT on Tuesday at 3:30 pm.

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