DERBY CHAMP! Fried wins swing-off, takes FCBL Home Run Derby crown
For the second year in a row and third time since 2021, the Westfield Starfires have the Futures Collegiate Baseball League’s Home Run Derby Champion, as Pittsfield, Massachusetts native and Brown University freshman Morrie Fried won a swing-off over Norwich’s Shaun Flannery on a rainy night at Nashua’s Holman Stadium. The field Fri
AIC, Starfires Partner with Square One for Youth Sports Clinic
Members of the Westfield Starfires baseball team and the American International College baseball and softball teams joined together at Judy Groff Field on AIC’s campus to host a Youth Baseball/Softball Clinic for children at Square One on Friday, July 17. Over 70 children ages 6-12 were invited onto the field and spent time working with
Starfires Shut Out Silver Knights in New Hampshire
Springfield College senior Josh Mayo and Brown University freshman Morrie Fried will play in the FCBL All-Star Game and Home Run Derby, respectively, to be held in Nashua, New Hampshire on Tuesday, July 21. Both gave Holman Stadium a sneak peek as to why. Mayo threw 7.1 shutout innings and Fried smashed a two-run home […]
Starfires Shut Down Lake Monsters at Dunkin Park
The Westfield Starfires and Vermont Lake Monsters combined for six unearned runs in the first two innings, but Westfield steadied itself more to earn an 8-6 win at Dunkin’ Park, home of the Hartford Yard Goats. Westfield is now 15-24 on the season. Vermont’s Brian Richman led off the game with a single, but was […]
With Strong Pitching, Starfires Outlast Bravehearts
A strong start from University of Massachusetts-Lowell sophomore Tyler Dunlea and a strong finish in general helped propel the Westfield Starfires to a 6-3 win over the Worcester Bravehearts at Fitton Field on Monday, July 13. Westfield is now 14-23 on the season. After a hitless first inning, Louisiana Tech sophomore Easton Sanders got t
Starfires Grab One of Two with Lowell Spinners
The Westfield Starfires and the Lowell Spinners each nabbed a win at Billy Bullens Field on Sunday, July 5, with the Starfires taking the first game of a doubleheader 2-1 before the Spinners countered with an 8-2 victory. Westfield is now 13-20 on the campaign. Lowell had a chance early in the first game, loading […]
Starfires Split Twinbill in New Britain
The Westfield Starfires split a pair of seven-inning games against the New Britain Bees, winning 4-3 and falling 3-1, on Friday, July 3. Westfield jumped out to a 2-0 lead as Louisiana Tech sophomore Easton Sanders started the offense with a one-out double, and scored on Columbia University junior Wyatt Raymond’s subsequent single. Raym
