For Hornung and Gallagher, Westfield a Key Stop in Path to Pro Baseball
On Tuesday, June 24, among dozens of transactions involving players moving around Minor League Baseball, two stood out for fans from Westfield. The Toronto Blue Jays moved a pair of players up from the High-A Vancouver Canadians to the Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats: former Westfield Starfires Pat Gallagher and Jackson Hornung. The ti
Feature Friday: Ryan Molinari
In March of 2025, Starfires manager Paul Bonfiglio still needed another staff member for the upcoming season. The 2024 FCBL Manager of the Year had a few in mind, but eventually he picked up the phone and called his former player and Starfire’s alumnus, Ryan Molinari. Molinari, the Glastonbury, Connecticut native graduated high scho
Jachym, Silvia lead the way in Starfires win versus Silver Knights
Keene State Owl Jake Jachym pitched seven innings of two run ball and Iona Gael Cole Silvia had three hits and drove in three runs as the Westfield Starfires defeated the Nashua Silver Knights 6-2 on Tuesday, June 24 at Bullens Field. The Starfires get to 7-16 on the season after beating a Nashua squad […]
Feature Friday: Nate Pirog, Keene State
It was June 1, the Starfires versus the Norwich Sea Unicorns in the fourth game of the season. In the third inning, with Westfield leading 2-0, Norwich got two runners on after a double and a single. On the mound, Nathan Pirog snagged a comeback grounder and threw the ball to second to begin a […]
Starfires score seven, stifle late rally to knock off FCBL-leading Bravehearts
Five runs in the fourth inning and solid all-around pitching gave the Starfires all they needed as they beat the 12-4 first-place Worcester Bravehearts Wednesday night, June 18, at Fitton Field. The Starfires move to 6-12 on the season, snapping a 10-game win streak for the Bravehearts. Worcester falls to 12-5, still holding a 2.5 [&helli
Starfires to host Third Annual Starfires Summer Classic
For the third summer in a row, the Westfield Starfires will bring Bullens Magic to the City of Homes, as the Starfires announced the Third Annual Starfires Summer Classic, presented by Wellpoint, to be played at the historic Walker Memorial Grandstand in Forest Park on Sunday, June 22. Among those in attendance at the announcement [&helli
Starfires Weekly Preview: Week 4
Postgame fireworks, a Bullens Field attendance record, and a blowout win on Father’s Day, highlighted Westfield Starfires week three as the 2025 FCBL season is approximately 25 percent complete for all six teams. The Starfires will enter the fourth week of play at 5-12 overall. The week was supposed to begin on Tuesday with a […]
Starfires get back in win column with rout of Sea Unicorns
Florida International University product Alex Ulloa had a three-run double and the game-ending RBI single in the seventh as the Westfield Starfires earned a long-awaited win with a 12-2 dismantling of the Norwich Sea Unicorns, Sunday, June 15, at Bullens Field. The Starfires now stand at 5-12 on the season and have won three of […]
Starfires set attendance record with 2443 fans
The Starfires faithful showed up to Bullens Field to set a new attendance record of 2,443 strong, but the Westfield Starfires fell 7-3 to the Norwich Sea Unicorns, Friday, June 13 in Westfield, Massachusetts, after the Sea Unicorns turned four double plays at several critical junctures of the game. The Starfires continue to search for [&h
Feature Friday: Evan Menzel, University of Connecticut
On May 29, 2025, the Westfield Starfires exploded for 15 runs in just their second game of the season, dismantling the 2024 FCBL champions, the Norwich Sea Unicorns, by 10 runs. Obviously, in a performance like this, the Starfires got contributions from nearly every spot in the lineup; however, only one starter on the team […]
