Starfires Weekly Preview: Week 10
With the final days of July approaching and the nights continuing to increase in length, the Westfield Starfires have just two weeks and 11 games of the FCBL regular season remaining on the docket. The two top teams have been a dominant force in the league, so much so, in fact that up until a […]
Frometa ties Starfires hits record in big win over Nashua
Heading into the game, third-year Starfire Josh Frometa was at 66 career hits, but in theory was not likely to tie the franchise record of 70 in the contest alone. However, his 4-for-5 day at the plate did just that in the Westfield Starfires’ 14-7 victory over the Nashua Silver Knights on Saturday, July 26 […]
Starfires notch season-best 18 hits in romp over Bees
Northeastern product Anthony Ruggiero tallied a career-high four hits, finishing a triple shy of the cycle, and the Westfield Starfires notched a season-high 18 hits in an 8-1 stomping over the New Britain Bees on Friday, July 25 at Bullens Field. The Starfires improve to 12-34-2 on the season after winning two of their past […]
Starfires Weekly Preview: Week 9
With the All-Star break wrapped up and the end of July approaching, the Westfield Starfires are nearly ¾ of the way complete with their 2025 regular season schedule. Westfield has three weeks and 16 games of regular season baseball left to play this summer before the players and coaches get ready to report to their […]
Griffin Enis wins FCBL Home Run Derby
On the home field of the reigning Futures Collegiate Baseball League’s Home Run Derby champion, Westfield Starfires rookie Griffin Enis overcame seven talented opponents to become the second player in franchise history to win the league’s annual power-hitting contest, held on Monday, July 21 at Fitton Field, home of the Worcester Brav
MLB’s Mariners make 2020 Starfire Brandyn Garcia first Westfield alum to earn MLB call-up
The Seattle Mariners announced that they have selected the contract of left-handed pitcher Brandyn Garcia from their AAA affiliate, the Tacoma Rainiers, on Monday, July 21, making him the first alumnus of the Westfield Starfires to reach Major League Baseball. Click here for the official announcement from the Mariners organization. “
Anthony Ruggiero added to FCBL All-Star roster
Westfield Starfires and Northeastern University outfielder Anthony Ruggiero has been added to the Futures Collegiate Baseball League All-Star Game to be played at Worcester’s Polar Park, home of the AAA Worcester Red Sox, on Tuesday, July 22. Ruggiero gives the Starfires six players in the contest and eight total representatives partici
Starfires get back in win column with victory over New Britain
Five Starfires had multi-hit games, Western New England University’s Sullivan Quirk earned the win in his team debut, and the Westfield Starfires ended the week on a high note with a 9-7 victory over the New Britain Bees on Sunday, July 20, at New Britain Stadium. The Starfires imrpove to 11-33-2 after picking up the […]
Feature Friday: Anthony Ruggiero, Northeastern
On July 12, 2025, the Westfield Starfires were trailing the Nashua Silver Knights 6-5 in the seventh inning, playing at Bullens Field for the first time in over a week. Then in the home half of the seventh, Jonathan Chatfield reached with a single, then Anthony Ruggiero smacked a home run that clanked off the […]
Seven Starfires selected to participate in FCBL All-Star Events
The Westfield Starfires will send six to Worcester for the 2025 Futures Collegiate Baseball League All-Star Game as well as an entrant into the FCBL Home Run Derby, the league office announced on Wednesday, July 16. Rising freshman Griffin Enis of the University of Virginia will participate in the Home Run Derby, to be held […]
