Niemiec, Quiros lead Starfires to win over first-place Silver Knights
Connor Niemiec threw five scoreless innings in his start, Michael Quiros had three hits, and the Westfield Starfires scored three in the eighth to beat the first-place Nashua Silver Knights 4-1 on Wednesday, June 4, in front of a crowd of nearly 2,000 at Bullens Field. The Starfires end the day above .500 for the […]
Starfires, Bees Trade Shutouts In Twinbill Split
In a twin bill to make up a postponement from last Saturday, Bullens Field saw a pair of one-sided victories with the Westfield Starfires besting the New Britain Bees 10-0 in game one, but the Bees holding the Starfires scoreless in game two, 7-0, on Tuesday, June 3, in Westfield, Massachusetts. The Starfires stand at […]
Starfires Weekly Preview: Week 2
The sunshine, longer days, and warmer weather are harbingers of summer, and with that comes collegiate summer baseball for the FCBL and the Westfield Starfires as the organization takes the field for their seventh season. Coming off their best season in program history, the Starfires dropped their opening day game 9-7 in the rematch of [&
Frometa Drives Home Three, Pirog Gets Win as Starfires Beat Sea Unicorns
Third-year Westfield Starfire and American Interational College star Josh Frometa racked up three RBI, while Nathan Pirog threw five shutout innings, as the team downed the Norwich Sea Unicorns 5-2 on Sunday, June 1 at Dodd Stadium in Norwich, Connecticut. The Starfires earned their first victory away from home this year, bringing their r
Starfires Break Out Bats at Bullens in 10-Run Victory, Split Opening Series with Sea Unicorns
Although the Westfield Starfires managed seven runs in their opening game against the defending champion Norwich Sea Unicorns, most of those runs were off the backs of free passes granted by the Sea Unicorns’ pitching staff. It was quite a different story 24 hours later as the Starfires scored 15 runs on 16 hits against […]
The 2025 Coaching staff
The Westfield Starfires will have a strong staff to lead their squad in 2025, with 2024 FCBL Manager of the Year Paul Bonfiglio announcing the team’s staff selections for the upcoming campaign on Tuesday, March 18. Nate Cormier will return and has been promoted to associate manager, and Scott Ross has also been retained as […]
Five Starfires earn All-FCBL Honors
The Futures Collegiate Baseball League named its 2024 All-FCBL Teams on Monday, October 28. Five members of the Westfield Starfires were among the selections. Click here for the official FCBL release. Four Starfires were First-Team selections in pitcher Jake Jachym, first baseman Aidan Redahan, outfielder Gianno Merlonghi, and designated
Gianno Merlonghi Earns FCBL Defensive Player of the Year
The Futures Collegiate Baseball League selected Westfield Starfires and Central Connecticut State University outfielder Gianno Merlonghi as the league’s Defensive Player of the Year, the league announced on Wednesday, August 21. He is the first Starfire to win the award, and the second Central Connecticut State student-athlete to be rec
Paul Bonfiglio Named FCBL Manager of the Year
The Futures Collegiate Baseball League named first-year Westfield Starfires manager Paul Bonfiglio its 2024 Manager of the Year Award winner on Monday, August 19. The award is the first won by a Westfield manager in franchise history. “I want to congratulate Paul on an incredibly well-deserved Manager of the Year selection,” said team
