Box Score WEST HARTFORD, Conn. - The visiting Western Connecticut State University Wolves were beaten, 5-0, by the University of St. Joseph Blue Jays in baseball action this afternoon. WestConn drops to 5-12 while the Blue Jays improve to 15-8. The Wolves struggled offensively, managing just three singles by junior
Josef Rosa (Fort Lee, N.J.) and sophomores
Jayson Hannah (Staten Island, N.Y.) and
Ryan Vallie (East Haven, Conn.). WestConn will host the City College of New York Beavers next on Sunday at 1 p.m.
St. Joseph took a 2-0 lead after one inning on a passed ball and a solo homer by Ethan Reemsnyder. Vallie singled and stole second in the second inning but was left stranded. WestConn had runners on base in the third and fourth and Rose singled after a Vallie walk, but the Blue Jays turned a double play to end that threat in the seventh frame. St. Joseph had scored twice more in the sixth on a two-out, two-run double by Jack Kane and added a fifth run in the seventh.
Blue Jays starter Cam Zampolin struck out five over seven innings to improve to 2-2 and reliever Ozzie Weber did not allow a hit over the last two frames with 2 K's. Wolves rookie
Quinn McGuire (Monroe, Conn.) struck out five but also walked five over 5.1 innings and fell to 0-3. Rookie RHP
Brandon Payne (Milford, Conn.) was the best of three WestConn relievers with a perfect eighth inning.