Baseball Recap: Westfield Picks Up Sixth Consecutive Win

By Team Reports May 12, 2025, 8:52pm

Baseball Recap: Westfield Blue Devils vs. New Providence Pioneers

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Margin (Wins)

05/10/25 vs Rahway17
05/01/25 @ St. Benedict's Prep17
04/19/25 vs Somerville11
04/01/25 @ Chatham8
05/06/25 vs Cranford7

Westfield entered their tilt with New Providence on Monday with five consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with six. They put the hurt on the Pioneers with a sharp 8-2 win. The Blue Devils might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matchups by six runs or more this season.

Anthony Narciso looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jake Alfano, who got on base in all five of his plate appearances with three stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. He has been hot, having posted at least one stolen base the last six times he's played. Another player making a difference was Charlie McCormack, who went 1-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.

Westfield pushed their record up to 14-4 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for New Providence, they have been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last ten contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-15 record this season.

Westfield will be playing at home against Union Catholic at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for New Providence, they will head out to take on Summit at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.

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