Babson Baseball in the Month of April

 
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Happy Birthdays
P Chris LeGrow '09 (7th), C Dave Simpson '01 (8th), 3B/P John Hudspeth '08 (9th), P Tom Fitzgerald '06 (12th), P Sam Schaffer '06 (13th), INF Matt Chatterton '07 (19th), C Greg McGinnis '04 (21st), P Zach Rubin '10 (27th)

Memorable Moments in Beaver Baseball

April 1, 1973
1B/3B Pete Hansen and INF Dwight Messenger elected captains of the 1973 Babson baseball team.

April 1, 1974
INF Dwight Messenger and P/INF Dick Steiner elected captains for the 1974 Babson baseball season.

April 1, 1994
Brandeis defeats Babson, 10-9, with two runs in the seventh and single runs in the eighth and ninth. The big stickers for the Beavers were 1B Dave DiGangi and DH Tony Casto. DiGangi had three RBI on three hits, including a mammoth circuit clout. Casto had two hits and three RBI. SS Patrick O’Quinn had three singles.

April 1, 2000
In an impressive offensive display, Coach Mike Reed's Beavers pound USCGA, 30-7, in the opening game of a NEWMAC doubleheader, only to lose the nightcap, 10-3. The Babson 9 established several game records in the lid-lifter, among them runs scored, runs in an inning (12), hits (26), doubles (6), and total bases (45).
 

April 2, 1994
After losing the first game of a doubleheader to Coast Guard, 6-1, the Beavers came back in the nightcap for a 9-2 win behind the five-hit pitching of Sammy Kilpatrick. 1B Dave DiGangi and DH Tony Casto continued their hot hitting, DiGangi with two hits and two RBI, Casto with a pair of hits good for three run knocked home.

April 3, 1976
In the first baseball game played on the Babson campus, the Beavers took the newly-built diamond at Coleman Hill to open the '76 season, and proceeded to drop both ends of a doubleheader to Coast Guard, 13-2 and 12-8. No details of the game have yet been found. Prior to this date, Babson played its home games at the Wellesley High School baseball field. The site was what is now the Babson softball field.

April 5, 1994
RF Paul Flaherty, C Greg Foster, and 3B Jeremy Bock led the Beavers to a 12-2 victory over MIT. Flaherty banged out three hits and three RBI, Foster had three hits, and Bock two.

April 6, 1974

Babson loses a pair to Quinnipiac College, 3-1 and 4-0. Beaver hurlers Billy Olssen and Dick Steiner threw strong games, but their teammates’ bats were silent all day, managing only four hits in the doubleheader.

April 7, 1994
The Dartmouth 9 traveled from Hanover, N.H., for an inter-divisional game vs. the Beavers. It was a wild game, with Babson prevailing, 15-14. Dartmouth scored seven runs in the first inning, with all seven coming across before the first out was recorded. Babson came right back in the bottom of the first with six runs. Then, in the top of the seventh inning, Dartmouth plated five runs to take a 14-10 lead, only to have the Beavers rally with four runs of its own in the bottom of the inning. DH Tony Casto’s bases-loaded infield grounder produced the winning run in the bottom of the ninth. Casto banged three hits on the day and RF Doug Thomas had 4 RBI, with a three-run double in the first and a sac fly in the sixth.

April 8, 1970

Scott Chandler had three hits and two RBI, as the Beavers lost to Bentley, 8-2.

April 8, 1974

The Framingham State Rams defeated Babson, 10-8, as three Beaver errors accounted for four unearned runs. Leading the way for Babson were 3B Frank Zanti (4 hits), SS Dwight Messenger (three hits and two RBI), and 2B Mark Manganelli (two RBI).

April 8, 1975
Babson absorbs a pounding at the hands of Bentley in the '75 season opener, 17-2.

April 9, 1975
Bryant 4 Babson 2, as two unearned runs provided the winning margin. Steve O'Malley was the tough-luck loser. DH Jim McEwen stroked three singles for Babson.

April 9, 1994

Nate Spooner hurled a nifty three-hitter to down WNEC, 5-2, and completed a doubleheader sweep after the Beavers won the lidlifter, 13-2, behind Brian Rountree and Joe Crowley. Once again, 1B Dave DiGangi powered the Beaver offense in both games, with three hits and four RBI in the second game, after a two-hit, two-RBI first game.

April 10, 1970

Sandy MacKenzie gave up six hits and K’d four, but shoddy defense doomed the Beavers, as they allowed seven unearned runs, losing to S.M.U., 10-1.

April 10, 1994

Steve Lubelczyk pitched a three-hit shutout to help the Beavers salvage the second game of a twinbill vs. Norwich, 4-0, after losing the opener, 4-3. In the first game, DH Tony Casto wielded a hot bat with two doubles and a single, knocking in three runs.

April 10, 2002

In a rare feat, Beaver hurlers throw shutouts at a powerful Bridgewater State nine in each game of a Sunday doubleheader. In the first game, sophomore Jimmy Battista whitewashes Bridgewater, 6-0, with frosh Jimmy Burke blanking the Bears, 4-0, in the nightcap.

April 12, 1969
In its first intercollegiate baseball game, Babson registers a win, defeating Bentley, 4-2, behind the hurling of Bob Dougan and the clutch hitting of Gary Kurtz, Scott Chandler, and Jeff Sherman. With no baseball field on the Babson campus, the game was played at the Wellesley High School baseball diamond.

April 12, 1976
Babson defeats Bryant, 7-5, registering its first victory on the Babson campus, on the diamond at Coleman Hill. No details of the game are available.

April 12, 2004
On his 19th birthday, sophomore southpaw Tommy Fitzgerald spins a one-hitter against Wentworth to record his first career win.

April 13, 1972

Mark Barry and Dick Steiner combined for a five-hitter, only to lose to Brandeis, 1-0, as the Beavers could manage only three hits, while striking out 15 times. Gary Kurtz, Pete Hansen, and Greg Sherman had Babson’s hits, as the Beavers fell to 0-2 on the season.

April 14, 1970

Dwight Keeler and Alan Steacy each had two hits and an RBI in a 12-3 loss vs. Framingham State.

April 15, 1974

April 18, 1970

David Marsden banged out three hits as Suffolk downed Babson, extending the Beaver losing streak to seven.

April 17, 1994
Babson sweeps Suffolk, 8-4 and 11-10.

April 19, 1974

April 21, 1970

The Beavers rolled to their first win of the season, prevailing in an 18-13 slugfest with Eastern Nazarene. Every starter had a hit, as Babson pounded out 14 safeties in the game, and worked Eastern’s pitchers for seven walks. Leading the way for the Babson 9 was Gary Kurtz with four hits and four RBI, including a bases-clearing double. Jeff Sherman delivered two hits and two RBI, while scoring four runs.

April 21, 1974

Traveling to New London, Conn., the Beavers lose a couple of squeakers to Coast Guard, 4-3 and 6-5. The second-game loss was especially tough, as OF Bruce Hancock walloped what appeared to be a ninth-inning one-out two-run homer for a 7-6 Babson lead, only to have the umpires say it bounced over the fence for a ground-rule double. With the tying run on third and the lead run on second, the next two hitters hit infield pops to close out the game. 

April 21, 2002
3B Brian Tartufo belted a pair of two-run homers to power the Beavers to a 14-4 victory at Worcester State. Tartufo also sparkled in the field, making two great plays on backhand stabs of balls hit down the line and gunning out the runners on close plays at first. Jimmy Burke picked up the win on the hill for Babson, firing a six-hitter and fanning five.

April 22, 1974

Bouncing back from a disappointing doubleheader loss at Coast Guard the day before, Babson spanked Bryant, 22-5. 1B Jim McEwen’s grand slam and OF Dick Steiner’s three-run blast were the big blows for the Beavers. Steve O’Malley go the win, with Jeff Hirschberg mopping up in the ninth.

April 22, 2004
Finishing second to Wheaton during regular-season play, the second-seeded Beavers beat Clark, 10-1 in the first round of the NEWMAC playoffs. Staff ace, Jason Kosow, turns in a five-hit, seven-strikeout performance over eight innings, with Kyle Hammerschmidt pitching a scoreless ninth inning. The offensive attack was led by 2B Matt Bigda, with four hits and a walk, and CF Chris Mearn, 1B Nate Laliberte, and C Teddy Dziuba, each with two hits. Dziuba and DH Keith Vera banged homers, while SS Billy Schmitt had two RBI.

April 23, 1994
At Worcester, Beaver LF Marc Cirrone walloped a tape-measure grand slam homer over the left-centerfield fence in the seventh inning of Babson's opening game victory in a doubleheader sweep of WPI. Cirrone's seventh-inning blast iced the game, as the Beavers won decisively, 14-4. Joining Cirrone in the big-hit parade was DH Tony Casto, who banged out a solo homer, a two-bagger, and two singles, good for four RBI. He also scored three runs. 1B Dave DiGangi made a strong contribution with two hits and three runs scored. Despite what locals claimed was one of the longest homers ever hit at the WPI field, it did not prevent Babson skipper and third base coach Frank Millerick from greeting Cirrone on his home run trot with "Nice shot, enjoy it...you're on the bench for game two." It was a promise the skipper made good on.

April 24, 2004
Jimmy Burke fans 13, as the Beavers defeat Coast Guard, 8-6, in a semi-final NEWMAC tourney game. CF Mike Muccio provided the big blow for Babson, with a three-run homer.

April 24, 2004
In the second semi-final game of the day, Babson beats top-seed Wheaton, 9-0, behind the pitching gem by Jeff Heighington. The lanky Heighington allowed only four hits, while striking out four for the shutout. In support of Heighington's masterpiece, C Teddy Dziuba walloped a three-run HR, and CF Mike Muccio was on base four times with three walks and a basehit.

April 25, 1995
RF Michael Bono slammed two HRs and a double, knocking in six runs, to lead Babson over UMass-Boston, 17-2. Joining Bono in the hit parade were 3B Jeremy Bock, SS Patrick O'Quinn, and C Greg Foster, with three hits apiece. Nate Spooner was the benefactor of the Beavers' hot bats and picked up the win with seven strong innings, allowing only one earned run. Pete DiDomenico and Tschol Slade each threw an inning to wrap up the victory.

April 25, 1994
Pounding out 20 hits, Babson defeats Framingham State, 10-7. Relief specialist, Steve Siderewicz, silenced Ram bats in the late innings, allowing Steve Lubelczyk to pick up the win. CF Miguel Miranda, SS Patrick O’Quinn, and 1B Dave DiGangi each had four hits in the win.

April 25, 2005
The Beavers claim their first NEWMAC title and a trip to the NCAA Regional Tournament with an 8-3 win over Springfield, as they went unbeaten during the league playoffs. Kyle Hammerschmidt pitched five strong innings for the win, with bullpen relief help from Brett Best and Jason Kosow. CF Mike Muccio continued his torrid hitting, with a triple and homer, with C Teddy Dziuba and 3B Phil McGinnis each producing three RBI. McGinnis belted a tape-measure homer to cap the victory.

April 26, 1971

Jeff Sherman and Scott Chandler, each with two hits, sparked the Beavers over Brandeis, 4-2. Dick Steiner threw a seven-hitter, walking three and striking out four, to gain his first win of the season.

April 26, 1992
DH Greg Keenan and OF Sedge Saunders named all-conference.

April 26, 1994
For the second straight day, SS Patrick O’Quinn had four hits to lead Babson over UMass-Boston, 7-1. Brian Rountree hurled a four-hitter to gain the victory.

April 26, 1995
Fresh off a two-HR six-RBI game a day earlier, RF Michael Bono's dramatic two-run homer in the ninth gave the Beavers a come-from-behind 9-8 win over Salem State. After Salem State pushed across two runs in the top of the ninth to take an 8-5 lead, Babson staged a game-inning rally in its ninth inning. With one out, C Greg Foster shot a line single to left and 2B Scott MacCausland walked.  Paul Flaherty was sent up to pinch-hit, and he promptly delivered a two-run double on the first pitch, closing the gap to 8-7. After a strikeout for the second out, the stage was set for Bono to work his heroics. On a 2-2 pitch, the diminutive outfielder blasted a line-drive homer to dead rightfield, giving the Beavers a 9-8 win, and setting off a wild celebration at home plate. Reliever Eddie Smith picked up the mound victory.

April 27, 1999
OF Dave Millman named all-conference.

April 27, 2002
Trailing USCGA by one run in the bottom of the 13th in the NEWMAC tournament, a pinch-hit single by Rick Deveney is followed by a Kevin Higa circuit smash off Coast Guard ace Ben Keffer to give the Beavers a dramatic 7-6 victory. Immediately after the game, the Beavers get in the vans and head to Wheaton, where they defeated the Lyons 5-4 behind the pitching of Jeff Heighington.

April 27, 2004
P Jimmy Burke, C Teddy Dziuba, P Jason Kosow, and OF Mike Muccio named all-conference.
 

April 28, 1969

Babson completes its first season with a 14-4 thrashing of Bryant. Gary Kurtz led the way with three hits, with Scott Chandler, Jeff Sherman, and Bob Dougan each banging out two hits. John Abood was the winning pitcher, with relief help from Dougan.

April 28, 1970

The Beavers complete their season at 1-9, with a loss to Brandeis.

April 28, 1976
After two years as head coach, Peter Loiter resigns, to be later replaced by Harvey Doneski. Prior to taking over as head coach, Loiter was a three-year assistant to Bill Olson. His two-year record stands at 8-23 (.258).

April 28, 1995
3B Jeremy Bock and SS Patrick O'Quinn named all-conference.

April 28, 1998
OF Jon Cignetti, DH Pete DiDomenico, and C Steven McMann named all-conference.

April 29, 1972

The Beavers closed out the 1972 campaign with a second straight 3-7 record by beating Framingham State, 9-2. Gary Kurtz, Mark Barry, and Pete Hansen led the Beaver attack with two hits apiece.

April 29, 1994
1B Dave DiGangi named all-conference and conference Player-of-the-Year.

April 29, 1997
OF Jon Cignetti, C Steven McMann, and SS Patrick O'Quinn named all-conference. Cignetti is also named conference Player-of-the-Year.

April 29, 2003
P Billy Fitzgerald, SS Kevin Higa, C Joe Kehoe, and P Jason Kosow named all-conference. In addition, Higa is named Player-of-the-Year in the conference.

April 30, 1971

Babson closes out its season at 3-7, with a 6-3 victory over Suffolk, as Dick Steiner hurled a complete game, his second route-going win in four days. Gary Kurtz’s eighth inning two-run double sealed the Beaver victory.

April 30, 2002
P Jeff Heighington, SS Kevin Higa, and C Joe Kehoe named all-conference.

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