Hartford, Conn. - Jared Ferrari went 3-for-5 with two runs, a walk, a steal, and an RBI to lead the visiting Westfield State University Owls to a 8-4 victory over the Trinity College Bantams in baseball action this afternoon at Murren Family Field/DiBenedetto Stadium.  The Bantams drop to 5-5, while the Owls improve to 9-3.

Westfield State scored six runs in the second inning and led, 7-0, after the top half of the fourth frame.  The Bantams pulled within three, scoring once in the bottom of the fourth and three times in the sixth, but could get no closer despite advancing runners to third base in both the seventh and eighth.  Senior co-captain LHP Chris Speer (Westport, Conn.) and rookie hurlers Colby Fortin (Bow, N.H.) and Alex Herbst (Clarendon Hills, Ill.) gave the Bantams a chance with 5.1 combined innings of scoreless pitching in the middle innings, but the Owls broke through with an insurance run in the eighth.

Lafayette led off the top of the second with the first-ever home run at Murren Family Field, while Clancy and Rokitowski highlighted the inning second with a two-run triple and a two-run double, respectively fro Westfield State.  Both teams scored on an unearned run in the fourth stanza, as Trinity first-year C Alex Rodriguez (South Windsor, Conn.) singled in a run and scored a second and junior Cooper Mooney (Southbury, Conn.) and sophomore Ben Reinisch (Troy, N.Y.) also drove in runs in the inning.  Senior Nick DiBenedetto (Fort Myers, Fla.) and Mooney both reached third for Trinity but did not score, and Westfield State scored its last run on a wild pitch.

Trinity first-year Matt Koperniak (Adams, Mass.) had two hits, a run, and a double, while Colin Dunn was 3-for-6 and scored twice for the Owls.  Bantam sophomore starter Rich Cardillo (Boston, Mass.) was saddled with the loss, and John Gegetskas went 5.1 innings on the bump to improve to 2-0 for Westfield State.  Trinity hosts Mitchell for a noon doubleheader tomorrow.