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Miles v WPI
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WPI WPI 10-11
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Winner Mass.-Boston MASS.-BO 13-9
WPI WPI
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Final
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Mass.-Boston MASS.-BO
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Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
WPI WPI 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 7 7 5
Mass.-Boston MASS.-BO 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 8 9 4

W: Curtis, Connor (1-1) L: Mason Walls (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Walks Off WPI in Chaotic 8-7 Home Win

BOSTON, Mass. (April 6, 2026) – UMass Boston Baseball (13-9, 3-1 Little East Conference) captured an 8-7 walk-off victory over Worcester Polytechnic Institute on Monday night at Monan Park, erasing a one-run deficit with two runs in the bottom of the ninth inning.

How it Happened:

WPI jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning, scoring on a hit batter and a walk to force in two runs. UMass Boston answered in the bottom half when Brandon Gaer (Rocky Hill, Conn.) singled home Breon Parker Jr. (Springfield, Mass.) to make it 2-1.

The Beacons tied it in the second on a Chase Beloin (Avon, Conn.) groundout before WPI retook the lead on an error to go up 3-2. UMass Boston seized control in the third with sacrifice flies from Ben Sherry (Fall River, Mass.) and Ryan Slack (Derby, Conn.) — the latter scoring on an unearned run — to go ahead 4-3.

WPI evened it again in the sixth when Chuck Cappello tripled and scored on a Jack Zawacki single. The Beacons responded in the bottom half when Wes Sturrup (Rochester, N.Y.) scored on a wild throw error to make it 5-4, then Gaer's sacrifice fly in the seventh plated Elliot Miles (Portsmouth, N.H.) — who had stolen second and advanced to third on a catcher's error — to extend the lead to 6-4.

WPI stormed back in the eighth, with Jacob Wiberg's two-run triple and James DiGiovanni's RBI double producing three unearned runs to give the Engineers a 7-6 advantage.

In the ninth, Nick Farnacci (Farmingdale, N.Y.) and Miles each drew walks and executed a double steal — Farnacci to third, Miles to second. Gaer grounded out to second, scoring Farnacci to tie it at 7-7. Pinch hitter Paden Larkins (Shelton, Conn.) then reached on a first baseman's error, allowing Miles to score the walk-off run.

Connor Curtis (Mansfield, Mass.)(1-1) earned the win, striking out three in 1.1 innings of scoreless relief. Mason Walls (0-1) took the loss.

By the Numbers:

  • Brandon Gaer went 2-for-4 with a double, three RBI and a sacrifice fly, including the go-ahead RBI groundout in the ninth.
  • Elliot Miles scored three runs, drew two walks, was hit by a pitch and stole two bases without recording a hit.
  • Max Garner (Arlington, Mass.) went 2-for-3 with a double and a run scored.
  • Breon Parker Jr. went 1-for-3 with a double, a run scored and two walks.
  • UMass Boston totaled nine hits — including three doubles — drew six walks and benefited from five WPI errors.
  • The Beacons went 4-for-4 on stolen base attempts.
  • Six Beacons pitchers combined to strike out 11 and allow seven runs, just three earned, on seven hits. Ben Cherry (Manchester, Conn.) led the staff with four strikeouts over 2.1 innings.

Up Next:

UMass Boston travels to North Dartmouth, Mass. on Tuesday, April 7, for a Little East Conference matchup at UMass Dartmouth. First pitch is scheduled for 3 p.m.

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