Danbury Westerners Baseball Club, Inc.
Westerners Announce "Rally for Rogers Park" Fundraiser
Date:03/15/2021 Source:Danbury Westerners Baseball Club, Inc.
Today the Danbury Westerners launch the “Rally for Rogers Park” crowdfunding campaign with the goal of raising $35,000 to complete phase two of the Rogers Park baseball field renovation project. In 2020, the City of Danbury resurfaced the playing field and the Danbury Westerners completed phase one of the public park makeover that included: 10-foot black chain link ...
Westies with an inspiring Game 1 win over the Mystic Schooners, 3-2, but fall in nightcap 9-1
Date:07/30/2019 Source:Danbury Westerners Baseball Club, Inc.
Danbury - Danbury split a doubleheader against the Mystic Schooners on Monday evening. In game one of the day, a game that was a continuation of a game originally played in Mystic last week, Danbury pushed across two runs in the top of the fifth inning, grabbing the 2-0 lead sitting just 9 outs away from a win. However, Mystic would tie the game in the bottom of the sixth with some sloppy play by ...
Blue Sox 11-8 Over Westies, Season on the Brink
Date:07/28/2019 Source:Danbury Westerners Baseball Club, Inc.
Holyoke - Danbury dropped their second game in a row, losing to the Valley Blue Sox 11-8 Saturday night. Danbury’s pitching struggled early once again, giving up runs in each of the first five innings to put them in an early hole. However, Connor Crean came on in relief to pitch the final three innings without allowing a run, giving Danbury a chance to get in the game. With the Westerners t...
Westies Fall to Nemesis Gulls, 7-1
Date:07/28/2019 Source:Danbury Westerners Baseball Club, Inc.
Newport - Danbury could not get the bats going in a 7-1 loss to the Newport Gulls Friday evening. In a game with playoff implications on the line, Newport struck first and threw the first punch in the game with four runs in the bottom of the third, three of them coming from a three run home run against Ryan Bryggman. Danbury would get their lone run on an RBI double from Cam Masterman. However, N...
Joe Vail Throws Five Shutout Innings, and a Seven Home Run Barrage Lifts the Westerners 13-1 Over the Mainers
Date:07/26/2019 Source:Danbury Westerners Baseball Club, Inc.
Danbury – Behind the power of seven Westerners’ home runs, Danbury ran away with the 13-1 win against the Sanford Mainers Thursday night. The win is their third in a row. Danbury was held in check through the first two innings against former Danbury Westerner Brandon Backman, who mixed up his pitches and kept the Danbury bats off balance. It was not until the third inning wher...
GRIT & GUTS 2: Nothing Comes Easy - Dickerson Grand Slam and Oliphant Save Carry Westies 7-6 Over Waves.
Date:07/25/2019 Source:Danbury Westerners Baseball Club, Inc.
Danbury – Noah Dickerson left the yard in the fifth inning for a grand slam, which ended up being the difference in a 7-6 win over the Ocean State Waves on Wednesday. After Danbury starting pitcher Derek Duffy sat down the Waves in order in the top of the first inning, third basemen Nick Lorusso helped give Danbury the lead, leaving the park with a solo home run. The following half i...
Grit & Guts & an 8-7 Win Over the Schooners
Date:07/23/2019 Source:Danbury Westerners Baseball Club, Inc.
Groton – It took a late rally, but the Danbury Westerners found their way back into the win column, taking down the Mystic Schooners 8-7 in seven innings. Danbury could not find a hit through the first three innings of play against Mystic starter Trey McLoughlin. McLoughlin was cruising until Matt Zaffino stepped to the plate in the fourth inning. He ripped a pitch over the left field wall ...
Nice Enough Day to Play Two...But Westies Lose Both in Wrenching Fashion.
Date:07/17/2019 Source:Danbury Westerners Baseball Club, Inc.
New Bedford – The Danbury Westerners dropped two heartbreaking games to the New Bedford Bay Sox on Wednesday. In game one of the day, Joe Vail pitched into the fifth inning but left trailing 4-3. With no one out in the top of the seventh inning, Lyndon Weaver pinch ran for Alex Baratta, who singled up the middle. With Isiah Daubon at the plate, Weaver attempted the steal second. Daubon roped...
Night After an Exhilarating Walk-Off, An Exasperating Loss to the Nighthawks
Date:07/17/2019 Source:Danbury Westerners Baseball Club, Inc.
Danbury – Danbury’s pitching staff struggled, allowing 18 runs in an 18-8 loss to the Upper Valley Nighthawks. In the top of the first inning, things did not start off the right way for Danbury, coming off of a thrilling victory over Vermont just 24 hours ago. After starting pitcher Emmet Sheehan walked the leadoff man Gehrig Anglin on four pitches, Anglin stole second and thir...
Daubon Laser Beam Walks It Off 3-2 Over the Mountaineers
Date:07/16/2019 Source:Danbury Westerners Baseball Club, Inc.
Danbury – Left fielder Isiah Daubon crushed a walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth to give the Danbury Westerners a thrilling 3-2 victory over the Vermont Mountaineers Monday night. The game’s starting pitchers were two of the most accurate pitchers in the entire league as Derek Duffy opposed Enzo Stefanoni. Neither team could get more than a single baserunner on at a t...
Bats Fall Silent, Record Back to .500 as Westies Cannot Chase the Steeplecats, Lose 9-2
Date:07/15/2019 Source:Danbury Westerners Baseball Club, Inc.
Danbury would only be able to muster two runs in their 9-2 loss over the North Adams Steeplecats. Danbury’s pitching staff would allow runs in 7 of the eight innings on the mound and founded themselves in an 8-0 hole entering the eighth inning. The Westerners would score their only runs of the game in the eighth but could not come back. With the loss, Danbury falls back to .500 at 14-14. T...
The Sword Returns to the Dugout, and Four HR Follow...Westies END Sharks' 11-Game Win Streak With a Resounding 16-11 Victory.
Date:07/14/2019 Source:Danbury Westerners Baseball Club, Inc.
Danbury – Danbury’s bats woke up in game two of a Saturday doubleheader, pounding 21 hits and smashing four home runs to take down the Martha’s Vineyard Sharks 16-11. After being held scoreless through six innings of game one, Danbury wasted no time, scoring five times in the bottom of the second. They then again scored four more in the third and two more in the fourth to open up...
If Only It Had Been a Full Game...6 in 7th, not enough, Westies Go Down 9-6.
Date:07/14/2019 Source:Danbury Westerners Baseball Club, Inc.
Danbury – A eight-run fifth inning was the knockout punch for the Westerners as they fell 9-3 to the Keene Swamp Bats in a seven inning game Saturday afternoon. The first few innings went by without any offense as Danbury starting pitcher Nick Borek cruised through the first two innings. In the third inning however, left a pitch over the plate and Tommy Joseph sent over the right fie...
The Rarest of Scores, Breaks the Longest of Streaks - Westerns 1, Waves 0
Date:07/12/2019 Source:Danbury Westerners Baseball Club, Inc.
South Kingston – Danbury used some clutch situational hitting to defeat the Ocean State Waves 1-0 Thursday night. Still looking for their first win of the month of July, the Westerners turned to Joe Vail, who was coming off of a stellar outing against Keene, allowing just one run in six innings of work. He followed that up by holding the Waves scoreless through five innings of work. ...
Westerners Swept Away by Gulls, 18-9, 7-1...fall to .500 on Season
Date:07/12/2019 Source:Danbury Westerners Baseball Club, Inc.
Danbury –The Danbury bullpen struggled once again, allowing 12 runs in extra innings in a deflated 18-9 loss against the Newport Gulls in game on of a Tuesday doubleheader. In a game against two teams battling for third place in the NECBL southern division, Newport struck first off of Westerners’ ace Emmet Sheehan. After retiring the leadoff hitter to begin the ballgame, Isaiah...
Bats On Holiday in the Bay, Westies Lose 5-3
Date:07/09/2019 Source:Danbury Westerners Baseball Club, Inc.
Danbury hung tough with the New Bedford Bay Sox before allowing two runs in the seventh inning, which was the difference in a 5-3 loss on Monday. New Bedford struck first in the bottom of the fourth with a pair of runs against Westerners starter Derek Duffy. The righty would get hit again in the following inning, putting Danbury in a 3-0 hole after five innings. However, the best hitting team in...
Twice Bitten. Westies Give Up 8 in 9th, for 9th Loss of the Season
Date:07/09/2019 Source:Danbury Westerners Baseball Club, Inc.
Danbury’s offense built up a lead with a strong offensive attack, but the bullpen collapsed in a 16-13 loss over the Martha’s Vineyard Sharks Saturday night. Danbury took the lead early and battled with the Sharks as the game approached the middle innings. In the top of the fifth inning, the Westerners scored six times, four of them coming on a Sonny Uliana grand slam to give Danbury ...
10 Unanswered Runs, Leaves Westies Feeling Blue Against The Blue Sox
Date:07/09/2019 Source:Danbury Westerners Baseball Club, Inc.
Danbury – Valley scored 10 runs in the final three innings to shock the Westerners and walk away with the 13-8 win. Valley, the two-time defending NECBL champions got on the board in the top of the first inning courtesy of a leadoff walk and a pair of single to give the Blue Sox an early lead against Brian Rodriguez, who would settle down and get out of the inning, avoiding further damage. ...
Joe Vail is masterful in his first start, but Westerners fall to Keene 6-4
Date:07/09/2019 Source:Danbury Westerners Baseball Club, Inc.
The Danbury Westerners made their annual trip to Alumni Field up in Keene as the NECBL’s top two home run hitting teams faced off for the first of two meetings this season. The SwampBats sent out their ace, Virginia’s Zach Messinger, while the Westerners sent lefty Joe Vail from Le Moyne College to the hill for his first start of the season. As Messinger was getting settled in t...
Westerners Can't Navigate Schooners, Fall 5-2
Date:07/09/2019 Source:Danbury Westerners Baseball Club, Inc.
Danbury – Danbury could not mount any consistent offense and Mystic took advantage of Westerner walks and errors to come away with the 5-2 victory over Danbury Tuesday night. Mystic got on the board first with their plate discipline in the top of the first. Against starting pitcher Emmet Sheehan, two walks, a balk, a pair of wild pitches, and a sacrifice fly spotted the Schooners a two-run ...
Gulls Swoop Down to Snap Westerners Winning Streak
Date:07/01/2019 Source:Danbury Westerners Baseball Club, Inc.
by: Dan Gardella Newport – Newport scored the final six runs of the game as Danbury’s pitching struggled once again in a 10-3 over the Gulls in Rhode Island on Monday evening. After an emotionally charged 12-11 win over Ocean State just 24 hours prior, the Westerners kept the hot streak at the plate alive, scoring two runs in the top of the first inning thanks to RBIs fr...
Westerners Come from Behind to Best the Waves
Date:06/30/2019 Source:Danbury Westerners Baseball Club, Inc.
by; Dan Gardella South Kingston – Danbury scored six runs over the final two innings on their way to a thrilling 12-11 victory over the Ocean State Waves Sunday night. Danbury got on the board in the top of the first thanks to a long drive to centerfield off the bat of right fielder Noah Dickerson for a two-run home run to make it 2-0 before the Wave could get to the plate. It would ...
Westerners Sweep the Bay Sox
Date:06/29/2019 Source:Danbury Westerners Baseball Club, Inc.
by: Dan Gardella Danbury – Derek Duffy would dominate the New Bedford lineup and the offense continue to roll as the Westerners ran away with the 9-3 victory over the Bay Sox. After consistently scoring throughout game one of the doubleheader, Danbury wasted no time in getting on the board in game two. After Justin Jordan flied out to centerfield to begin the bottom of...
The Hits Keep Coming for the Westerners
Date:06/29/2019 Source:Danbury Westerners Baseball Club, Inc.
by: Dan Gardella Danbury – Danbury flexed their muscles once again, scoring in five straight innings on their way to the seven inning 12-7 victory over the New Bedford Bay Sox in game one of a Saturday doubleheader. With the game shortened to seven innings due to the doubleheader, it was important to score early and often. New Bedford got on the board first in the top of the ...
Westerners Take Lead in Division with a 16-8 win over Steeplecats
Date:06/27/2019 Source:Danbury Westerners Baseball Club, Inc.
by: Dan Gardella Danbury – Danbury flexed their muscles offensively, banging out a season-high 22 hits and hitting six home runs on their way to a 16-8 victory over the North Adams Steeplecats Thursday evening. With the hot weather in western Connecticut, the Westerners used it to their advantage. After a scoreless top of the first, Sonny Ulliana and Caleb Upshaw connected on...
Westerners Survive the Sharks
Date:06/26/2019 Source:Danbury Westerners Baseball Club, Inc.
by: Dan Gardella Martha's Vineyard - The Westerners fought back and forth but timely hitting and pitching helped them take down the Martha’s Vineyard Sharks 8-7, their second victory against the team in four days. Danbury got on the board first in the top of the second inning when Nick Lorusso drove in Caleb Upshaw to give the Westerners the early lead. Starting pitch...
Westerners Flex Bats and WIN Franchise's 1000th game
Date:06/23/2019 Source:Danbury Westerners Baseball Club, Inc.
By: Dan Gardella Martha's Vineyard - The Westerners bats woke up in a big way as they bounced back with a 10-5 victory over the Martha’s Vineyard Sharks. The Sharks manufactured their first run of the evening courtesy of a walk, an error, and a single to take the early 1-0 after two innings. Danbury would respond in the top of the third after Caleb Upshaw and Justin Jordan reach...
Schooners Sail Over Westerners
Date:06/22/2019 Source:Danbury Westerners Baseball Club, Inc.
By: Dan Gardella Danbury – Mystic would start the scoring early and ran away with the 10-4 victory over the Danbury Westerners Saturday evening. The game did not get off to the start the Westerners had hoped for. After starting pitcher Justin Campbell gave up back to back hits to put runners at second and third to lead off the game, first baseman T.T. Bowens cleared th...
Strong Hitting and Timely Pitching Bring a W on the road
Date:06/19/2019 Source:Danbury Westerners Baseball Club, Inc.
Vermont - The Westerners used a clutch two-run single by Noah Dickerson and solid pitching to snap their three game losing streak with a 3-1 victory over the Sanford Mainers on Wednesday night. After getting roughed up for ten runs as a pitching staff against Ocean State, Emmet Sheehan turned things around. In his four innings of work, he surrendered only one hit while striking out seven ...
Westerners Sink Beneath the Waves
Date:06/17/2019 Source:Danbury Westerners Baseball Club, Inc.
by: Dan Gardella South Kingston – The Westerners’ bats were consistent but the pitching staff struggled on their way to a 10-4 loss to the Ocean State Wave Monday night. Danbury’s success early in the season is credited to scoring first and playing with a lead. They did so in the top of the second inning. The Westerners loaded the bases with two out after a single and ...
