2024-25 Westfield State Baseball News

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Tickets available for the 2025 Induction Dinner for the Westfield State Athletics Hall of Fame !

Tickets can be purchased online at: https://www.westfieldalumni.org/events/athletics-hall-of-fame-dinner-2025

133 Owls Student-Athletes Named to Winter/Spring MASCAC 2025 All-Academic Team
133 Owls Student-Athletes Named to Winter/Spring MASCAC 2025 All-Academic Team

133 student-athletes across nine winter and spring sports recognized for their academic achievement.

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26th Class of the Westfield State University Athletics Hall Of Fame Announced!

Five individuals and one team have been selected for the Oct. 24, 2025 ceremony

The Winding Collegiate Career for Dan Burnett Ends with ABCA/Rawlings All-American Status
The Winding Collegiate Career for Dan Burnett Ends with ABCA/Rawlings All-American Status

Burnett delivered one of the best seasons at the plate in the history of Owls’ baseball.

Burnett Named to D3baseball.com All-America Fifth Team
Burnett Named to D3baseball.com All-America Fifth Team

Named to the All-America team after an historic season at the plate for Westfield.

Five Owls Selected to MASCAC Spring Sportsmanship Team
Five Owls Selected to MASCAC Spring Sportsmanship Team

Honored to student-athletes who demonstrate the values of the MASCAC and its Sportsmanship Statement.

Burnett, Marshall, Palmer Named to ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Team
Burnett, Marshall, Palmer Named to ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Team

The Owls trio captured regional honors among teams within the New England region 2.

Owls captains and seniors pose with Smith Cup trophy.
Perched at the Top! Owls Win Fifth Consecutive Smith Cup

Awarded to top MASCAC institution for best collective sport performance over the course of the year.

Burnett Honored as WSU Male Athlete of the Year
Burnett Honored as WSU Male Athlete of the Year

Burnett’s record-setting season concludes with being named top senior male athlete of 2025.

Baseball Downed by Framingham in MASCAC Tournament Elimination Game
Baseball Downed by Framingham in MASCAC Tournament Elimination Game

Senior Sam Palmer (Medfield, Mass.) launched two of the Owls four home runs on the day, but third-seeded Westfield State were out-slugged by sixth-seeded Framingham State, 15-9 in a MASCAC Tournament first round elimination game from Buzzards Bay, Mass. on Thursday afternoon.

Seven Owls Selected to MASCAC Baseball All-Conference Team
Seven Owls Selected to MASCAC Baseball All-Conference Team

Westfield State baseball players were selected to the 2025 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference All-Conference Team with seniors’ Dan Burnett, Nick Marshall, and Sam Palmer along with sophomore Sean McNamara earning first-team honors.

Dan Burnett (file photo)
Baseball Rallies in Game Two for Doubleheader Split Against Bridgewater

Chase Racine (Pittsfield, Mass.) recorded the go-ahead two-run double down the right field line with two outs in the top of the seventh to propel Westfield State to a 5-4 game two victory as the Owls split a doubleheader with Bridgewater State in the MASCAC regular season finale on Saturday afternoon from Bridgewater, Mass.

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Burnett Ties Single-Season Home Run Record in Owls Setback Against Bridgewater

Westfield State senior Dan Burnett (Granville, Mass.) blasted his 12th home run of the year to tie the single-season program record, but Bridgewater State scored four unanswered runs over the final two innings to defeat the Owls 7-4 on senior day in a MASCAC baseball game Friday afternoon at Bud and Jim Hagan Field.

From Hardwood to Diamond: The Racine Legacy at Westfield State
From Hardwood to Diamond: The Racine Legacy at Westfield State

In the storied history of Westfield State University athletics, few family names resonate quite like Racine. When Dan Racine torched the nets for the Owls' basketball program in the mid-1990s, he cemented his place among the school's all-time greats. Nearly three decades later, his son Chase is carrying on the family tradition—albeit with a different ball and glove.

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Marshall Homers Twice as Part of Doubleheader Sweep of Falcons

Westfield State senior Nick Marshall (Reading, Mass.) homered in both games of the doubleheader as the Owls swept MASCAC opponent Fitchburg State by scores of 10-5 and 7-4 on Sunday afternoon.

Nick Marshall celebrates after ripping RBI triple.
Owls Tally 11 First Inning Runs to Fly Past Falcons, 19-2

Westfield State senior Dan Burnett (Granville, Mass.) finished a double shy of the cycle and senior starter Colton Vasseur (Colchester, Conn.) tossed six scoreless frames as the Owls defeated Fitchburg State 19-2 in a MASCAC contest from Hagan Field in Westfield, Mass. on Friday night.