Bravehearts

Bravehearts prevail 5-4 with 5,011 in attendance

Worcester, MA – The Worcester Bravehearts edged the Nashua Silver Knights 5-4 Wednesday afternoon at Fitton Field. 

The second Baseball in Education game of the season was played in front of 5,011 fans, the first such crowd to exceed 5,000 since 2019. Combined with Tuesday’s crowd of 4,763, the two-day attendance for Baseball in Education games in 2023 was 9,774 fans. 

The win is the sixth in a row for Worcester and propels the Bravehearts to a 9-2 start. Nashua falls to 2-10 with the loss. 

The Silver Knights started the game with a two-run first inning. Jack McDermott (Amherst) scored on a single by Shane McNamara (Eastern Nazarene), after which McNamara was driven in on a single by Parker Redden (Delaware).

Worcester would tie the game in the bottom of the fourth. An RBI single by Jack Thorbahn (Northeastern) brought in Tyler Bastunas (Drury). Daniel Bucciero (Fordham) would also score in the inning on a sacrifice fly by Kevin Matos (Wheaton).  

The Bravehearts took a 3-2 lead in the fifth when Greg Gorman (Bryant) hit a solo home run. Two more runs would come across for Worcester in the seventh when Bastunas drove in both Antonio Morales (Wake Forest) and AJ Guinden (Wheaton). 

Nashua scratched a run across in both the eighth and ninth innings but was unable to tie the game.

The winning pitcher was Worcester’s Champ Davis (Wofford), who pitched three scoreless innings in his Bravehearts debut, giving up two hits while striking out two. Nashua pitcher Erik Sibbach (Stevens) picked up the loss, allowing three runs in 4.2 innings on four hits, striking out five. Matt Pizzelli (Wheaton) recorded the save, pitching the eighth and ninth innings while allowing two runs (one earned) on three hits with a strikeout. 

The Bravehearts are on the road Thursday against the Westfield Starfires. First pitch is set for 10:30 a.m.