Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 (Flemington, NJ) - The Westchester Community College Baseball team opened the 2018 season on Wednesday, February 21 losing both ends of a doubleheader to national powerhouse Mercer Community College. The Vikings battled during the opener before falling 5-1. Mercer, ranked #3 in the NJCAA after advancing to the 2017 National Championship Game, won the nightcap 10-0. The games were played at Diamond Nation in Flemington, New Jersey.

WCC amassed 11 hits during the opener, but struggled with runners in scoring position, hitting into three double plays that proved to make a huge difference during a game when the Vikings trailed 2-1 as late as the sixth inning. A three-run home run by Mercer in the bottom of the sixth broke the game wide open.

James Houlahan (Yorktown Heights, NY/Lakeland HS) went 2 for 3 with an RBI, and Christian Lovecchio (North White Plains, NY/Valhalla HS) went 3 for 3, and Jose Delacruz (New York, NY/George Washington HS) went 2 for 3. Sophomore Nick Cona (Cortlandt Manor, NY/Walter Panas HS) pitched a strong game for Westchester, holding a potent Mercer line-up in check for most of the game, and giving the Vikings a chance to win.

The second game was a different story as the hosts enjoyed a big game at the plate. For WCC, Lovecchio, Scott Giordano (Croton, NY/Croton Harmon HS), and CJ Sager (Mahopac, NY/Mahopac HS) each had hits during the loss.

Westchester returns to regular season action on Friday, March 2 when the Vikings host Queensborough Community College for a 1:00 p.m. doubleheader. The games will be played on the turf at Silver Lake Park in West Harrison, New York.