(Middletown, NY) - No matter what the venue, no matter who the opponent, the Westchester Community College Baseball team is putting up runs at a pace so frenetic that, at some point, the scorebook is going to run out of pages. Playing at their fourth different venue against their fourth different opponent since April began, the Vikings eclipsed double-digits for the seventh time during the last eight games, and broke the 20-run mark for the second time in a week as Westchester swept Orange Community College, 25-9 and 12-4 during a Region XV doubleheader on Friday afternoon at Orange CC. With the wins, the Vikings are now 16-11 overall and 5-2 in Mid-Hudson Conference/Region XV play. 

The opener was another wild affair as Westchester opened up a 4-0 lead after the first inning, but Orange (4-13, 5-4) tied things with a four-run bottom of the third inning. The Vikings appeared to take control of the game with a six-run top of the fifth inning, but the Colts scored four runs of their own at the bottom of the frame to make it a 10-8 game.

The Vikings led 15-9 after eight innings, and then exploded for 10 more runs during the top of the ninth inning to put the game away.

Freshman Michael Ambrosecchia (Mahopac, NY/Mahopac HS) had another big day at the plate and on the mound, as we he went 3 for 6 with five RBI's and three runs scored, while also pitching two solid innings on the mound. He hit his second home run of the season. 

Freshman Luisbert Frias (Port Chester, NY/Port Chester HS) went 2 for 6 with four RBI's and two runs scored, while freshman Don Hopper (Garrison, NY/Walter Panas HS) went 3 for 6 with three RBI's and three runs scored. 

Also for the Vikings, freshman Weston Baronian (River Vale, NJ/Pascack Valley HS) had two hits, an RBI, and two runs scored. 

Freshman Thomas Browne (Pleasantville, NY/Pleasantville HS) earned his fourth win of the season, allowing four earned runs over 4.2 innings of work. 

The nightcap saw the Vikings take a 10-4 lead after three innings, and then cruise to victory as freshman Ryan Osso (Eastchester, NY/Eastchester HS) pitched his first complete game of the season, allowing three earned runs over six innings, striking out eight. Frias had another big game at the plate, going 3 for 5 with three runs scored. Baronian, freshman Patrick Poggi (Briarcliff Manor, NY/Briarcliff HS) and freshman AJ Falciglia (Elmsford, NY/Stepinac) had two hits apiece. 

Westchester and Orange conclude their 2022 series on Saturday, April 16 with an 11:00 am doubleheader at Westchester Community College.