DANBURY, Conn. - Senior third baseman Stanley Roman (Danbury, Conn.) drove in a game-high seven runs which included four via a grand slam to lead the Western Connecticut State University baseball squad to a 20-9 victory over visiting John Jay College in a non-conference contest on Wednesday afternoon at Westside Field.

Rookie catcher Anthony Marsala (Beacon Falls, Conn.) added three RBI's, while four other Wolves players each drove in two runs. 

The Wolves pounced on the Bloodhounds with a staggering nine runs in the bottom of the first inning. Roman ripped a double down the left field line to get things started and give the hosts a 2-0 lead. WestConn batters then drew four consecutive walks with the bases loaded, extending the advantage to 6-0. Moments later, junior first baseman Nicholas Moeller (Mahopac, N.Y.) drilled a single thru the left side of the infield, scoring a pair to make it 8-0. Roman then stepped to the plate for the second time in the frame and knocked a double to the left-center gap, pushing another run across to round out the flurry at 9-0. 

The hosts tacked on another trio of runs in the second to stretch the lead to 12-0 before John Jay answered with a run in the third and fourth innings. The Bloodhounds made things interesting by punching home five more runs in the top of the fifth, shrinking the gap to 12-7. However, the Wolves retaliated and squashed any hopes of a rally with eight runs in the bottom half of the frame. After a Bloodhounds miscue, Roman launched his shot over the left center field wall to wrap up the second monster inning of the afternoon, putting WestConn ahead, 20-7. The visitors would score a pair in the sixth before the final three innings were scoreless.

With the victory, the Wolves improved to 6-25 overall while the Bloodhounds dropped to 14-20. WestConn returns to action for a doubleheader on Friday against visiting Little East Conference foe Southern Maine at Noon, before concluding the regular season against Manhattanville in a non-league twin bill on Saturday afternoon.