TEANECK, N.J. - The Western Connecticut State University baseball team began the 2026 campaign with a doubleheader sweep over Yeshiva University at Fairleigh Dickinson University on Friday afternoon. Senior outfielder Peter Coniglio (New Milford, Conn.) paced the Wolves with three hits in the opening 16-3 win before sophomore Mitch Landau (Northport, N.Y.) and junior Thomas Keough (Plainville, Conn.) combined for five hits and eight RBI's in the Game Two victory, 14-1. 

As the scores would indicate, it was all WestConn during the matchup. Lobuono got things started in the first when he drove in a pair with a triple shot to left. Junior Anthony Marsala (Beacon Falls, Conn.) would follow it up with an RBI double to center, giving WestConn an early 5-0 advantage. Landau singled up the middle in the fifth to widen the gap to 9-1. He repeated the effort with yet another liner to center in the sixth to send two more runners across the plate, widening the gap to 12-2. The Wolves would cruise the rest of the way. Junior hurler Brian Mansfield (Lynbrook, N.Y.) earned the victory on the mound as he threw five innings while giving up just one run and fanning six batters.

It was a similar story in Game Two as the Wolves jumped all over Yeshiva. Coniglio got things started with a single to right field before coming around to touch home plate courtesy of a Yeshiva balk. The Wolves would pour it on the rest of the contest. Sophomore Nick Lobuono (Trumbull, Conn.) highlighted the affair with a two-run blast over the wall in the second inning, giving the visitors a 6-0 lead. Coniglio wrapped up the barrage in the fifth with an RBI single, extending the lead to 14-0. Yeshiva broke up the shutout in the bottom half of the frame with a run-scoring double to the right corner. WestConn sophomore starting pitcher Quinn McGuire (Monroe, Conn.) tossed five innings without a surrendering a hit, while striking out nine batters. 

With the sweep, WestConn improved to 2-0 overall while Yeshiva dropped to 0-4. The Wolves return to the diamond when they head to Purchase College for yet another non-conference tilt. First pitch is slated for Wednesday at 3 p.m.