Western Connecticut State University Baseball
Bill Walton (1941-2025)
For well over 30 seasons, Bill Walton was instrumental in molding and guiding our student/athletes. He has touched the lives of so many players over the years. Without his help, I would have never been able to get this program to where it is today. He was a great teacher, a great leader, a great friend, and a great man. I along with hundreds of former players are the better for being around him. He is truly a legend here at WestConn. He will be greatly missed, the program will never be the same without him.
DANBURY, Conn. – Western Connecticut State University sophomore 2B Ryan Vallie (East Haven, Conn.) was named to the Little East Conference (LEC) 2025 Baseball All-Conference Third Team. WestConn, coached by John Susi (26th Season), finished the 2025 campaign with a 9-26 overall record and in ninth place in the LEC with an 1-15 mark against conference teams. Vallie battied .322 this season and totaled team-highs of 29 runs and seven stolen bases. Vallie was 38 for 118 with three doubles, two triples, 15 RBIs and 10 walks and also finished the year with just seven errors in 34 games and 33 starts. A graduate of East Haven High School, Vallie is majoring in accounting at WestConn.
Nick Lobuono named LEC Rookie of the Week
Rookie of the Week
Nick Lobuono (Trumbull, Conn.) - Freshman - First Base - Western Connecticut
Lobouno was named the LEC Rookie of the Week after batting .379 (11-for-29) with two doubles, nine RBI and six runs scored in a 3-2 week for the Wolves. He was 3-for-4 with one double, three runs scored and one RBI in a 11-7 win over Manhattanville before going a combined 4-for-10 with a double, five RBI and one run scored in a doubleheader split with VTSU Castleton, winning game-two 20-14 after dropping the opener 13-11.
D3baseball.com Team of the Week
The Team of the Week is D3baseball.com's weekly honor roll, in its fourteenth season of recognizing the top performers at each of nine positions from the previous week. Players are selected from nominations from their school's sports information directors. This is the third Team of the Week of the 2025 season.
Games of February 24-March 2, 2025
2B Ryan Vallie, So., Western Connecticut State
Vallie went a perfect 8-for-8 with two extra-base hits, seven runs scored and seven RBI as the Wolves opened their 2025 season with two blowout victories over the Maccabees.
Player of the Week
Ryan Vallie (East Haven, Conn.) - Sophomore - Infielder - Western Connecticut
Vallie was named the LEC Player of the Week after going a perfect 8-for-8 with two extra-base hits, seven runs scored and seven RBI as the Wolves opened their 2025 season with two blowout victories at Yeshiva Friday. He was 5-for-5 with one double, one triple, five RBI and four runs scored in a 36-0 game-one rout before going 3-for-3 with a walk, two RBI and three runs scored in the 27-0 game-two win.
Michael "Diesel" Deangelo
In the short time you were with us, you touched every one of us with your laughter and love of life. We will never forget you, and you will be with us forever.
Little East Conference web site
Official WestConn Athletics site
This site is managed by current Head Coach John Susi
Coach Susi can be contacted at: susij@wcsu.edu
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