{"id":1388,"date":"2026-05-28T10:03:49","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T10:03:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=1388"},"modified":"2026-05-28T10:03:49","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T10:03:49","slug":"fueled-by-disappointment-of-a-year-ago-bentley-baseball-prepares-for-first-trip-to-the-division-2-college-world-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=1388","title":{"rendered":"Fueled by disappointment of a year ago, Bentley baseball prepares for first trip to the Division 2 College World Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div>\n<p><span>A backdoor slider bounced in front of home plate, careening off the Molloy catcher\u2019s gear.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=1386\">It has famous names, wildcards, and a COVID doctor: How Maine\u2019s governor race became the primary to watch<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Leading off third base, graduate student Stan DeMartinis III took off on the high hop, running home with his hands above his head. He slid into the plate, setting off a celebration 58 years in the making \u2014 Bentley University going to the Division 2 College World Series.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Fittingly, he was the first person to hoist the trophy.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>It\u2019s been a year of firsts for the Falcons. The program\u2019s first Northeast 10 Conference championship, the first regionals, and the first super regionals appearance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>They bested traditional powerhouse Southern New Hampshire six times, including in the conference championship. They downed Wilmington (Del.) in the East Regional, erasing a 5-0 deficit to win 6-5 in the final. It took DeMartinis\u2019s magic to cap off a three-game thriller to get past Molloy in the Super Regional.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Stan DeMartinis III scoring the run that punched Bentley&#8217;s ticket for Cary, N.C.! pic.twitter.com\/fzgYZUQKXc<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bentley Athletics (@BentleyFalcons) May 23, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>How did a proud program finally fly to new heights?<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><span>Get Starting Point<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><label>Enter Email<\/label><\/p>\n<div><button>Sign Up<\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>It started with heartache.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Falcons, with 33 wins, believed they had a strong case to make the playoffs last year. They\u2019re name wasn\u2019t called during the selection show, leaving the team disconsolate.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Bentley coach Mike Hill taped last season\u2019s regionals bracket in the locker room and dugout throughout the fall and winter, a stark reminder of what could have been.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cYou prepare for nine months for a two-and-a-half month experience, so we had to sit on that for nine months,\u201d said graduate student Jared Berardino. \u201cNot making regionals [last year] is the reason we\u2019re here today, in my opinion. So, it ended up being a win for us. We just didn\u2019t really realize it at the time.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The fourth season under Hill has reached historic heights. The 2024 team captured a then program-record 29 wins, surpassed a year later by four victories. The Falcons have shattered that, taking a 44-15 record into this weekend\u2019s action.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Hill was an assistant for 21 years under Bob DeFelice, who coached Bentley\u2019s first 54 seasons. He also played for the legendary coach from 1994-97 and landed in the school\u2019s Hall of Fame in 2005. He is Bentley\u2019s all-time leader in total bases (387), RBIs (191), and slugging percentage (.763). His brother, Roger, who was a freshman during Hill\u2019s senior campaign, is the school\u2019s all-time hits leader (239). His daughter, Kiley, is a senior at the university.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=1384\">This Red Sox team makes a longtime fan yearn for home run-bashing editions of the past<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>The familial environment created lends itself to the field, where the Falcons have outscored their opposition 532-303 this season. The pitching staff has fanned 518 hitters. DeMartinis just broke Hill\u2019s all-time home run record during a season where he slugged 23 long-balls with 77 RBIs and a .325 average. Rowley\u2019s Berardino boasts a .373 average with 19 homers and 59 RBIs. Graduate student Nick Pappas of Roxbury has put together one of the better seasons in program history, with a sterling .399 average, 12 home runs, and 61 RBIs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>And to think that Pappas was almost cut going into his junior season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Following a successful high school career at Boston Latin, Pappas walked on his freshman season. He didn\u2019t see any playing time for two and a half years. Pappas refused to quit the team or transfer despite the inauspicious start to his college career.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Now a two-year captain and two-time first-team NE10 All-Star, Pappas taught Hill an invaluable lesson: be patient with players.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThere\u2019s been a lot of good baseball players here, so when you break records that have been around for 30, 40, 50 years, it\u2019s pretty special,\u201d said Hill, who shook his head under his sports sunglasses. \u201cBlown away by it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<p>so it WASN&#8217;T just a dream \ud83c\udfc6 pic.twitter.com\/CUDo4vheDn<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bentley Athletics (@BentleyFalcons) May 24, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>\u201cIt\u2019s given me a chip on my shoulder that some guys might not have, and I really attribute a lot of my success to that feeling, and knowing that at one time, my name was on the list to get cut,\u201d said Pappas. \u201cBeing able to come back, it\u2019s a very special feeling.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The seventh-seeded Falcons open their quest to win a national title against second-seeded Tampa, the two-time defending champion, on Saturday at 6 p.m. in Cary, N.C.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWe\u2019re not a Cinderella story, we\u2019ve been the No. 1 seed all year,\u201d said DeMartinis. \u201cObviously, Tampa, the two-time defending national champion, they\u2019re a very, very good baseball team, but so are we. And that\u2019s, I think, the mindset going into it is, you know, if we go and play our game, we can beat anybody, and we\u2019re in the College World Series for a reason.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The players noted the Shakespearean nature of the season, crossing off boxes that haven\u2019t been checked before. 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