Worcester, Mass. - For the second time in the past three seasons, WPI swept both games of their annual doubleheader with cross-town rival Clark, this time taking games 11-6 and 7-4 on Saturday afternoon at Granger Field.

The victories for the Engineers moves them to a perfect 10-0 on the season and 2-0 in NEWMAC play, while the Cougars slip to 5-7 overall and 0-2 in conference action.

After scoring 41 runs in their two previous games, the Clark offense could only muster ten runs during the twinbill sweep, as the Engineers remained perfect on the season, while moving their record against the Cougars to 9-2 in their last 11 meetings.

Game one started out with the Engineers racing out to an 8-0 lead, with all eight runs coming in the second off of starter James Wilson (Chatham, N.J.), who only lasted 1.1 innings. The big blows in the frame came courtesy of a two-run double from Paul Galligan (Weymouth, Mass.) and a two-run triple from Mike Swanton (Foxboro, Mass.).

The Cougars clawed back, scoring two runs in the third and four more in the fourth to make the game, 8-6. The two runs in the third came on the second career home run from Peter Lewis (Gardiner, Maine).

Clark manufactured runs in the fourth to get closer, as Ron Bathrick (North Haven, Conn.) reached on error and worked his way home via a wild pitch and a fielder's choice from Mitch DeLorenzo (Berlin, Conn.). More runs came as Phil DiMarco (Bellingham, Mass.) collected an RBI triple and Kevin Kopec (Katonah, N.Y.) had a run scoring base hit.

The Cougars would get no closer however, as WPI tacked on three more runs with Jameson Kokolis (Manchester, N.H.), Joe Walsh (Weymouth, Mass.) and Mark Dingnum (Albany, N.Y.) all drove in runs.

Shane Sampson (Worcester, Mass.) tossed 4.1 innings of no-hit relief to collect the win, as he and fellow reliever Thomas Whiting (Farmington Hills, Mich.), held Clark hitless over the final four innings.

Game two started out in fine fashion for Clark, as the Cougars sprinted out to an early advantage, with Lewis connecting for a two-run double to highlight a four-run first.

WPI methodically erased the Clark edge, getting two back in the second on a sacrifice fly from Dingnum and an RBI double by Mitch McClune (Pembroke, Mass.).

The Engineers evened the score in the third on a run scoring single by Galligan and took the lead on an RBI double from Nick Bean (Middleboro, Mass.) in the fourth.

The visitors added single runs in the sixth on an unearned run and a solo homer to left by Kokolis in the ninth.

For the second straight game, WPI got excellent pitching out of its bullpen with Brian Schopka (Tinton Falls, N.J.) and Whiting combining to toss four innings of shutout relief.

Senior Brendan Solecki (Portsmouth, R.I.) was the tough-luck loser for the Cougars, as he hurled a complete game, striking out eight and walking just one.

The Engineers will put their undefeated record on the line on Monday when they host Becker, while Clark will look to get back into the win column on Tuesday with a home date with UMass-Boston.