Fitchburg State Takes Down Rivier, 8-2
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
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Fitchburg St. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 1 |
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Rivier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
Flegg tosses seven strong innings in Falcons third consecutive victory
NASHUA, N.H. (April 12, 2011) – The Fitchburg State baseball team earned its tenth victory of the season, topping Rivier College, 8-2 in non-conference action at Holman Stadium this evening.
Fitchburg State notched its third consecutive win behind a strong pitching performance from sophomore Tynan Flegg (Calgary, AB/National Sport Academy). Flegg tossed the first seven innings for the Falcons, limiting Rivier to only two runs on six hits while striking out four. Senior Marshall Miller (Greenfield, Mass./Greenfield) then worked the last two frames for Fitchburg State, registering four K's in the scoreless effort.
Senior John Phelan (Walpole, Mass./Walpole) and freshman Joseph Balboni (Townsend, Mass./Saint Bernards) were the lone Falcons with multiple hits, combining for four singles, three runs scored and one RBI. Senior Chris Smart (Lowell, Mass./Lowell) added a double, one run scored and two RBI on the evening, while senior Nick Rocheleau (Leominster, Mass./Leominster) finished with a pair of RBI.
Fitchburg State opened the contest with an early 1-0 lead after the first inning of play as Phelan drew a leadoff walk and later scored on an RBI single from senior Dave Alexander (Torrington, Conn./Torrington). The Falcons then doubled their lead in the second, using a Smart double and Balboni RBI single to post a 2-0 advantage.
After trading runs in the middle frames, Fitchburg State broke open the contest in the seventh, scoring three times on six Raider walks. The Falcons capped their scoring in the ninth, plating a pair of runs after freshman Dave Mason (Leominster, Mass./Leominster) led off the stanza with a double to right center. Following a hit-by-pitch and a double steal, Rocheleau then knocked home the Falcons first run of the inning with a sac-fly before Balboni followed with an RBI groundout to second.
Fitchburg State (10-11, 1-3 MASCAC) returns to action Thursday as it hosts Elms College at 3:30 p.m. Rivier (2-15, 1-5 GNAC) will visit Daniel Webster on Thursday at 5 p.m.