Fitchburg State Cruises Past Keene State, 10-2

KEENE, N.H. - Visiting Fitchburg State University scored four runs in the first inning and never looked back in a 10-2 win over Keene State College in non-conference baseball action on Wednesday at Owl Athletic Complex.

Records

• Fitchburg State: 9-14

• Keene State: 9-12

How it Happened

• The Falcons jumped on KSC starter Kevin Guild, who lasted just a third of a inning and gave up four earned runs.  Andrew Currie led off the game with an infield single and Javier Lozada hit a two run homer over the fence in left field.

• Mike St. John and Roel Fernandez also had RBI singles in the first.

• Sacrifice flies from Nathan Littman and Robert Lewis III in the fourth increased the lead to 6-0. Keene State pulled back a run in the bottom half of the inning when Dustin Howe was hit by a pitch, moved to third on a double by Kolby Reggione, and scored on a sacrifice fly off the bat of Mac Struthers.

• Fitchburg State added two more runs in each of the final two innings as the Owls committed four errors. Keene State added one more on an RBI single by Christian Bourgea in the bottom of the ninth.

• Bourgea was the only Owl batter with two hits.  Four KSC relievers combined for 10 strikeouts, including three from Steve Zadravec and five from Michael Crimi.

• Lozada finished 3-for-6 with three hits and three RBI.  Fernandez, Andrew Mooney, and Currie each had two hits. Starter Tom Gammell went six innings, striking out six and scattering five hits. Noah Millard tossed the final three innings to earn the save.

Up Next

• The Falcons head to MCLA for a MASCAC doubleheader at noon on April 16.

• Keene State returns to the diamond on Thursday by hosting Springfield College at 3:30 p.m.

(Recap courtesy of KSC Sports Information)