Fitchburg State Rebounds Over Becker, 10-6

Falcons belt out 15 hits en route to 22nd victory of the season

FITCHBURG, Mass. (April 24, 2014) – The Fitchburg State baseball team erupted for 15 hits as it downed the Hawks of Becker College, 10-6 in non-conference action at Riccards Field this afternoon.

Fitchburg State was paced by the heart of its line up as five batters registered multiple hit games. Senior David Mason (Leominster, Mass.), junior Pierce Hans (Washington Township, N.J.) and sophomore Brendan Cutler (Clinton, Mass.) all posted three hits on the afternoon, while freshman Joe Lyons (W. Roxbury, Mass.) finished 2-for-5 with a pair of RBI.

Becker was also strong at the plate, collecting 16 hits on the afternoon with Randall Minogue, Tom Natoli and Matt Consigli posting three hits each. Minogue recorded the big hit of the afternoon, a three run homerun over the centerfield fence, while Consigli and Natoli both notched doubles.

Fitchburg State fell behind early in the contest, allowing three runs over the first two innings of play, but the Falcons responded with a three run, two-out rally in the bottom of the third to knot the score at 3-3. Hans put Fitchburg State on the board first with an RBI single to left field, while Lyons added a run scoring base knock as well.

Both teams traded runs over the fifth and sixth inning but Fitchburg State put the game away in the later frames, scoring five times over the last two innings for the 10-6 victory. On the mound, freshman Jake Kelley (N. Chelmsford, Mass.) improved to 3-1 on the year, tossing 4.2 innings of relief with just five hits allowed and two strikeouts, while freshman Kyle Cutler (Clinton, Mass.) hurled two innings and struck out four en route to his second save of the season.

Fitchburg State (22-13, 6-6 MASCAC) will be back in action on Saturday as it visits Westfield State University at 12 p.m.