Fitchburg State Suffers a 23-3 Non-Conference Loss at Nichols

DUDLEY, Mass. – Fitchburg State was defeated in non-conference play by Nichols College 23-3 Thursday afternoon in baseball action at the Nichols Baseball Field in Dudley, Mass.

Sophomore Jake Bradley (Lunenburg, Mass.) allowed 10 hits and eight runs (three earned) in three innings of work for the Falcons and took the loss. Sophomore Luis Ortiz (Lawrence, Mass.) tripled in two runs in the seventh while classmate Drew Mazzeo (Leicester, Mass.) finished 2-for-5 with an RBI.

Junior Matt Hardy (North Attleboro, Mass.) went 3-for-3 with four RBI as the Bison collected their 20th win of the season for the first time since the 2004 campaign. Fourteen student-athletes combined for 23 hits on the afternoon as sophomores Brendan Martin (Nashua, N.H.) and Ross Caswell (Randolph, Vt.), along with freshman Joe Assenza (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.), also collected three hits apiece.  

Sophomore Jackson White (South Dartmouth, Mass.) threw five shutout innings to earn his first win of the season. He scattered five hits and walked five while striking out three. Senior Ryan McLane (Wallingford, Conn.) made his first appearance of the season on Senior Day and struck out three in two innings of work.  

Fitchburg State (15-17; 8-3) will finish the second game of a doubleheader with Worcester State tomorrow before hosting Salem State on Saturday April 30th to close out the conference schedule.

Nichols (20-14; 7-5) host Eastern Nazarene on the same day for a double-header starting at 12:00 P.M. 

(Release courtesy of Nichols College Sports Information)