Falcons Downed by Rams of Cornell College
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
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Cornell College | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 3 |
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Fitchburg St. | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 3 |
Winter Haven, Fla. – The Fitchburg State University baseball team dropped a 10-5 decision to the Rams of Cornell College in non-conference action this morning at Chain O Lakes Stadium.
The Basics
Score: Fitchburg State 5, Cornell 10
Records: Fitchburg State (1-7) | Cornell (3-6)
How It Happened
The Falcons took an early 2-1 lead in the bottom of the second inning. Freshman Liam Goldstein (Charlestown, RI) and senior Vincent Eramo (Shirley, Mass.) opened the frame with back-to-back singles. Two batters later junior Anthony Silverio (Fitchburg, Mass.) laced a single to right-center plating both runners.
The Rams broke the game open with a five-spot in the top of the fifth inning. Sophomore Darren Mancke (Oswego, Ill), Colin Konicek (West Dundee, Ill), and freshman Paxson Wright (Orland, Fla) each delivered RBI hits in the frame to extend the lead to 9-3.
The Green and Gold battled back in the bottom of the sixth inning. Eramo stepped to the plate and smacked a 3-run home run to left field with Connor Morehouse (Wetherby Lake, Mo.) and Goldstein scoring on the play. Fitchburg State cut the deficit to 10-5, but that is as close as they would get.
Inside the Numbers
- Richard Sharp (Townsend, Mass.) went 4.2 innings on the mound, surrendering 9 runs on 9 hits with two walks and a strikeout in the loss for the Falcons.
- Junior Kole Hinrichsen (Washington, Iowa) scattered 7 hits over 5.1 innings with 4 earned runs for the win.
Up Next
The Falcons are headed back to Massachusetts tomorrow, they'll return to action on Wednesday, March 16th when they face Anna Maria College at 3:00 PM at New England Baseball Complex.