Falcons Upended By AMCATS In Non-Conference Action

Northboro, Mass. - The Fitchburg State University baseball team dropped a 9-3 decision to the Amcats of Anna Maria College this afternoon in non-conference action from the New England Baseball Complex. 

The Basics

Score: Fitchburg State 3, Anna Maria 9

Records: Fitchburg State (1-8) I Anna Maria (5-5)

How It Happened

Game One

Anna Maria raced out to an early 6-0 advantage in the bottom of the first frame as junior Elijah Spataj (Cheshire, Conn.) tallied a two-run double, while classmate James Powers (Folsom, Calif.) graduate student Noah Holland (Sandwich, Mass.), sophomore Luke Halunen (Carver, Mass.) and grad student Hunter Dunithan (Reno, Nev.) added RBI's as well.

Fitchburg State cut the lead to 6-1 in the top of the fourth when graduate student Connor Morehouse (Wetherby Lake, Mo.) launched his second home run of the season over the left field fence.

Trailing 9-1 going into the ninth, the Falcons responded with sophomore Devin Lorae (Canton, Ga.) singled and moved to second on a walk from junior Jaime Velez (Lowell, Mass.) before senior Vincent Eramo (Shirley, Mass.) laced a two-run double to left, but that's as close as the Green and Gold would get, resulting in the 9-3 final.

By The Numbers

• 19th meeting between the two squads on the diamond with the Falcons 15-4 vs the Amcats
• Morehouse paced the Falcons offense, going 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs scored and one RNI
• Eramo chipped in with a pair of hits, including a double and two RBI
• Senior Adam Kirsch (New London, Conn.) allowed two earned runs one four hits with a game best six K's for Fitchburg State in three innings of relief
• Senior Kosta Drosidis (Holden, Mass.) finished 3-for-5 with a double, one run scored and one RBI for the Amcats
• Junior Bob Ross (Rochester, Mass.) yielded one earned on three hits with four strikeouts over five innings pitched for Anna Maria

Up Next

Falcons return to action on Friday as they travel to Wentworth to take on the Leopards for a non-conference double header, starting at 4:00 PM.