Falcons Drop Conference Tilt To Buccaneers
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
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Fitchburg St. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
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Mass. Maritime | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | X | 8 | 9 | 2 |
Ferrell notches pair of hits for Green and Gold
Buzzards Bay, Mass.. - The Fitchburg State University baseball dropped an 8-1 decision to the Buccaneers of Massachusetts Maritime Academy this afternoon in Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) action from Hendy Field.
The Basics
Score: Fitchburg State 1, Mass. Maritime 8
Records: Fitchburg State (5-20, 2-5 MASCAC) I Mass. Maritime (12-10, 5-2 MASCAC)
How It Happened
Mass. Maritime took a 2-0 advantage in the bottom of the first as senior Aidan Henderson (Hanover, Mass.) laced a two-run single to left field to bring home sophomore AJ Pietrafesa (Harwinton, Conn.) and senior Alex Schlapak (Dover, N.H.).
The Buccaneers upped its lead in the following frame when senior A.J.Luciano (Lynn, Mass.) would cross the plate on a double steal attempt to make the score 3-0. Fitchburg State cut the deficit to 3-1 in the top of the third with senior Zachary Morris (Salem, N.H.) drawing a one-out walk, moved to second on a wild pitch and scored on a Brendan Ferrell (Plymouth, Mass.) single to right field.
The hosts extended its margin (6-1) in the bottom of the third as senior Frank Aten (Brockton, Mass.) ripped a bases clearing double to left center to bring home Pietrafes, junior John Tropea (East Sandwich, Mass.) and sophomore Brett Velzis (Cypress, Tex.).
Mass. Maritime secured the victory in the bottom half of the sixth with senior Zach Sylvia (Brockton, Mass.) drawing a bases loaded walk that plated Tropea, resulting in the 8-1 final.
By The Numbers
- 78th meeting between the two squads on the diamond with the Falcons 33-45 against the Buccaneers
- Ferrell led the way for the Falcons, going 2-for-3 with an RBI
- Freshman Orion Daily (Nantucket, Mass.) suffered the setback for Fitchburg State, allowing seven runs on six hits with five K's over 5.2 innings of work
- For the Buccaneers, Aten hit 1-of-2 with a double and three RBI
- Sophomore Justin Brown (Chesapeake, Va.) picked up the win for Mass. Maritime, giving up one run on five hits with six K's in seven innings pitched
Up Next
Falcons return to action tomorrow as they host the Buccaneers of Mass. Maritime Academy for a conference double header, starting at 2:00 PM.