Falcons Clipped By Owls In MASCAC Action

Daily twirls three-hitter for Green and Gold

Westfield, Mass. – The Fitchburg State University Baseball team suffered a tough 2-1 setback to the Owls of Westfield State this afternoon in (MASCAC) Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference action from the Bud & Jim Hagan Field.

The Basics

Score: Fitchburg State 1, Westfield State 2

Records: Fitchburg State (8-6, 0-1 MASCAC) I Westfield State (5-8, 1-0 MASCAC)

How It Happened

Game One

Fitchburg State broke a 0-0 deadlock in the top of the sixth when sophomore Liam Goldstein (Charlestown, R.I.) laced a one-out double to left field, move to third on a single off the bat of junior Matthew Kelly (E. Bridgewater, Mass.) and scored fielders' choice from junior Maxwell Kelly (E. Bridgewater, Mass.) for the 1-0 edge.

Westfield State nearly knotted the score in the bottom of the seventh as junior Trey Faulkner (Springfield, Mass.) drew a lead off walk, advance to second and third on a tag up and a throwing miscue, but Falcon hurler Orion Daily (Nantucket, Mass.) induced an inning ending groundout to preserve the 1-0 advantage.

The Owls answered back in the bottom of the ninth with Faulkner singling to left field and scoring on a double by junior Sean Clark (Dudley, Mass.) before freshman Alex Martin (Shrewsbury, Mass.) drove in junior Nolan Florence (Chicopee, Mass.) with a sacrifice fly to left field, resulting in the 2-1 final.

By The Numbers

• Goldstein paced the Falcons, going 1-for-3 with a double and a run scored
• Daily took the loss for Fitchburg State, allowing two runs on three hits with five K's in 8.1 innings of work
• For the Owls, Clark hit 1-of-2 with a double and an RBI
• Junior Ryan Lapierre (Pittsfield, Mass.) allowed on unearned run on four hits with ten strikeouts over eight innings pitched in a no decision for Westfield State
• 94th meeting between the Falcons and Owls n the baseball diamond with Fitchburg State 21-73 all-time when taking on Westfield State

Up Next

Falcons return to action on Sunday as they host the Owls of Westfield State University for a MASCAC twin-bill, starting at 1:00PM.