Falcons Edged By Rams In MASCAC Opening Round

Cisowski notches pair of hits for Green and Gold

Framingham, Mass. – The Fitchburg State University softball team dropped a tough 5-3 decision to the Rams of Framingham State University in opening round action of the 2022 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) Softball Post-Season Tournament this afternoon from the Maple Street Field.

The Basics

Score: Fitchburg State 3, Framingham State 5

Records: Fitchburg State (17-21, 6-8 MASCAC) I Framingham State (19-16, 10-4 MASCAC)

How It Happened

Fitchburg State grabbed the lead in the top of the second as senior Lundyn Forcier (Woonsocket, R.I.) singled to left field before classmate Morgan Cormier (Leominster, Mass.) laced a run scoring double to right center to bring in Forcier for the 1-0 edge..

Framingham State knotted the score at 1-1 in their half of the second with sophomore Kelsey McGull (East Longmeadow, Mass.) doubling to left and crossing the plate on an RBI single from junior Grace Swanson (Lincoln, R.I.).

The Rams took the lead in the bottom of the third frame when freshman Brooke Grassia (Danvers, Mass.) singled to right field, stole second, moved to third on Shelby Roode (Ashaway, R.I.) single and scored on a McGull ground out to make the score 2-1.

The Falcons answered in the top of the fifth as newcomer Ella Marshall (Gloucester, Mass.) singled to short, advanced to second on a Dana Cisowski (Torrington, Conn.) single down the left field line and crossed the plate on a run scoring single from senior Audrey Johnson (Fitchburg, Mass.) to tie the contest at 2-2.

The hosts regained the lead in the bottom of the fifth with Roode tripling to left to bring home junior Gwendolyn Carpenter (Ashley Falls, Mass.), while McGull added an RBI for the 5-2 edge. Fitchburg State responded in the top of the sixth stanza when junior Molly Grass (Rockland, Mass.) singled up the middle and eventually scored on an RBI base knock by junior Sarah Cahill (Mansfield, Mass.) to cut the deficit to 5-3.

Inside the Numbers

• 87th meeting between the two teams on the softball field with the Falcons 44-43 when taking on the Rams
• Cisowski paced the Falcons offense, going 2-for-4
• Cormier chipped with a 1-for-3 effort at the dish, including a double and one RBI
• For the Rams, Carpenter finished 3-for-3 with a run scored
• Cahill took the loss for Fitchburg State, allowing five runs (4 earned) on nine hits with two K's in six innings of work
• Junior Ally Moran (Wilmington, Mass.) earned the win for Framingham State, giving up three runs on nine hits with four strikeouts in the complete game effort

Up Next

Falcons conclude their 2022 season this afternoon with an overall record of 17-21 and a 6-8 clip within conference play.