Falcons Race Past Chargers
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 3 |
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9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | X | 12 | 13 | 2 |
Fitchburg, Mass. – The Fitchburg State University baseball team posted a 12-8 win over the Chargers of Colby-Sawyer on a windy Thursday afternoon at Riccards Field.
The Basics
Score: Fitchburg State 12, Colby-Sawyer 8
Records: Fitchburg State (3-14) | Colby-Sawyer (3-12)
How It Happened
Colby-Sawyer grabbed an early 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning, but the Falcons answered with their biggest inning of the season scoring 9 runs. The Green and Gold knotted the game with RBI singles from senior Vincent Eramo (Shirley, Mass,) and Richard Sharp (Townsend, Mass.). Next Zachary Malek (Schenectady, NY) delivered a 2-RBI double to center field and crossed the plate on a single from Christopher Masta (Peabody, Mass.). Junior Jaime Velez (Lowell, Mass.) came to the dish with the bases loaded and belted a single to left field for 2 RBI, and the host capitalized on a Charger miscue to push the score to 9-2 after one.
The Chargers chipped away at the lead as junior Tommy Sasso (Grafton, Mass.) and classmate Ian Turpel (Cohasset, Mass.) collected RBI's in the second. Trailing 9-5 in the fourth, senior Jonathan Martinez (Stony Point, NY) laced a single up the middle scoring Cooper O'Brien (Vergennes, Vt.) and Sasso blasted a home run in the fifth to close the gap to 9-8.
The Falcons added insurance runs in the eighth inning. With two outs, Sharp cranked a triple to left field and scored when Malek followed with a double to left field. Masta singled up the middle to score Malek and scored two batters later as Zachary Morris (Salem, NH) singled through the left side.
Inside the Numbers
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Sharpe went 4-for-5 with two runs scored, an RBI, and his first career triple
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Malek finished 2-for-3 with 2 runs scored, 3 RBI, and two walks
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Sophomore Matt Miller (Dracut, Mass.) took the loss for the Colby Sawyer, allowing nine runs (7 earned) on seven hits in one inning of work
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Senior Adam Kirsch (New London, Ct.) picked up the win for Fitchburg State, yielding three earned runs on nine hits with four strikeouts over 6.1 innings pitched in relief
Up Next
The Falcons will start MASCAC conference play on Friday afternoon when they host Westfield State University at 3:00 PM