Baseball Topped By Bears In Conference Action

Riordan paces Green & Gold with pair of hits, including a home run

Fitchburg, MA. – The Fitchburg State University Baseball team dropped a tough 6-3 decision to the Bears of Bridgewater State this afternoon in Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) action from Riccards Field.

The Basics

Score: Fitchburg State 3, Bridgewater State 6

Records: Fitchburg State (12-18, 6-12 MASCAC) I Bridgewater State (24-11, 15-3 MASCAC)

How It Happened

Bridgewater State opened the scoring in the top of third as senior DJ Prampin (Worcester, MA) singled to left center, moved to third on a fielding miscue and crossed the plate on an RBI up the middle from senior Kevin Lindsay (E. Bridgewater, MA) for the 1-0 edge.

The Bears upped the advantage in the top of sixth when senior Scott Emerson (Peabody, MA) and Lindsay collected back-to-back singles, advanced to second an third on a wild pitch before senior Brendan Flaven (Taunton, MA) drove in Emerson with a groundout and junior Joshua Selander (Granby, CT) added a sacrifice fly to plate Lindsay for the 3-0 edge.

The visitors pushed the lead to 4-0 in the top of the seventh with freshman Jamie Luna (Warwick, RI) lacing a ground rule double down the left field line and crossing the plate on an RBI double to left center from Prampin.

Fitchburg State cut the deficit to 4-1 in the bottom of seventh when junior Adam Koza (Windham, NH) singled to right field, moved to second on a single through the left side by senior Cole DuHaime (Warminster, PA) and scored on a RBI double to left field by senior Maxwell Kelly (E. Bridgewater, MA).

The Green and Gold extended the margin to 7-3 in the bottom of the fourth as Hurrell singled through the right side, stole second, moved to third on a fly out and crossed the plate on an RBI double off the bat of junior Adam Koza (Windham, NH).

Bridgewater State extended the lead to 6-1 in the top of the ninth as junior Ryan Flaherty (Duxbury, MA) blasted a solo home run to left, while Emerson added a sacrifice fly that scored senior Phillip Messina (Dunkirk, NY).

The Falcons responded in their half of the ninth with junior Maxwell Riordan (Pepperell, MA) launching a solo shot to left field before DuHaime followed with an RBI single through the left side to drive in Koza, resulting in the 6-3 final.

By The Numbers

• Riordan paced the Falcons, going 3-of-4 with home run, one run scored and an RBI
• Koza finished 2-for-4 with a triple and two runs scored for the Green and Gold
• Sophomore Demetrius Sampalis (North Scituate, RI) took the loss for Fitchburg State, allowing four runs (3 earned) on eight hits and five K's over 6.2 innings of work
• For the Bears, Prampin, went 2-for-4 with a double and two runs scored
• Freshman Cameron Connolly (Peabody, MA) collected the victory for Bridgewater State, giving up one run on eight hits and five strikeouts over seven innings pitched
• 105th meeting between the Falcons and Bears on the baseball diamond with Fitchburg State 31-74 all-time when taking on Bridgewater State

Up Next

Falcons return to action on Wednesday when they travel to Dean College to take on Bulldogs for a non-conference tilt, starting at 3:30PM.

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