Softball Sweeps Salem State In Non-Conference Action For Sixth Win In Seven Games

Framingham, Mass.  – The Framingham State University softball team received strong starting pitching to sweep a non-conference doubleheader from Salem State Saturday afternoon at Maple Street Field.  The Rams notched a 6-0 opening game win before completing the sweep with a 2-1 nightcap triumph to earn their sixth victory in the last seven outings.

THE BASICS:

- Scores:             Game 1: Framingham State 6, Salem State 0
                          Game 2: Framingham State 2, Salem State 1

- Records:           Framingham State (24-6), Salem State (2-14)

- Location:          Maple Street Field – Framingham, Mass.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

Game 1 -

• In the opener, Kirsten Dick came within a single of the cycle and drove in four runs, including a two-run first inning double that gave the Rams all of the runs they would need.
• Dick belted a solo homer off the top of the scoreboard in right field to extend that margin to 3-0 in the third inning, and she added an RBI triple in the fifth.
• Payton Ceglarski closed out the scoring with a two-run pinch-hit single in the sixth.
• Laela Pepin added two hits in the win for the Rams.
• Shannon Ward scattered five hits and struck out six to improve to 11-2 with the complete game victory.
• Rebecca Walker and Payton Jeffers each had two hits for Vikings, while Sierra Ricci took the loss in the circle after allowing one earned run and fanning six in 5 1/3 innings.

Game 2 -

• In game two, the Rams’ Ally Moran locked up in a pitcher’s duel with Salem State’s Emily Carter that was scoreless into the bottom of the sixth inning.
• Gwen Carpenter and Grace Swanson scored on a pair of errors in the sixth to break the deadlock, but the Vikings sliced that margin in half in the top of the seventh when Gracie Hogan stole home.
• Moran stranded the tying run at third by inducing a game-ending groundout, as she struck out eight to earn her 10^th win in 13 decisions this season.
• Camille Desrochers collected two hits in the second game for the Rams, while Shyanne Greene had two hits for Salem State.
• Carter fanned a pair in going the route inside the circle for the Vikings.

UP NEXT:

Framingham State travels to Worcester State for a MASCAC doubleheader on Friday at 4:00 pm, while Salem State heads to Westfield State for a league twinbill next Saturday at Noon.