Baseball Walks Off with 9-8 10-Inning Game Two Victory in Split with Fitchburg State

Framingham, Mass.  – The Framingham State University baseball team plated four runs in the bottom of the tenth inning including a walk off two run double from senior Bobby Higgins as the Rams defeated Fitchburg State 9-8 in 10 innings in game two of a doubleheader at Bowditch Field this afternoon.  The Falcons took the opener by a score of 7-4 for the split. 

THE BASICS:

- Scores:         Fitchburg State 7, Framingham State 4
                        Framingham State 9, Fitchburg State 8 (10 Innings)

- Records:      Framingham State (8-11), Fitchburg State (5-8)

- Location:     Bowditch Field – Framingham, Mass.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

Game 1 -

• In the opener, the Falcons jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the top of the first.  Zachary May plated a run with a single through the right side and Cameron Donahue followed with a two run bloop double to left.
• A single run in the top of the third on a Johan Asencio double pushed the lead to 4-0.
• The Falcons added three more in the top of the fifth on a Jamie Velez two run double and Nicholas Cordeau RBI single.
• The Rams got four back in the bottom of the frame. Chris Ianetta started the scoring scampering home from third on the back end of a double steal.  Ryan Boyle plated a run with a ground out and Andrew Caulfield followed with an RBI single. Nicholas Simonenko capped the inning with an RBI single cutting the gap to 7-4.
• Matthew Ambrosino and Cameron Donahue combined to toss two and a third innings of scoreless relief to secure the victory for the Falcons.
• Alec Hanney earned the win going four and two thirds allowing four runs, one earned, on six hits.
• John DeCoste took the loss for the Rams going three innings and allowing four earned runs.

Game 2 -

• In game two, the Falcons grabbed a 3-0 lead in the top of the second.
• The score would hold till the Rams plated five in the bottom of the second to take a 5-3 lead.  The big blow in the inning was a controversial three run homer by Higgins that hugged the foul pole in right field.
• The Falcons tied the game in the top of the sixth as they scored on a wild pitch and a Jamie Velez RBI single.
• The Rams threatened in the bottom of the seventh with runners on first and second, but the Falcons worked out of the inning
• The Falcons retook the lead in the top of the 10^th with three runs.  Jackson Vail plated the go ahead run with a bloop center to left and an error in the Rams infield allowed two more runs to cross the plate.
• The Rams led off the bottom of the 10^th with a single from Michael Ryan who moved to second on a balk.  An RBI single from Ianetta plated Ryan.  The Rams then proceeded to load the bases with two outs.  Andrew Caulfield was hit by a pitch pulling the Rams within one setting the stage for Higgins' two run double that secured the come from behind victory.
• Higgins drove in five runs in the game for the Rams, while Caulfield plated a pair.
• Erik Zine earned the victory for the Rams going a scoreless third of an inning in relief.
• Adam Kirsch took the loss for the Falcons going two and two thirds allowing four earned runs on four hits.

UP NEXT:

The Rams are back in action on Friday when they host Salem State at 2 p.m., while the Falcons host Worcester State on Friday at 1 p.m.