Softball swept at Fitchburg State
Courtesy of Fitchburg State Sports Information
Fitchburg, Mass.– The Fitchburg State University softball team registered a sweep over the Trailblazers of MCLA this afternoon in Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) action from the Donna Lee Withington Softball Field by the scores of 10-1 and 10-2.
With the sweep the Falcons improve to 14-21 (6-6 MASCAC) while the Trailblazers fall to 7-25 (1-11 MASCAC).
Game One Fitchburg State 10 MCLA 1 (5 innings)
Fitchburg State opened the scoring in the bottom of the second as junior Lauren Kirkconnell and sophomore Isabella Sousa singled before senior Sarah Cahill ripped a two run single up the middle before senior Dana Cisowski followed with an RBI single that scored Cahill for the 3-0 edge.
MCLA responded in the top of the third when freshman Maggie Closinski singled on a bunt, stole second and crossed the plate on a fielding miscue to make the score 3-1. The Falcons pushed the lead to 6-1 in the bottom of the third with Kirkconnell plating sophomore Kiara Bigeau while sophomore Hannah Pelletier connected on an RBI single to left that scored Kirkconnel and Mantegani brought in Sousa with run scoring fielders' choice
The Green and Gold secured the victory in the bottom of the fourth when Kirkconnell and Sousa notched RBI base knocks to score senior Molly Grass and Kirkconnell, while Cahill added a sacrifice fly, resulting in the 10-1 final
Cahill collected the win for Fitchburg State, allowing one unearned run on three hits and seven K's in the complete game effort. Sophomore Lidia Flores (Menifee, Calif,) suffered the setback for MCLA, giving up six runs (5 earned) on eight hits and one strikeout over three innings pitched.
Game Two Fitchburg State 10 MCLA 2 (5 innings)
Fitchburg State grabbed a 3-0 edge in the opening frame as senior Madison Mantegani singled, Cisowski and Grass walked to load the bases, while Bigeau plated Mantegani and Cisowski with a groundout and throwing miscue before Kirkconnell added an RBI goundout, scoring Grass.
The Falcons secured the victory in the bottom of the fourth, plating seven runs on four hits with Cisowksi notching a two-run double, while Gauvin, Grass and Sousa followed with RBI base knocks, to make the score 10-0.
MCLA would reduce the deficit to 10-2 in the top of the fifth when freshman Cinderella Khoury and classmate Hailey Peabody drew back-to-back walks before Flores laced a two-run double to center field, but Falcon hurler Mary Kate induced a game ending flyout to center as the Green and Gold took game two, 10-2.
Grass paced the Falcons, hitting 2-for-2 with two doubles, two runs scored and an RBI while Sousa finished 1-for-3 with a run scored and two RBI. For the Trailblazers, Flores went a perfect 3-for-3 with a double and two RBI.
Moreau notched the win for Fitchburg State, yielding two runs on five hits and two K's over five innings pitched. Junior Sarah Williams took the loss for MCLA, allowing eight runs (6 earned) on seven hits and striking out three in 3.2 innings of work.
Fitchburg will be off until next Saturday when they host Framingham State to wrap up their regular season in a doubleheader scheduled to being at 12pm. MCLA is back in action on Monday as they will host nonconference foe SUNY Cobleskill for a pair of games with the first pitch slated for 3pm.