Rams Top Vikings Twice

Framingham, Mass.  – Framingham State completed the four-game sweep, defeating Salem state by scores of 6-0 and 2-1on Saturday at Maple Street Field.  The Rams are now 24-6 while the Vikings go to 2-14.

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. Trailing 2-0 in the seventh, Shyanne Greene led off with a single, a wild pitch and Gracie Hogan (Northbridge, Mass.) bunt single put two runners on. A double steal cut the deficit to 2-1, but Moran stranded the tying run at third by inducing a game-ending groundout, as she struck out eight to earn her 10th win in 13 decisions this season.

Camille Desrochers collected two hits in the second game for the Rams, while Greene had two hits for Salem State.

Carter fanned a pair in going the route inside the circle for the Vikings.

(With contributions from Framingham State Sports Information)