#1 Framingham State, #2 Bridgewater State Advance to Winners Bracket of MASCAC Baseball Tournament
After winning their quarterfinal games on Thursday afternoon, top seed Framingham State and second seed Bridgewater State advance to the winners bracket of the 2023 MASCAC Baseball Tournament.
After winning their quarterfinal games on Thursday afternoon, top seed Framingham State and second seed Bridgewater State advance to the winners bracket of the 2023 MASCAC Baseball Tournament.
#1 Framingham State 7, #5 Mass. Maritime 6 Box Score
Framingham, Mass. - The top seeded Framingham State University baseball team held off fifth seed Mass. Maritime's in the ninth inning as the Rams held on for the 7-6 victory in one quarterfinal of the 2023 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) Baseball Tournament at Bowditch Field.
THE BASICS:
- Scores: Framingham State 7, Mass. Maritime 6
- Records: #1 Framingham State (26-13), #5 Mass. Maritime (21-19)
- Location: Bowditch Field – Framingham, Mass.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
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The Rams got on the board first on a three-run homerun to right from Ryan Boyle in the bottom of the third inning.
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The Bucs got two runs back in the top of the fourth on RBI doubles from Frank Aten and John Tropea.
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The Rams added four more in the bottom of the fourth extending their lead to 7-2. Ryan Plocker and Shane Costello each plated a run with a single and Boyle added a two-run single.
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The Bucs received an RBI single from Brett Velzis in the top of the seventh to close the deficit to 7-3.
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In the top of the ninth inning, Boyle robbed the Bucs leadoff batter Aiden Henderson of a homer as he made a spectacular catch falling over the fence in left field. The Bucs did have runners on first and second with one out and Aten delivered and RBI single, but the Rams were able to end the game with a flyout and a strikeout.
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Vincent LoGuidice earned the win for the Rams, going seven innings allowing three earned runs on eight hits with two strikeouts. Anthony Panza earned his eighth save of the season tossing two thirds of an inning and allowing one hit.
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Boyle finished the game 3-for-5 with a run scored and five RBI, while Costello added a pair of hits.
UP NEXT:
With the victory, the Rams advance to the winner's bracket in the tournament and will face second seed Bridgewater State tomorrow in Framingham at 3 p.m., while Mass. Maritime will play an elimination game tomorrow at 11 a.m. also in Framingham.
#2 Bridgewater State 10, #6 Fitchburg State 7 Box Score
BRIDGEWATER, Mass. -- #2 Bridgewater State University posted a 10-7 win over #6 Fitchburg State University in the quarterfinal round of the 2023 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) Baseball Tournament on Thursday afternoon at Alumni Park.
With the win, Bridgewater advances to the winner's bracket on Friday afternoon as the Bears (30-11) will take on top-seeded Framingham State University at three o'clock. The Falcons (19-20) will face #5 Massachusetts Maritime Academy in an elimination game on Friday morning at 11:00 AM. The remainder of the tournament will take place at Framingham's Bowditch Field.
Kyle Suraci (Clinton, Conn.) belted a grand slam and righthander Matthew Seavey (North Attleboro, Mass.) pitched into the eighth inning to lead Bridgewater State to the win.
Seavey (4-2) allowed five runs (four earned) on eight hits over 7 2/3 innings with two walks and two strikeouts. He also hit four batters.
The Bears loaded the bases with one out in the bottom of the third inning as Scott Emerson (Peabody, Mass.) singled, Cam James (Ipswich, Mass.) walked and Riley Thornell (Wareham, Mass.) was hit by a pitch. After a line out, Suraci launched a grand slam over the left-centerfield fence to give the hosts a 4-0 lead. The home run marked Suraci's first of the season.
Zachary Malek (Schenectady, N.Y.) answered for the Falcons with a two-run homer in the top of the fourth to cut the deficit to 4-2.
Back-to-back bases loaded walks by Malek and Jacob Hurrell (Haverhill, Mass.) with two outs in the top of the fifth knotted the score at 4-4. The Falcons also had a runner cut down at the plate in the frame by BSU right fielder Jay Wladkowski (Norwood, Mass.).
A key Fitchburg throwing error led to three unearned runs in the bottom of the sixth inning. Suraci and Nolan DeAndrade (Bridgewater, Mass.) led off the frame with back-to-back walks. Two batters later, both runners moved into scoring position on a ground out. Emerson then reached on a throwing error allowing bother runners to score. After Emerson stole second, Wladkowski beat out an infield single with the fleet-footed Emerson never hesitating around third and beating the throw home to give the Bears a 7-4 lead.
The Falcons got one back in the eighth to close the gap to 7-5. Nolan Hills (Danvers, Mass.) singled to lead off the inning and was replaced on the base paths by pinch runner Derek Milliken (South Easton, Mass.). Milliken then advanced to second on a passed ball, to third on another passed ball, and scored on a two-out, pinch hit RBI single by Greg Reed (Saugus, Mass.). BSU closer Tyler Dasilva-Medeiros (Taunton, Mass.) came on with tying run at the plate and ended the frame with a strikeout.
The Bears sent nine batters to the plate, strung together four hits, and stole three bases in a three-run bottom of the eighth to extend their lead to 10-5. Emerson knocked in a run with an RBI single, while James connected for a two-run single.
Dasilva-Medeiros gave up a pair of unearned runs in the ninth as he recorded his ninth save of the season and the 20th of his career.
Emerson (2-4, 2SB, 3R, RBI), Wladkowski (2-5, RBI) and Sean Goudey (Weymouth, Mass.) paced the Bears' ten-hit attack with two hits apiece. Goudey singled twice in four at bats, stole two bases and scored a run.
Matthew Smith (Flanders, N.J.) was the only Falcon with multiple hits as he went 2-for-3 and scored two runs.
Fitchburg lefty Joseph Hartnett (North Attleboro, Mass.) suffered the loss on the mound. Hartnett (3-1) gave up seven runs (four earned) on five hits over six innings with five walks and five strikeouts. He also hit two batters.
Releases courtesy of Bridgewater State and Framingham State Sports Information