Game 1- Framingham State/MCLA Box Score

Game 2- Bridgewater State/Worcester State Box Score

Game 3- Framingham State/Worcester State Box Score

Courtesy of Bridgewater State Sports Information

Framingham State 2, MCLA 0

BRIDGEWATER, Mass. -- #5 Framingham State University advanced to the loser’s bracket final of the 2014 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) Softball Tournament as the Rams posted a 2-0 victory over #2 MCLA on Saturday afternoon at Alumni Park.

Framingham improves to 20-19 with the win.  The Rams will take on either #3 Worcester State University or #1 and tournament host Bridgewater State University later on this afternoon at four.  Worcester and Bridgewater are playing in the winner’s bracket final.

MCLA ends the season with a record of 13-17 as the Trailblazers were eliminated from the tournament.

The Rams plated the only two runs of the game on a two-out, two-run single off the bat of Smith in the top of the first.  Tiffanie Marsh (Tewksbury, Mass.) walked and Alyssa Begin (Salem, Mass.) singled to start the inning and eventually moved up on a wild pitch.  With two down, Andrea Smith (Milford, Mass.) rapped a base hit up the middle to plate both runners.

Alex Ferri (Winthrop, Mass.) went the distance in the circle for the Rams as she tossed a five-hit shutout.  Ferri (9-4) did not issue a walk and struck out five.

Rachel Quackenbush (Hoosick Falls, N.Y.) suffered the complete game loss for the Trailblazers as she allowed just the two runs on four hits. Quackenbush (9-10) walked one and fanned 12.

Begin paced the Framingham offense as she went 2-for-3 at the plate.  Abigail Lucas (Braintree, Mass.) went 2-for-3 to pace MCLA.

Bridgewater State 6, Worcester State 0

Top-seeded Bridgewater State University advanced to the championship round of the 2014 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) Softball Tournament as the Bears blanked #3 Worcester State University, 6-0, in the winner's bracket final on Saturday afternoon at Alumni Park.

The host Bears improve to 28-12 on the season with the win and will take on #5 Framingham State in the tournament championship round on Sunday at 11:00 AM.  The Rams eliminated Worcester with an 8-2 victory in the loser's bracket final.

BSU right-hander Amber White (Middleboro, Mass.) hurled her second straight shutout of the tournament and school-record 15th of the season to improve to 21-3 on the season.  White scattered three hits, walked three and fanned four as she lowered her ERA to an impressive 0.39.

Megan Rich (Chelmsford, Mass.) picked up the loss in the circle for Worcester.  Rich (7-8) allowed six runs on 11 hits with two walks and five strikeouts.  Three of the six runs were unearned as the Lancers committed four errors.

The Bears jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first as Jocelyn Bettencourt (Plymouth, Mass.) tripled to deep right with one out and later scored on an infield throwing error.

The score remained 1-0 until the fifth when Bridgewater pushed across two more runs thanks in large part to a pair of Worcester errors.

Kelly McCarthy (Burlington, Mass.) belted her first collegiate home run to lead off the bottom of the sixth to increase the BSU advantage to 4-0.  Courtney Leddy (Saugus, Mass.) and Jill Welch (Hubbardston, Mass.) followed with back-to-back hits, and Bettencourt lined a two-run single to center to cap off the three-run frame.

Bettencourt and McCarthy paced the Bears' offense as they both went 3-for-3 at the plate. Bettencourt finished with two runs and two RBI.

Mackenzie Crumley (Fall River, Mass.) had two hits in three at bats to lead the way for the Lancers.

Framingham State 8, Worcester State 2

#5 Framingham State University advanced to the championship round of the 2014 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) Softball Tournament as the Rams posted an 8-2 victory over #3 Worcester State University in an elimination game on Saturday afternoon at Alumni Park.

Framingham (21-19) will take on top seed and tournament host Bridgewater State University in the championship round on Sunday at 11:00 AM.  The defending champion Bears are undefeated in the tournament with a pair of 6-0 shutout wins over Framingham and Worcester.  The Lancers wrap up the 2014 campaign with an overall record of 13-22.

The Rams banged out 13 hits in the win led by Alyssa Begin (Salem, Mass.) and Jessica Anthony (Stoneham, Mass.).  Begin was a perfect 4-for-4 at the plate with a double and two runs scored, while Anthony went 3-for-4 with a double and four runs batted in.

Andrea Smith (Milford, Mass.) earned the complete game victory in the circle for Framingham as she allowed two runs on eight hits with a walk and three strikeouts.  Smith (6-12) gave up a pair of runs on the three hits in the bottom of the first but then settled down to shut down the Lancers the rest of the way.

Kayla Humphrey (Wallingford, Conn .) was saddled with the loss for Worcester as she worked the first five innings. Humphrey (5-7) allowed six runs (four earned) on ten hits with a walk and three strikeouts.

Leading 3-2 after four innings of play, Framingham pushed across three runs in the fifth and added two more in the seventh to put the game out of reach. Anthony doubled home a pair of runs in the seventh and also singled home a run to cap off the scoring in the fifth.

Shelby Phillips (Taunton, Mass.) also finished with multiple hits for the Rams as she singled twice, walked and scored two runs in four plate appearances.

Meghan Rich (Chelmsford, Mass.), who came in to pitch in relief of Humphrey after starting the game at first base, was the only Lancer to record multiple hits as she went 2-for-4.