Softball Sweeps MASCAC Twinbill with MCLA

Framingham, Mass. - The Framingham State University softball team swept a Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) doubleheader this afternoon with MCLA by scores of 5-0 and 9-1 in five innings at Maple Street Field.   

THE BASICS: 

- Scores:  Framingham State 5, MCLA 0/Framingham State 9, MCLA 1 (5 Innings) 

- Records:  Framingham State (9-13, 5-3 MASCAC), MCLA (14-10, 4-2 MASCAC) 

- Location:   Maple Street Field – Framingham, Mass.    

INSIDE THE NUMBERS 

• In the opener, the Rams received seven shutout innings from Peyton Farris in the circle. Farris allowed just two hits with six strikeouts and no walks. 

• The Rams got on the board in the second inning when the took advantage of an MCLA fielding miscue. 

• The Rams added to the lead in the fourth on an RBI single from Jocelyn Pepe and another MCLA error. 

• Amanda Roche capped the scoring with an RBI single in the fifth for the Rams. 

• Eliza Carignan finished the game 2-for-3 with two runs scored, while Ava Gray added a pair of hits including a double. 

• In game two, the Rams took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the second on an RBI single from Audrey Guathier. 

• The Rams tacked on five in the third including a two run homer from Carignan and a two run double from Gauthier. 

• MCLA plated thier only run of the game in the top of the fourth, but the Rams added two more in the bottom of the inning on a two run double from Pepe. 

• The Rams walked off with the victory in fifth on an RBI double from Ellie Etemad-Gilbertson. 

• Audrey Gauthier earned the victory in the circle going five innings, allowing one run on four hits with seven strikeouts. Gauthier also went 3-for-3 at the plate with three RBI and a run scored.