Salem State Sweep MASCAC Doubleheader with Softball

Framingham, Mass. - The Framingham State University softball team was defeated 13-11 and 8-5 in eight innings by Salem State in a MASCAC doubleheader this afternoon.   

THE BASICS: 

- Scores:  Salem State 13, Framingham State 4/Salem State 8, Framingham State 5 (8 Innings) 

- Records:  Framingham State (14-19, 8-6), Salem State (27-10, 12-2) 

- Location:   Maple Street Field – Framingham, Mass.    

INSIDE THE NUMBERS 

• In the opener, the Vikings plated eight runs in the top of the fifth inning to erase a 5-4 deficit and take the lead for good.  

• Ava Gray finished the game 3-for-4 with two runs scored and three RBI, while Jocelyn Pepe finished the game 2-for-3 with a run scored and three RBI. 

• Eliza Carignan added three hits, an RBI and four runs scored, while Ellie Etemad-Gilbertson added a pair of hits. 

• Peyton Farris took the loss in the circle going 4.2 innings, allowing 11 runs, nine earned, on eight hits with three strikeouts. 

• In game two, the Rams took a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first on an RBI ground out from Gray and a Pepe RBI single. 

• Salem took the lead in the third with a three spot, before the Rams took the lead back in the bottom of the fourth on a two run homer from Gray. 

• Salem State once again moved into the lead, but the Rams tied the game in the bottom of the sixth. 

• After a scoreless seventh, the Vikings plate three in the top of the eighth to secure the victory. 

• Farris took the loss in the circle going 3.1 innings in relief, allowing three runs on seven hits. 

• Etemad-Gilbertson finished the game 3-for-5 with a run scored, while Amanda Roche went 2-for-4.