Softball Closes Regular Season with Sweep of Fitchburg State

Fitchburg, Mass. - The Framingham State University softball team swept a MASCAC doubleheader this afternoon with Fitchburg State taking the opener 7-3 before closing the day with an 8-0 victory in six innings.   

THE BASICS: 

- Scores:  Framingham State 7, Fitchburg State 3/Framingham State 8, Fitchburg State 0 (6 Innings) 

- Records:  Framingham State (17-21, 10-6), Fitchburg State (9-27, 1-15) 

- Location:   Donna Lee Withington Field – Fitchburg, Mass.    

INSIDE THE NUMBERS 

• In the opener, the Rams took a 3-0 lead in the top of the first on a three run homer from Ava Gray, but the Falcons got a run back in the bottom of the inning. 

• Ellie Etemad-Gilbertson drove in a run in the top of the second pushing the lead to 4-1, but the Falcons added a single run in the third. 

• The Rams added a pair of unearned runs in the bottom of the fourth and a sacrifice fly from Maddie Blette in the seventh to account for their final runs in the game. 

• Peyton Farris earned the victory in the circle going seven innings, allowing three runs, two earned, on nine hits. 

• Etemad-Gilbertson finished the game 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored. 

• In game two, the Rams took a 3-0 lead in the top of the first on a two-run double from Jocelyn Pepe and an RBI single from Amanda Roche. 

• The Rams added three more in the fourth to lead 6-0. Pepe plated two more with her second double of the game, and Blette added an RBI single. 

• The Rams capped the scoring with a sacrifice fly from Kate Brodzinski and an RBI double from Marina Cadena in the sixth. 

• Audrey Gauthier earned the victory in the circle, going five innings allowing no runs on two hits with  five strikeouts.