Softball Takes Game 1 in Extras Before Falling to Mass. Maritime in Game 2

Buzzards Bay, Mass. - The Framingham State University softball team took game one of a Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) doubleheader 7-5 in eight innings over Mass. Maritime before the Bucs walked off with a 5-4 victory in game two this afternoon at Rollins Field.  

THE BASICS: 

- Scores:  Framingham State 7, MMA 5 (8 Innings) 
MMA 5, Framingham State 4 

- Records: Framingham State (23-11, 8-4), Mass. Maritime (18-16, 4-8) 

- Location:  Rollins Field – Buzzards Bay, Mass.    

INSIDE THE NUMBERS: 

Game 1: Framingham 7, MMA 5 (8 Innings) 

• In the opener, the Rams and the Bucs each plated a pair of runs in the first inning before the Rams used an RBI single from Jocelyn Pepe to take a 3-2 lead in the third. 

• The Bucs scored two in the bottom of the fifth taking a 4-3, but the Rams countered in the top of the sixth. Brooke Grassia plated a run with a single and Abigail Behrikis reached on an error giving the Rams a 5-4 lead. 

• The Bucs used an RBI triple in the sixth tying the game and after neither team scored in the seventh the game went to extra innings. 

• Grassia delivered a two homer for the Rams in the top of the inning and Audrey Gauthier retired the Bucs in order in the bottom of the inning to secure the victory. 

• Gauthier earned the win going eight innings, allowing five runs, three earned, on seven hits with eight strikeouts. 

Game 2: MMA 5, Framingham 4 

• In game two, the Rams took a 3-0 lead in the top of the third. Pepe plated a run when she reached on a fielder's choice and Behrikis drove in a run on a ground out. Eliza Carignan capped the inning with an RBI single. 

• The Bucs got on the board with a single run in the bottom of the inning. 

• The Rams extended the lead to 4-1 in the top of the sixth, but the Bucs tied the game at 4-4 in the bottom of the inning. 

• After the Rams were retired in the top of the seventh, the Bucs secured the victory scoring the deciding run in the bottom of the inning on a wild pitch. 

• Gauthier took the loss in game two tossing 1.2 innings of relief allowing four runs on four hits with two strikeouts. 

UP NEXT: 

The Rams are back in action Tuesday afternoon when they travel to Nichols at 3:30 p.m.