Softball Closes Regular Season with Sweep of Fitchburg State

Fitchburg, Mass. - The Framingham State University softball team closed the regular season today with a pair of five inning victories over Fitchburg State by scores of 11-3 and 14-2 in Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) action at Donna Lee Withington Field.  

THE BASICS: 

- Scores:  Framingham State 11, Fitchburg State 3 (5 Innings) 
Framingham State 14, Fitchburg State 2 (5 Innings) 

- Records: Framingham State (25-13, 10-4), Fitchburg State (7-32, 3-11) 

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

INSIDE THE NUMBERS: 

Game 1: Framingham 11, Fitchburg 3 

• In the opener, the Rams took control of the game with nine runs in the top of the first inning. Jocelyn Pepe, Abigail Behrikis, Isabella MacDonald, Ava Sillings and Makayla Rooney hit RBI singles, while Ellie Etemad-Gilbertson added a three-run triple. 

• The Falcons got on the board in the fourth with a single run, but the Rams added two more in the top of the fifth on a pair of sacrifice flies from Ava Gray and Behrikis. Fitchburg added two runs in the bottom of the inning to reach the final score. 

• Audrey Gauthier earned the victory going five innings, allowing three earned runs on three hits with 10 strikeouts. 

• Rooney finished the game with a pair of hits and an RBI, while Etemad-Gilbertson finished the game 1-for-2 with a run scored and three RBI. 

Game 2: Framingham 14, Fitchburg 2 

• In game two, the Rams got on the board in the first inning on an RBI single from Eliza Carignan. 

• The Rams plated five in the second taking a 6-0 lead as Rooney doubled in a pair in the inning. 

• The Rams received a two-run single from Etemad-Gilbertson in the third and then added six more runs in the fourth including a three run double from Brooke Grassia. 

• The Falcons scored two in the fourth to reach the final margin. 

• Sydney Bednarz earned the victory in the circle going four innings, allowing two runs on three hits with four strikeouts. 

• Etemad-Gilbertson finished the game 3-for-4 with two runs scored and three RBI, while Roone went 2-for-4 with a run scored and three RBI. 

• Grassia finished the game 2-for-3 with three runs scored and three RBI.