Mass Maritime Sweeps Rams in Doubleheader

By Framingham State athletics

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FRAMINGHAM – The Framingham State University baseball team was defeated twice by Massachusetts Maritime Academy by scores of 2-0 and 6-2 Saturday afternoon in Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) action at Bowditch Field in Framingham.

Framingham State is now 1-2 in the Conference and 4-11 overall.

Mass Maritime is now 9-9 overall and 2-1 in the Conference.

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HOW IT HAPPENED:  

Game 1: Mass. Maritime 2, Framingham State 0 

• In the opener, but Bucs got on the board first in the top of the third on an RBI ground out off the bat off Alex Schlapak.  
• Mass. Maritime doubled their lead on an RBI single from Aidan Henderson in the top of the sixth. 
• The Rams threatened in the bottom of the sixth loading the bases with one out on a hit batter and singles from Ethan Moniz and Kennedy Wilson. Brodey Tinkham was able to work out of the inning with a double play ball for the Bucs and preserve the 2-0 lead. 
• Steven Burbank led off the bottom of the seventh with a single for the Rams, but Brenden Biardi was able to retire the next three batters and earn the save. 
• Anthony Panza took the loss for the Rams on the mound. Panza went seven innings allowing two earned runs on six hits with six strikeouts. 
• Tinkham earned the win for Bucs going six shutout innings allowing just five hits with three strikeouts. Biardi earned the save tossing a scoreless seventh allowing one hit. 

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Game 2: Mass Maritime 6, Framingham State 2 

• In game two, the Bucs grabbed the lead in the bottom of the first on an RBI groundout from Henderson. 
• Ryan Boyle tied the game in the bottom of the fourth with a solo home run to right field for the Rams. 
• The Bucs tacked on two more in the top of the fifth to lead 3-1. Schlapak plated the first run with a single to right and Zach Sylvia plated the second with a single. 
• Mass. Maritime capped their scoring with three more in the top of the sixth including an RBI single from John Tropea. 
• The Rams added a run in the bottom of the seventh when Jacob Buontempo scored on a Buc error to reach the final score. 
• Hunter Dean earned the win for the Bucs going seven innings allowing two runs, one earned, on six hits with three strikeouts. 
• Jack Foley took the loss for the Rams going five innings and allowing three runs, four earned, on four hits. 

UP NEXT: The Rams are back in action on Tuesday when they travel to Curry, while the Bus face off with Wentworth on Wednesday.