Trailblazers Earn First MASCAC Win in Split With Falcons
(Courtesy of Fitchburg State Sports Information)
FITCHBURG, Mass. - Fitchburg State University (10-8, 3-3 MASCAC) settled for a split against Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (8-7, 1-3 MASCAC) n a Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) baseball doubleheader on Sunday at St. Bernard's Holman Field. The Falcons held on for a 4-3 victory in the opening game, and then fell in extra-innings to the Trailblazers, 3-1 in the nightcap.
Fitchburg State tallied their first run of the game in the bottom of the second inning when Roel Fernandez hit an RBI single up the middle that score Mike St. John from third base.
MCLA scored three runs in the top of the seventh, but the comeback attempt fell short when Rory Slattery grounded out to the pitcher Javier Lozada to strand the tying and potential winning runs on base.
Robert Jutras suffered the loss for the Trailblazers going five innings, while Todd Hunt threw one inning of relief in the setback.
MCLA took an early 1-0 lead as Tyler Benoit reached on an error by the second baseman that scored Nate Alibozek from third base. The Falcons answered in the bottom of the second on a sacrifice bunt by Beaulieu that advanced Louis Ortiz to third, then proceeded to score on an error on the throw to third.
The Trailblazers would finally break the deadlock in the top of the ninth as the bases became loaded with one out and Billy Pulasky singled to third base to score Slattery for the go-ahead run. MCLA tacked on an additional run on a sacrifice fly by Alon Willing to right field that plated home Slayter Aubin.
Nik Powers threw seven innings in the no-decision with two strikeouts while yielding just three hits, while Tommy Parsons suffered the loss with one earned run and one walk.