Five Run Third Propels Baseball Past Salem 6-2

Northboro, Mass. - The Framingham State University baseball team tallied five runs in the bottom of the third to erase a 2-0 deficit in route to a 6-2 victory over Salem State University in Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) action this afternoon at the New England Baseball Complex. 

THE BASICS:

- Scores:         Framingham State 6, Salem State 2

- Records:      Framingham State (12-11, 6-3 MASCAC), Salem State (10-11, 4-5 MASCAC)

- Location:     New England Baseball Complex – Northboro, Mass.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Salem State grabbed the early lead with single runs in the top of the first and third.  In the first, Traverse Briana plated a run with a single to left and in the third Briana doubled to center driving in a run.
• The Rams got on the board with five in the third.  Senior Aaron Williams (Brockton, Mass.) singled and then scored when classmate Kyle Lippert (Carlsbad, Calif.) belted a two run homer to right.  Senior Kyle Dembrowski (Natick, Mass.) and junior Cory Caraher (Plymouth, Mass.) added RBI singles, while senior Joe Ambrosino (Bradeton, Fla.) scored on a wild pitch.
• A sacrifice fly from Ambrosino with the bases loaded in the bottom of the sixth accounted for the final run in the game.
• Senior Al Wallach (Nahant, Mass.) earned the win on the hill for the Rams going seven innings and allowing two earned runs on seven hits with a walk and eight strikeouts.
• Joshua Bell took the loss for the Vikings going two and two thirds allowing five earned runs on seven hits with a walk and two strikeouts.
• Lippert finished the game two-for-four at the plated with two RBI and a run scored, while Caraher also finished the game with a pair of hits.
• Briana paced the Vikings with three hits in three at bats, while Kyle O'Connor added a pair of hits and scored both runs.
• The game was the second game of a MASCAC doubleheader that was started on Tuesday and stopped due to weather. The game was replayed in its entirety due to MASCAC policies.

UP NEXT:

The Rams are back in action Friday when they travel to Worcester State for a MASCAC game at 3:30 p.m., while the Vikings are back in action on Friday when they begin a three game series with Westfield State.