Baseball Swings Past Mass. Maritime 13-4

- Scores:  Framingham State 13, Mass. Maritime 4 

- Records:  Framingham State (7-7, 1-0 MASCAC), Mass. Maritime (9-7, 0-1 MASCAC)  

- Location:  Bowditch Field – Framingham, Mass. 

HOW IT HAPPENED: 

• In the bottom of the first the Rams grabbed a 1-0 lead on an RBI single to center from Robert Johnston. 

• Mass. Maritime tied the game in the top of the third on a solo homer to right from Michael Estrada. 

• The Rams took the lead back in the bottom of the third on a two-run homerun to left from Ryan Boyle. 

• In the top of the fifth, Zach Sylvia doubled home a run pulling the Bucs back within one, but Boyle connected on his second two run homerun of the game in the bottom of the inning putting the Rams on top 5-2. 

• Ryan Plocker stole home on the back end of a double steal, Shane Costello plated a run with a single and Johnston added a two-run single in the bottom of the sixth pushing the lead to 9-2. 

• Boyle connected on his third home run of the day in the seventh pushing the lead to 13-2. The Bucs added single runs in the top of the eighth and ninth to reach the final margin. 

• Gilleran earned the victory on the hill going nine innings allowing four earned runs on seven hits with eight strikeouts. Gilleran also went 2-for-5 at the plate in the game. 

• Boyle finished the game 3-for-4 with three homeruns, four runs scored and seven RBI, while Johnston finished the game with three hits and three RBI.