Baseball Comes From Five Down to Defeat Rivier 11-6

- Scores:  Framingham State 11, Rivier 6 

- Records:  Framingham State (9-8), Rivier (5-14)  

- Location:  Bowditch Field – Framingham, Mass. 

HOW IT HAPPENED: 

• Rivier tallied five runs in the top of the first inning opening up the five run advantage. 

• The Rams began to chip away at the lead in the bottom of the third with three runs. Ryan Boyle got the Rams on the board with a two run homer to center and Matthew Shaver added an RBI single. 

• The Rams tied the game with two in the bottom of the fourth on a Shane Costello RBI base hit and a sacrifice fly from Boyle. 

• The Rams took the lead for good in the bottom of the fifth inning with three runs. Evan Kirkpatrick doubled in a pair and Costello added an RBI single. 

• The Rams added three more in the sixth before Rivier tallied a single run in the top of the ninth to reach the final margin. 

• Freshan Adam Martin earned the victory on the mound tossing six and a third innings of scoreless relief allowing just one hit with one walk and 10 strikeouts. 

• Shaver and Kirkpatrick finished the game with three hits apiece, while Costello finished 4-for-6 with a run scored and two RBI.