Baseball Falls to Clarkson 12-9

Auburndale, Fla. - The Framingham State University baseball team was defeated 12-9 by Clarkson this afternoon in non-conference action at the RussMatt Central Florida Invitational.   

THE BASICS: 

- Scores:  Clarkson 12, Framingham State 9 

- Records: Framingham State (0-6), Clarkson (6-3) 

- Location:  Lake Myrtle – Auburndale, Fla 

INSIDE THE NUMBERS 

• Clarkson grabbed a 1-0 lead in the top of the first, but the Rams cut the deficit in half on a Ryan Boyle double in the bottom of the inning. 

• Clarkson added five in the top of the second pushing the lead to 7-1. 

• The Rams closed the gap to 7-6 in the bottom of the second. Dane Frellick plated a run with a single, Boyle walked with the bases loaded and JC Espinal tripled with the bases loaded driving in three. 

• Clarkson used four in the top of the third pushing the advantage to 11-6. The Rams closed the gap to 11-9 in the bottom of the fourth inning. Boyle just missed a home run when his shot to right bounced back into play off the top of the fence driving in a run. Espinal added an RBI double, and Joseph Cicchetti added a sacrifice fly. 

• Clarkson added a single run in the seventh to reach the final margin. 

• Boyle finished the game 2-for-3 at the plate with a double, triple, two runs scored and three RBI, while Espinal finished the game 2-for-5 with a double, triple and four RBI. 

• Maxwell Jreaswec took the loss on the hill for the Rams going an inning and two thirds allowing seven runs. 

• PJ Moniz tossed five innings of relief allowing one earned run on six hits with two strikeouts and no walks.    

UP NEXT: 

The Rams are back in action on Thursday when they face Amherst beginning at 3 p.m.