Baseball Falls to Fisher 9-5
Lynn, Mass. - Behind a strong pitching performance from junior Austin Brodie (Haverhill, Mass.) the Fisher College Falcons upended the visiting Framingham State University Rams tonight, 9-5, in non-conference action at Fraser Field.
The right-hander tossed six solid innings allowing Framingham State (12-10) to score four runs, one earned, on nine hits while striking out three and walking just one. He earned his third win in as many starts on the season while bringing his ERA down to just 1.82.
The Falcon offense erupted for five runs in the bottom of the second. With one out and runners on first and second, freshman Victor Lebron (Union City, NJ) laced an RBI double into the left center gap. Sophomore Sammy Alejandro (East Hartford, CT) then belted a triple down the right field line which plated both sophomore Sebastiano Petruzzelli (Saugus, MA), who singled earlier in the inning, and Lebron to give Fisher a 3-1. The Falcons weren't done as senior Mike Oliveira (Tewksbury, MA) singled home Alejandro and came around to score on a throwing error by the Rams.
Fisher would add two more runs in the third inning, courtesy of RBI singles from Oliveira and junior Gary Lunetta (North Andover, MA).
Framingham State would make things interesting as they plated three runs in the fourth inning. Trailing 7-1, Danny Chaisson (Watertown, Mass.) and Joe Sheehan (Burlington, Mass.) both singled through the right side before freshman Tony Iafolla (Medfield, Mass.) laced an RBI single. FSU would score the next two runs on an error by Fisher's shortstop and an RBI single by junior Chris Blydell (Lynn, Mass.).
Fisher (13-22) would tack on solo runs in the fourth and eighth before allowing a run in the ninth to close out the game.
A trio of freshman relievers pitched the seventh, eighth and ninth for Fisher College to secure the victory. Moises Melo-Reyes (Methuen, MA) allowed just one hit in his inning of work while Davidson Peguero (Boston, MA) struck out two in a perfect 1-2-3 inning. Andrew Hurd (Barnstable, MA) gave up a run in the ninth but was able to get out of a bases loaded jam as Fisher took home the win.
Oliveira finished the evening going 4-for-4 with 2 RBI and played a terrific defensive second base. Petruzzelli was 3-for-4 while Alejandro went 2-for-4 with 2 RBI. Senior Jose Rodriguez (Clermont, FL), the team's leading hitter, added a 2-for-4 performance as he raised his average to a robust .355.
Framingham State saw multi-hit games from Will Crofton (Hopkinton, Mass.), 3-for-5, and Sheehan, 2-for-4. Iafolla, Blydell and Danny Tomasz (Newburyport, Mass.), along with Sheehan combined for all of the RBIs.
Fisher will play a four game series with Briarcliffe College this weekend, while the Rams travel to Westfield State for a pair of conference games on Saturday afternoon.
Release courtesy of Fisher Sports Information.