No. 19 Babson Defeats Baseball 9-2

Babson Park, Mass. - The Framingham State University baseball surrendered eight runs with two outs as the Rams were defeated 9-2 by 19^th ranked Babson College in non-conference action this afternoon at Govoni Baseball Field. 

THE BASICS:

- Scores:         Babson 9, Framingham State 2

- Records:      Framingham State (6-8), Babson (12-2)

- Location:     Govoni Baseball Field – Babson Park, Mass.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Sophomore Peter Feinman (Virginia Beach, Va.) recorded a career-high nine strikeouts over six innings for Babson.
• Junior Matthew Valente (Wyckoff, N.J.) went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBI, classmate Jake Oliger (Newtown, Conn.) had two hits and scored twice, and sophomore Alex Reynolds (Hopkinton, Mass.) hit a two-run homer for the Beavers. Senior Eric Jaun (Loveland, Ohio) also had two RBI in support of Feinman, who improved to 2-0 after giving up just one run on his hits to win his second consecutive start.
• Junior Bobby Higgins (Barnstable, Mss.) went 2-for-4 at the plate and classmate RC Goodman (Springfield, Mass.) drove in a run for the Rams. First-year Anthony Panza (Watertown, Mass.) shouldered the loss to fall to 0-1 after giving up eight earned runs in 3.0 innings. Four relievers combined to record six strikeouts while giving up just three hits over the final five frames.
• The Green and White jumped on top by scoring four times with two outs in the bottom of the first. Junior Sean Harrington (Walpole, Mass.) drove in first-year Thomas Lapham (Charlestown, Mass.) with a single to center and scored on Oliger's double to the wall in center, while Jaun and Valente followed with back-to-back RBI singles for a 4-0 advantage.
• Framingham State got on the board in the top of the third when senior Kyle Dembrowski (Natick, Mass.) scored following a leadoff double, but the Beavers responded with a five-spot in the bottom of the frame. Jaun drove in Harrington with a sacrifice fly and Reynolds cranked a two-run homer, the first of his career, as Babson scored four times with two outs to extend its lead to 9-1.
• The Rams added a final run in the top of the sixth inning as they capitalized on a wild pitch to score.

UP NEXT:

The Rams are back in action on Friday morning when they open MASCAC action against MCLA at the NEBC at 11 a.m.  

Release courtesy of Babson Sports Information