Softball Ends Season with Loss in Opening Round of MASCAC Tournament
Worcester, Mass. – The sixth Framingham State University softball team was eliminated from the 2013 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) Softball Championship Tournament with a 7-2 loss against third seed Worcester State this afternoon at Rockwood Park.
Senior Kylene Pease (Ashland, MA) went 2-for-4 with two runs and a pair of RBIs to lead Worcester State to the victory.
The Lancers (23-15) advance to the quarterfinal round to take on second MCLA tomorrow on the road at 3 o'clock. The Rams see their season come to a close at 9-30 overall.
Pease helped give the Blue and Gold the early 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first when she crossed home plate on a passed ball. She reached on a lead-off single, moved to second on a sacrifice and reached third on a ground-out.
The score remained the same until the hosts plated five runs in the bottom of the fifth for the commanding 6-0 edge.
The Lancers took advantage of a pair of miscues as the frame was highlighted by a two-run single by Pease and fielder's choice RBIs by freshman Hayley Terry (N. Dighton, MA) and sophomore Katie Storro (Leominster, MA).
Framingham State broke the shutout in the top of the sixth on a run producing base-knock by sophomore Tiffany Agostini (Rehoboth, MA), who plated freshman Kourtney Kacian (Gardner, MA).
Worcester State got the run back in the bottom of the sixth on an RBI ground-out by senior Alex Kerr (Franklin, MA) to bring in junior Hillary Hart (Clinton, MA).
The Rams tried to mount a rally in the seventh on a run-scoring single by freshman Helen Falzone (Ashland, MA), but the uprising was short-lived as senior Hannah Everson (Methuen, MA) ended the game inducing a fly-out.
Everson (9-5) went the distance as she allowed two runs, one earned, on six hits with a pair of punch-outs.
Senior Yaya Faria (Acton, MA) went the first five frames giving up six runs, one earned, on six hits while she struck out one batter.
Pease was the lone multi-hitter for the Lancers, who out-hit the Rams 7-6, while Agostini went 2-for-3 with an RBI for the visitors.
Release courtesy of WSU Sports Information.