Softball Rallies for a Pair of Victories over Wentworth

Game 1: Framingham State 10, Wentworth 9  

• The Leopards got on the board in the top of the first inning on an RBI triple from Briana Beverly and an RBI ground out from Aurora Wilks. 

• The Rams cut the deficit in half in the bottom of the inning on an RBI double by Shelby Roode. 

• The Rams took their first lead of the day, 3-2, with a pair of runs in the bottom of the second. Morgan Poli delivered an RBI single and Mercedes Jimenez scored on a wild pitch.  

• Wentworth took the lead back in the top of the third with a pair of runs and added two more in the top of the fourth to lead 6-3. 

• The Rams plated four runs in the bottom of the fifth including an RBI pinch hit double for Abby Clark and a two run triple to right from Kyleigh McGreevy to retake the lead, 7-6. 

• The Rams tacked on three more in the bottom of the sixth extending the lead to 10-6 heading to the seventh. 

• Beverly led off the top of the seventh with a solo homer to right for the Leopards. Ceilidh Higgins and Erin Hancock added RBI base hits closing the gap to 10-9, but Caroline Hughes was able to end the game with a strikeout. 

Game 2: Framingham State 11, Wentworth 7 

• In game two, the Leopards once again grabbed a 1-0 lead in the top of the first on an Alexandra Pina RBI single. 

• The Rams tied the game in the bottom of the inning on a Jimenez RBI ground out. 

• Wentworth plated three runs in the top of the second and one in the third to open up a 5-1 lead. Beverly delivered a two run triple in the second and Sabrina Haarstick added an RBI double in the third. 

• The Rams plated six runs in the bottom of the fifth to retake the lead for good. Gwendolyn Carpenter plated the first with a single down the leftfield line and Kelsey McGuill followed with a two run single of her own. Clark added an RBI single and McGuill scored on a wild pitch.  

• Camille Desrochers, who set a new FSU career mark for doubles earlier in the game, launched a solo homer to center in the bottom of the sixth and McGuill added a three run double pushing the Rams lead to 11-5. 

• The Leopards threatened in the top of the seventh with Beverly leading off with a single and scoring on a wild pitch. Higgins added an RBI ground out, but that was as close as the Leopards would get as Hughes got a ground out to end the game.