Bridgewater State Downs Fitchburg State
The Fitchburg State softball team battled was back in action this afternoon as it hosts Bridgewater State College in a MASCAC doubleheader.
Bridgewater State Downs Fitchburg State
Falcons suffered 6-2 setback in game one; fall 5-1 in game two
FITCHBURG, Mass. (April 19, 2010) - The Fitchburg State softball team battled was back in action this afternoon as it hosts Bridgewater State College in a MASCAC doubleheader. The Falcons suffered a 6-2 setback in game one, before falling 5-1 in game two.
Bridgewater State 6, Fitchburg State 2
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In the first game of the day, Bridgewater State clinched their 11th victory of the season, using a six run, ten hit attack in the process. Senior Meghan Noyes (Stoughton, Mass./Stoughton) led all Bear hitters, going 3-for-4 with a triple, two RBI and one run scored, while classmate Lauren Cucinotta (Franklin, Mass./Franklin) collected a pair of singles and one RBI. Freshman Brianna Strecker (Waterford, Conn./Waterford) was also strong, chipping in with a 2-for-3 effort and one run scored.
After three innings of scoreless play, Bridgewater State broke the game’s scoring drought with a three run, fourth inning. Junior Casey Hill (Randolph, Mass./Norfolk County) sparked the rally with a two-out RBI double, before scoring on a Falcon error.
The Bears would double their lead to 6-0 in the sixth inning as Cucinotta and Noyes belted RBI hits. Cucinotta ignited the Bridgewater State scoring surge with a RBI base-knock to left-center, before Noyes stepped in laced a two-run single to right..
The Falcons mustered a pair of runs in the seventh stanza, using RBI singles from freshman Jill Moses (Dedham, Mass./Dedham) and junior Lauren Donell (Ayer, Mass./Ayer), but the Fitchburg State comeback fell short as veteran hurler Jamie Dubinsky (Duxbury, Mass./Duxbury) shut the door for the Bears.
Dubinsky picked up the win for Bridgewater State, improving to 3-7 on the season with seven innings of two run ball. She scattered seven hits throughout the contest, while striking out nine in her complete game effort. Senior Bethany Stone (Wells, Maine/Wells) took the loss for the Falcons (1-7), giving up six unearned runs on ten hits and three strike outs.
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Bridgewater State 5, Fitchburg State 1
In the nightcap, Bridgewater State was able to edge out another close contest as the Bears topped the Falcons, 5-1 for their fourth conference victory of the season.
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Leading the way for Bridgewater State was senior left-fielder Megan Noyes, who tallied another set of base-hits, finishing 2-for-3 with one run scored. Sophomore Michaela Ferreira (Fall River, Mass./Durfee) was also strong with a single and two RBI, while classmate Jordan McDermott (E. Bridgewater, Mass./E. Bridgewater) added a pair of run, one hit and one RBI.
Fitchburg State put forth a six hit attack in game two led by senior Leigh Trzcinski (Worcester, Mass./South), who finished 2-for-4 with a double. Junior Meghan Jenkins (Dedham, Mass./Dedham) also collected a double and one run in the contest, while Moses and sophomore Ashley McKinnon (Raynham, Mass./Bridgewater Raynham) each added a hit.
Fitchburg State jumped out to 1-0 advantage in the opening frame, using back-to-back hits by Jenkins and McKinnon to plate a run, but Bridgewater State rallied back, taking a 2-1 lead in the top of the third on a two run single by Ferreira. In the sixth, the Bears upped their lead to 5-1, using a single by McDermott and Falcons miscue to score a trio of runs.
On the mound, freshman Meghan Dunn (Colchester, Conn./Bacon Academy) earned the win for the Bears (7-5), allowing one unearned run on six hits and a pair of strikeouts. Junior Nicole Monroe (Townsend, Mass./N. Middlesex) took the loss for Fitchburg State, falling to 4-8 on the year with a five-run, six hit complete game effort.
Fitchburg State (7-19, 1-7 MASCAC) returns to action on Thursday as it travels to Keene State College at 3 p.m. Bridgewater State (12-15, 4-2 MASCAC) returns to action tomorrow as it hosts Westfield State at 1 p.m.