Buc Ball Drops Series Opener to Rams on the Road
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Mass. Maritime | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 0 |
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Framingham St. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | X | 6 | 8 | 0 |
FRAMINGHAM, Mass -- The Buccaneers and Rams opened their three-game conference series on Friday afternoon in Framingham. The Bucs held an early lead in the game but couldn't hold on, ultimately dropping the series opener, 6-4.
The Basics
Final: Rams 6, Buccaneers 4
Records: Maritime 18-16 (9-7)
Framingham 10-23 (6-10)
On the Mound
Maritime: Ben Zchau (L, 1-2): 5 IP | 4 H | 3 R | 3 ER | 4 BB | 2 K
Framingham: Matthew DeCarney (W, 1-1): 2 IP | 2 H | 0 R | 1 BB | 1 K
Ben Respress (Sv, 1): 2 IP | 3 H | 0 R | 0 BB | 1 K
Inside The Numbers
Maritime
- AJ Pietrafesa, Colsen Loughren, Michael Estrada, and Damon White had two hits apiece. Aaron Cole, Evan Vieira, and Jake Houston each had a hit.
- Cole drove in two runs, and Estrada and Houston drove in one.
- Cole, Pietrafesa, Houston, and White scored the Buc runs.
- Cole and Houston hit home runs, and Estrada and White had doubles.
Framingham
- Christian Cox had two hits in the win. Massimo Mondi, Steven Burbank, Jeancarlos Espinal, Dane Frellick, Daniel Robichaud, and Lucas Basile all had a hit.
- Robichaud drove in three runs, and Cox knocked in two. Frellick had one RBI in the game.
- Mondi, Cox, Burbank, Frellick, John Lynch, and Robichaud all scored.
- Cox and Robichaud had home runs, and Mondi hit a double.
- Mondi and Burbank had stolen bases in the win.
How It Happened
Houston put the Bucs up 1-0 in the top of the second with a solo home run over the left field fence.
In the top of the fourth, Cole extended the Buccaneers lead to three runs with a two-run home run, scoring himself and White. Maritime led 3-0 after four.
Estrada added another run for Maritime in the top of the fifth with a double to left field, scoring Pietrafesa, and the Bucs led 4-0.
In the bottom of the sixth, the Rams charged back into the game, first with a Cox two-run home run to center field, cutting the lead in half, 4-2. Then, Frellick singled in Burbank to make it a one-run game, 4-3. Later in the inning, Robichaud hit a two-run home run to give Framingham the lead, 6-4.
DeCarney and Respress shut down the Maritime bats the rest of the way, and the Rams won game one of the MASCAC series, 6-4.
What's Next
The Bucs and Rams meet in Buzzards Bay on Sunday, April 27th, for a conference doubleheader beginning at noon.
