Lancers Set Career Marks in Sweep of Falcons

Worcester, MA- Coming off a strong week last week the Worcester State Softball team (12-12, 5-3) looked to continue their winning success in a double game day set with the Falcons of Fitchburg State. On the hunt not just for another win, but some career milestones seniors Bella Gasbarro (Leominster, MA), Emma Lapoint (Westfield, MA), Bailey Tammaro (Fitchburg, MA) and junior Peyton Maloney (West Boylston, MA) were are on career marks in hitting, RBIs and strikeouts. 

Final

Worcester State: 13

Fitchburg State: 3

How it Happened:

Worcester went on the attack quick in game one action as Gasbarro would double to left center  to record her 100th and 101st RBI of the season and send across Lapoint and senior Amanda Adamuska (Dudley, MA). First year Zoie Stevens (Claremont, NH) singled down the left field line to send Gasbarro home for the 3-0 lead. Senior Carisa Andrews (Medford, MA) would grab two bases to advance Stevens and score senior Morgan Keefe (Dracut, MA) before Tammaro would go for the sacrifice fly to bring Stevens home and the 5-0 lead in the first. 

The Falcons would get a single run back in the bottom of the inning but Worcester would reclaim the five run lead at the top of the second as Lapoint crossed off a Falcons error. The third would again see Worcester on the mark as Tammaro hit a triple to send in first year Mackenzie Roy (Fitchburg, MA) before junior Cali Brouillard (Millbury, MA) would ground to bring in Tammaro for an 8-1 lead. 

The fourth would find Stevens doubling to left field to send in Keefe as a Roy ground out would send home Stevens on the error. Tammaro would nail her career 100th hit for a triple to send in Andrews as Brouillard singled up the middle for a Tammaro run for the 12-1 control. 

The fifth inning would see each team battle with Worcester grabbing one further run on a Stevens single to right field sending in Lapoint and Fitchburg grabbing two runs back in the bottom of the inning before Worcester found the third out for the 13-3 game one victory.

Maloney would record seven strikeouts for her career 200th in the victory.

Final

Worcester State: 8

Fitchburg State: 0

How it Happened:

The second game would have a similar feel to the first game as Gasbarro doubled to left center to score two with Lapoint and Adamuska. Keefe would send a single to right center to bring Gasbarro across before sophomore Laurel Field (Holden, MA) nailed a shot through the right side for the 4-0 lead. 

The second would find Worcester extending their lead as Gasbarro singled to left field to bring Adamuska. Senior Camden Heenan (Webster, MA) would add to the action with a double that would send home Gasbarro and Lapoint for the 7-0 lead through two. 

The top of the third would not see the action stop as Adamuska singled to left center to bring in Brouillard for the 8-0 lead which would hold until the final out of the bottom of the fifth as the Lancers swept the Falcons.

Junior Taylor Coonan (Grafton, MA) would record three strikeouts in the game for the win. 

What's Next:

Worcester State (14-12, 7-3) jumps right back into action tomorrow as they travel to Gordon in a rescheduled rematch with game one set for 3pm.