AUBURNDALE, Fla. - March 12, 2017 - The Colby-Sawyer and Framingham State baseball teams split a pair of games at the Lake Myrtle Baseball Complex on Sunday afternoon. The Colby-Sawyer pitching staff struck out eight Rams in the first game and 10 in the second game.
The Rams took the first game 4-3, while Colby-Sawyer won the nightcap 8-5. The Chargers are now 2-2 and will play a single nine inning game on Monday at 3 p.m. against Stockton. Framingham State goes to 2-3 and will play Rowan tomorrow.
GAME ONE - Framingham State 4, Colby-Sawyer 3
The Rams took the early lead in game with a pair of runs in the bottom of the first inning. They loaded the bases and sophomore Jordan Pallazola (Rockport, Mass.) delivered a two RBI single to left. The Rams reloaded the bases with one out, but a double play ball ended the inning.
The Chargers got a run back in the top of the second inning as
Connor Henry (East Boston, Mass.) crossed the plate on the back end of a double steal.
The Rams pushed the lead back to two in the bottom of the third. Cameron Borelli (Peabody, Mass.) knocked in junior Kyle Pileski (Bristol, Conn.) with a sacrifice fly to center.
Colby-Sawyer loaded the bases in the top off the fourth with two outs and senior
Jackson Musco (Litchfield, N.H.) delivered a two-run single to right to knot the game at 3-3.
The Rams answered in the bottom of the inning with what proved to be the game-winning run. Junior Matt Brockett (Guilford, Conn.) singled and then scored from first on a single to right off the bat of Ryan Wardwell (Hudson, Mass.).
Kevin Connelly earned the win on the mound going five innings and allowing three runs on six hits with five strikeouts. Mike Andrews (Stoneham, Mass.) tossed an inning of scoreless relief, while Chris Riga (Westfield, Mass.) earned his second save of the year tossing a scoreless seventh.
Colby-Sawyer sophomore
Ryan Glendye (Litchfield, N.H.) was saddled with the loss after tossing a complete game in his first collegiate start. He surrendered three earned runs and struck out eight.
Musco knocked in two of the Chargers' three runs and was one of six different Colby-Sawyer players to record a hit.
GAME TWO - Colby-Sawyer 8, Framingham State 5
The Rams put three runs on the board in their first at bat. Pallazola doubled home a pair of runs and Borrelli drove in Pallazola with a single down the left field line.
Colby-Sawyer got a run back in the bottom of the first when Musco scored from third on the throw to first after a dropped third strike.
Manny Powers (Malden, Mass.) pushed the lead back to three for FSU in the top of the second with an RBI, but Colby-Sawyer scored three in the bottom of the frame to tie the game at 4-4. Musco knocked in a run and was followed by a two-run single by senior
Nathan Frongillo (Haverhill, Mass.).
The Chargers took their first lead of the game in the third after an
Austin Butler (Saunderstown, R.I.) RBI ground out made the score 5-4.
Colby-Sawyer added three insurance runs in the fifth on an RBI double from Butler and a two-run single from junior
Doug Avellino (Woodstock, Vt.). in the bottom of the fifth to extend the lead to 8-4.
The Rams closed the scoring in the seventh on a Pallazola homerun.
Colby-Sawyer junior
Connor Henry (East Boston, Mass.) went the first 3.2 innings on the mound. He finished with seven strikeouts, including the first five outs of the game. Junior
Chris Hood (Manchester, N.H.) got the win by pitching the final 3.1 innings. He gave up just one hit and struck out three.
Alex Irwin took the loss for the Rams.
Avellino, Frongillo and Butler finished the game with two RBIs each.
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