Meczywor Delivers to Earn Split with Falcons
(Courtesy of Fitchburg State Sports Information)
FITCHBURG, Mass. – Fitchburg State and MCLA spilt the season series this afternoon as the Falcons posted a 5-4, 12 inning victory in game one before dropping the second game, 1-0 in Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) softball action at Donna Lee Withington Field this afternoon.
MCLA was paced by DiNicola, who finished 3-for-6 with a double and one run scored, while Watson collected three hits and an RBI. Offensively for Fitchburg State, Brown led the way, going 2-for-5, including two runs batted in and one run scored, while Kerr and Gemma combined for four hits with two doubles, one run scored and one RBI.
Game two featured a pitching duel as Merczywor outlasted Whiting. Merczywor finished the contest by giving up just four hits with four punchouts for MCLA before giving way to Quackenbush, who picked up her first save of the season, striking out four of the five batters she faced.
With the score 0-0 in the sixth inning, MCLA finally dented the score board in the top half of the stanza as Quackenbush singled through the right side with two outs and came around to score on a double to right to take a 1-0 advantage.
At the plate, Comtois led the way for Fitchburg State, collecting a double, while Gemma, Binnall and Brown notched the Falcons' other hits. Lucas paced the Trailblazers game two offense, hitting 2-for-3 with a pair of doubles and one RBI, while Quackenbush registered one hit and a run scored.