Bucs Lose Tight Conference Double Header to Falcons at Home

BUZZARDS BAY, Mass – The Buccaneers opened conference play Friday evening against Fitchburg State and lost the MASCAC opener 9-7. Now playing three-game conference series, the Buccaneers and Falcons met on Taylor's Point on Saturday afternoon for two more games. Friday night's game was a preview of what was to come Saturday in terms of score. Unfortunately, the scores did not fall in favor of the Buccaneers as they dropped the three game series to the Falcons with 3-2 and 1-0 scores on Saturday.

Game One

How It Happened

The starting pitchers for both teams, with a little help from their defense, kept the offenses off the board for the first three innings of game one. In the fourth inning of the seven inning affair, the Falcons scored to break the scoreless tie on an RBI single by catcher Matthew Pingatore (Rutland, Mass).

Up 1-0, the Falcons found two more opportunities to score in the top of the fifth and did just that. Vincent Eramo (Shirley, Mass) singled to score one, Josh Macomber (Berkley, Mass) grounded in to a fielder's choice to bring a run home from third. In the bottom of the frame, the Buccaneers closed the gap, scoting two runs on a Matt Langan (North Easton, Mass) single and then Joe Sanchez (Dracut, Mass) was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded. Fitchburg got out of the inning with a one-run lead intact. Neither team scored in the sixth or seventh and the Falcons won game two, essentially winning the conference series, 3-2, with one game left to play between the teams.

Inside The Numbers

On The Mound

Mass Maritime: Mason Ashburn (East Freetown, Mass) (L, 1-4): 5 IP | 3 H | 3 R | 3 ER | 7 BB | 7 K

Fitchburg State: Aidan Ward (Dunstable, Mass) (W, 3-0): 5 IP | 5 H | 2 R | 2 ER | 0 BB | 5 K

Fitchburg State: Shaun Gamelin (West Kingston, R.I.) (Sv, 4): 1 IP | 0 H | 0 R | 0 BB | 1 K

At The Plate

Maritime went 5-for-24 at the plate. Jackson Simone (Seattle, Wash) had two hits in the game, including a double, the only extra base hit for the Bucs.

Sanchez and Langan drove in the two runs for Maritime.

Buc hitters struck out eight times, drew no walks and left four runners on base.

Fitchburg bested the Bucs by one it in the game, going 6-for-26 at the plate. Eramo has the lone multi-hit game. The Falcons had no extra base hits in the game.

Falcon hitters walked seven times, struck out eight times and were left on base on 10 occasions.

Game Two

How It Happened

The second game of the day, third of the series, was an old fashioned pitcher's duel. Each starter went seven innings and only Fitchburg went to the bullpen. There were only five hits between the two team, and the lone run, in the extra frame, came off the bat of Nicholas Cordeau (Melrose, Mass) in the form of a go ahead and eventual game winning home run over the right field fence.

Inside The Numbers

On The Mound

Mass Maritime: John Teehan (Boston, Mass) (L, 1-2): CG | 8 IP | 4 H | 1 R | 1 ER | 2 BB | 9 K

Fitchburg State: Tommy Parsons (Peabody, Mass) (W, 1-0): 7 IP | 1 H | 0 R | 1 BB | 13 K

Fitchburg State: Shaun Gamelin (West Kingston, Mass) (Sv, 5): 1 IP | 0 H | 0 R | 0 BB | 1 K

At The Plate

Jackson Simone (Seattle, Wash) had the lone hit, a single, for the Bucs in the game.

Maritime hitters walked once, struck out 14 times and were left on base on three occasions.

Fitchburg had just four hits in the game, including Cordeau's home run. Matthew Pingatore (Rutland, Mass) had the only other extra base hit for the visitors, a double.

Falcon Hitters walked twice, struck out nine times and left five runners on base.

Up Next: the Buccaneers travel to Bridgewater State on Wednesday for a single nine inning conference game beginning at 3:30pm.