FITCHBURG, MA -- Coming off of their sweep over Bay Path on Wednesday, the Bucs traveled to Fitchburg to take on the Falcons in conference play on Thursday. The Falcons took both games, 10-0 and 6-2.

Game One

The Basics

Final: Falcons 10, Buccaneers 0

Records: Fitchburg (13-11, 3-2)

              Maritime (7-18, 0-5)

In the Circle

Fitchburg: Sarah Cahill (W, 9-4): 5 IP | 2 H | 0 R | 1 BB | 8 K

Maritime: Sicily DiDomenico (L, 4-9): 4 IP | 6 H | 10 R | 6 ER | 6 BB | 6 K

At The Plate

Maritime

• Abby Pope and Carleen Harring recorded the only two hits for the Bucs.
• Sicily DiDomenico drew a walk.

Fitchburg

• Audrey Johnson had two hits in the game.
• Four other Falcons recorded hits.
• Molly Grass and Morgan Cormier each had a double.
• Grass drove in two runs. Six other Falcons drove in runs in the win. 
• Grass worked two walks. Four other Falcons drew walks.
• Grass, Julia Gauvin and Cormier each scored twice.
• Gauvin and Johnson were credited with stolen bases.

How It Happened

Fitchburg scored in the bottom of the first to take a 1-0 lead. They added one run to that lead in each of the next two innings to take a 3-0 lead after three.

In the bottom of the fourth, the Falcons put the game away scoring seven runs to take a 10-0 lead. The Bucs couldn't get on the board, losing game one in five innings.

Game Two

The Basics

Final: Falcons 6, Buccaneers 2

Records: Fitchburg (14-11, 4-2)

              Maritime (7-19, 0-6)

In the Circle

Fitchburg: Stephanie Poulin (W, 2-3): 7 IP | 6 H | 2 R | 2 ER | 1 BB | 5 K

Maritime: Malarie Pittsley (L, 3-10): 6 IP | 8 H | 6 R | 2 ER | 1 BB | 2 K

At The Plate

Maritime

• Abby Pope, Cam Roberts-Capak, Mikayla Hunter, Kayley Wright, Maia Ostromecki, and Pittsley each had hits.
• Hunter drove in both Maritime runs.
• Pope and Roberts-Capak each scored a run.
• Pope drew the only walk of the game.
• Roberts-Capak recorded a double as her one hit. 

Fitchburg

• Audrey Johnson and Lundyn Forcier each had two hits in the win.
• Molly grass drove in two runs. Four other Falcons drove in runs.
• Six different players scored in the game.
• Grass drew the lone walk.
• Johnson and Morgan Cormier each had a double.
• Grass stole one bag.

How It Happened

Maritime took the lead in the top of the first inning on a Hunter single up the middle that scored Pope and Roberts-Capak. The Falcons erased that lead quickly in the bottom of the inning, scoring two runs to tie the game at 2-2 after one.

Fithburg took the lead for good in the bottom of the second, scoring one run and lead 3-2 after two.

In the fourth inning, Grass drove in her second run on a sacrifice fly to put her team up 4-2.

The hosts scored two more in the fifth to take a 6-2 lead. The Falcons held off the Bucs in the sixth and seventh to pick up the 6-2 win and sweep of the Bucs.

What's Next

The Buccaneers are back home on Monday, April 18th for a conference doubleheader with Worcester State at 12pm. It will also be senior day for the senior Bucs.