MASSACHUSETTS MARITIME SOFTBALL

Monday, April 16, 2012

Alison Rollins Field, Buzzards Bay, Mass.

GAME #1 FINAL:          FITCHBURG STATE 14, MASSACHUSETTS MARITIME 0 (5 INNINGS)

                                                                        123       45                      R          H          E

Fitchburg State (10-19, 3-4 MASCAC)              019       40         -           14         13         1

Massachusetts Maritime (2-14, 0-5 MASCAC)  000       00         -           0          4          0

BATTERIES

FIT:       Allison Cousins and Megan Breault

MMA:   Janelle Beaulieu and Holly McLaughlin

WP:      Cousins (6-8)     LP:       Beaulieu (1-7)    Home Runs:  FIT – Alycia McGrail (1), Marissa Binnall (1)

GAME #2 FINAL:          FITCHBURG STATE 14, MASSACHUSETTS MARITIME 0 (5 INNINGS)

                                                                        1          2          345                   R          H          E

Fitchburg State (11-19, 4-4 MASCAC)              0          10        220       -        14         18         1

Massachusetts Maritime (2-15, 0-6 MASCAC)  0          0          000       -           0          3          5

BATTERIES

FIT:       Brittany Whiting and Allison Page

MMA:   Jennifer March and Holly McLaughlin

WP:      Whiting (5-11)    LP:       March (1-8)        Home Run:  FIT – Ashley Forgues (1)

BUZZARDS BAY, Mass. --  Junior Alycia McGrail (North Brookfield, Mass.) rapped out seven hits and drove in five runs to lead Fitchburg State to a sweep of a Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference softball doubleheader from Massachusetts Maritime by identical 14-0 finals Monday afternoon at Alison Rollins Field.

The visiting Falcons (11-19, 4-4 MASCAC) rapped out 31 hits and used a nine-run third inning rally in the opener to go with a 10-run second inning outburst in the nightcap to post their sweep, as McGrail belted a grand slam in the opener for Fitchburg State, which also received a three-run homer off the bat of sophomore Marissa Binnall (Fitchburg, Mass.) in the lid-lifter.  Sophomore Ashley Forgues (Fitchburg, Mass.) collected four hits on the day for the visitors, including a three-run homer in the nightcap, while sophomore Shannon Fitzgerald (Blackstone, Mass.) also chipped in with four hits for the Falcons, who received three hits each from junior Lauren Weitz (Billerica, Mass.), sophomore Emily Pomer (Groveland, Mass.) and freshman Amanda Whitelaw (Flemington, N.J.).  Senior Allison Cousins (Leominster, Mass.) tossed a four-hit shutout and fanned five to pick up her sixth win in the opener for Fitchburg State, while freshman Brittany Whiting (Sharon, Mass.) went the distance with a three-hit shutout and four strikeouts inside the circle in the nightcap for the Falcons to claim her fifth victory.

Senior Holly McLaughlin (Belmont, Mass.) rapped out a pair of doubles in the opening game setback for the host Buccaneers (2-15, 0-6 MASCAC), who also received a pair of hits off the bat of junior Meghan Thibeault (Scituate, Mass.) in the nightcap.  Senior Christina Colarusso (Middleboro, Mass.) and sophomore Crystal Sherman (Charlton, Mass.) added singles on the day for Massachusetts Maritime, as junior Janelle Beaulieu (Buzzards Bay, Mass.) added a single and struck out one in the opening game.  Sophomore Jennifer March (Pawtucket, R.I.) fanned a pair inside the circle for the Buccaneers in the nightcap.

Massachusetts Maritime heads to Salem, Mass. on Wednesday afternoon to take on Salem State in a Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference doubleheader that begins at 5:00 p.m., while Fitchburg State travels to Henniker, N.H. on Wednesday afternoon to take on New England College in a non-league twinbill that begins at 3:30 p.m.