Salem State 1, Worcester State 0
Salem, MA -- Salem State freshman Sarah Brown (North
Attleboro, MA) ripped a two-out triple in the bottom of the eighth
inning to lead Vikings to a thrilling 1-0 victory over the
Worcester State Lancers in the first round of the MASCAC Conference
Softball post-season tournament.
Brown, knocked in Jenna Lentine (Methuen, MA), who had singled,
with the game-winner to force a showdown with No 1. seed Westfield
State on Saturday, May 8th at 1:00 PM. Worcester State will now
face Framingham State in an elimination game at 11:00 AM.
Lady Vikings' starting pitcher Katelynn Fanning went
all eight innings, giving up seven hits with 10 strikeouts to earn
the shutout. Worcester State's Michaella Mahoney
(Shrewsbury, MA) went toe-to-toe with Fanning, allowing only one
run in seven and two thirds innings on just five hits and eight
strikeouts.
Mahoney drops to 13-9 on the season with the loss. Six of her nine setbacks have been one-run loses. Fanning improves to 18-4 with the triumph.
Worcester State (19-16) had a couple of opportunities
to score in the game, but Salem State (30-7-1) took advantage of
the Lancer's aggressive base-running and kept the game scoreless
until winning in extra innings.
The Lancers had a chance to go on top in the first inning,
but Erica Cordio (Leominster, MA), who led off the
game with a walk, was tagged out at home by Fanning after the ball
got past catcher Amanda Scola (Leominster, MA).
Cordio and Jamie Jacobs (Billerica, MA) each went
2-for-3 for the Lancers. Lentine finished with a hit and run scored
for Salem State, which has defeated Worcester State for the third
straight time this year.
Release Courtesy of Salem State Sports Information