Box Score | Tournament Bracket
BRIDGEWATER, Mass. --- Junior Katelyn
Doherty’s (Lynnfield, MA) walk-off RBI triple in the
seventh inning lifted No. 3 seeded Salem State to a, 2-1, win over
No. 4 seeded Framingham State in an elimination game of the 2008
MASCAC Softball Tournament hosted by Bridgewater State College.
The Vikings (20-20) will meet the winner of the Winner’s
Bracket championship game between top-seeded Bridgewater and
second-seeded Westfield State. The Rams finish their 2008 campaign
with a 16-23 record.
Salem State broke a scoreless tie on a solo home-run by sophomore
centerfielder Jess Baird (Worcester, MA) in the
bottom of the fifth. The dinger was her MASCAC-leading 10th of the
season.
Framingham State responded in the top of the sixth when freshman
leftfielder Andrea DiTerlizzi (Shrewsbury, MA)
drove in junior third baseman Colleen Clancy
(Lynn, MA) from second with an RBI single with two outs. Clancy led
off the inning with a single and advanced to second on a wild
pitch.
The Ram’s had a golden opportunity to score the go-ahead runs
in the top of the seventh with runners on second and third and one
out, but Doherty ended the threat with two quick outs.
Salem State sophomore shortstop Katie Oram (Lynn,
MA) led off the bottom of the seventh with a single, which set the
stage for Doherty’s walk-off triple.
Doherty improved to 13-7 with the win for the Vikings. She went the
distance, pitching all seven innings, giving up a run while
scattering five hits. Doherty finished with three strikeouts.
Framingham State senior Kelly Knox (Framingham,
MA) absorbed the loss for the Rams. Knox hurled a complete game
allowing two runs while yielding nine hits. She also tallied four
strikeouts.
Baird and sophomore Erica Sonia (Lynn, MA) each
went 2-for-3 for the Vikings. Baird finished an RBI and a run
scored.
For the Rams, DiTerlizzi went 1-for-3 with the lone RBI for
Framingham State.
Release written by Steven M. Miller, Jr --- Sports Information Correspondent