Salem State Splits Pair With Farmingdale State
Game 1
Game 1
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
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Farmingdale State | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 2 |
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Salem St. | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | X | 14 | 11 | 2 |
Game 2
Game 2
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Salem St. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
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Farmingdale State | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 1 |
WINTER HAVEN Fla. -- Salem State played Farmingdale State in doubleheader action on Thursday. The Vikings took game one, 14-9 before losing the second game 6-5. Salem State is now 3-4 on the season.
Game 1
Aidan Carabello earned the win in game one, pitching four innings of scoreless relief. He scattered three hits with a walk and strikeout. Owen Duggan and Lucas Rincon went deep for Salem State. Duggan finished 2-for-3 with a pair of RBI while Jake Boucher was 2-for-3 with three runs scored and an RBI. Aidan Lynch collected a pair of hits with two runs scored. Nolan Currier drove in four runs.
How It Happened
- The two teams exchanged three runs apiece in the first with Duggan connecting for a two-run home run in the bottom of the inning.
- Farmingdale State added three more in the second on an RBI triple by Ryan Tam.
- Rincon's home run in the third followed by a sacrifice fly by Currier cut the deficit to 6-5.
- RBI singles by Tyler Diez and Tam in the fourth made it 8-5 before an RBI groundout by Aiden Mehmel tacked on another run.
- The Vikings answered in the bottom of the inning as a fly ball off the bat of Currier brought home three runs after a misplay by the rightfielder.
- Salem State pulled ahead with a four-run fifth, on just one hit as two wild pitches and a two-run error accounted for the runs.
- A groundout and RBI single up the middle by Boucher in the sixth made the final 14-9.
Game 2
Nolan Currier was 2-for-3, including a three-run home run and two runs scored. Yabdriel Gonzalez had two hits in three at-bats with a run while Owen Duggan had a double and two RBI.Nick Krompegal started for the Vikings, going 3.2 innings, issuing five runs on five hits with four walks.
How It Happened
- The Rams jumped on top with a four-run first. A sacrifice fly and two-run single by Ryan Plocker made it 3-0 before a balk brought home the fourth run.
- Trailing 5-0 in the third, Currier brought Salem State to within two runs with a three-run homer to left.
- Duggan tied the game the game in the sixth with a two-run double to right-center.
- However, Chris McGuggart led off the bottom of the seventh with a home run, giving Farmingdale State a 6-5 victory.