BOSTON, Mass. – The trio of Alex Amalfi, Dillon Ryan, and Ethan Errera combined to set a new program record for strikeouts in a game with 21 to lead baseball to a 10-1 win over Framingham State University in the Beacons 2022 season debut Monday afternoon at Monan Park.
THE BASICS
UMass Boston 10, Framingham State 1
UMass Boston (1-0)
Framingham State (0-3)
HOW IT HAPPENED
Over their nine innings of worker the hurlers scattered just five Rams hits and walked just four batters. The lone Framingham State run was unearned and came in the top of the seventh.
Amalfi and Ryan picked-up right where they left off in 2021 totaling nine strikeouts a-piece. Errera closed out the game with an impressive fast ball to post the final three K's.
At the plate, the Beacons combined for five extra base hits including homers from Drew Metzdorf and Aidan Blake. Thomas Cue also had a day recording a double and a triple in the one-sided victory.
As a team the Beacons combined for eight hits, and were walked 10 times.
The Beacons sealed the season opening victory in the fourth inning when they put-up five runs thanks to a two-run single by Craig Corliss and a two-run bomb from Blake.
BY THE NUMBERS
- All-time UMass Boston is now 19-20 against Framingham State
- The Beacons have now won five-straight and six of their last seven meetings with the Rams
- The original program record for most strikeouts by the Beacons' pitchers was 19 set in 2013
- The nine K's by Amalfi tied his career-high, while Ryan finished one shy of matching his career best
- Blake finished the day 2-for-3 with three RBI and a run scored
- Corliss went 2-for-5 with two RBI and two runs scored
WHO'S NEXT
The Beacons will host Brandeis University on Wednesday at 3 p.m.