| Team | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| 15 | 12 | 0 |
Marian University baseball (5-3, 0-0 NACC) defeated Fitchburg State 15-2 and 11-5 in a doubleheader sweep.
GAME 1 (W, 15-2)
- Marian wasted no time finding the scoreboard plating three runs in the bottom of the first inning.
- A sacrifice fly from junior Keon Booker in the second built the Marian lead to 4-0.
- Fitchburg State cut its deficit down to 4-2 with a pair of runs in the third, but Marian responded with eight runs in their half of the third.
- Sophomore Arjay Valdez and junior Jason Sims each drove in a pair of runs in the frame.
- The scoring concluded with a bases-clearing double off the bat of freshman Randall Von Haden in the fourth.
GAME 2 (W, 11-5)
- The Falcons opened the scoring for game two with a run in the first before Marian scored four unanswered runs.
- Marian scored a pair of runs in the second to take the lead before a double from junior Lucas Lemons scored another pair in the third.
- Once again, the Falcons were able to cut their deficit down to 4-2 with a run in the third.
- The Sabre offense kept on rolling plating three more runs in the fourth.
- Fitchburg refused to roll over scoring three runs of their own to only trail 7-5 heading into the fifth.
- The Sabre offense was able to pull away again in the fifth with a pair of runs highlighted by a run-producing single from sophomore George Hoss Jr.
- Junior Marc Jones put a stamp on the sweep bringing home two runs with a double in the seventh.
GAME 1
- Marian finished with a 12-3 advantage in hits.
- The Sabres didn’t commit an error for the second time this season.
- All but one of the Marian starters recorded a hit.
- The top four spots in the Sabre lineup accounted for eight of the Marian runs.
- marian hitters were hit by eight pitches.
GAME 2
- The Sabres had a slimmer 10-8 edge for hits.
- Each team allowed one unearned run with Marian committing one error and Fitchburg State two.
- Marian scored multiple runs in five of the seven innings.
- This was the first two meetings between the two teams.
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Sophomore Ayden Kanaman finished 5-for-8 with five runs scored and three runs driven in. |
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Junior Marc Jones had three hits between the two games with five runs driven in and three runs scored. |
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Junior Isaac Santos Jr. (1-0) earned his first win as a Sabre striking out six over 4.0 innings. |



