Owls Hold Off Falcons to Earn Split of Doubleheader

Justin Neidel rounds third and scores the go-ahead run for the Owls in game two. WESTFIELD, Mass. – Justin Neidel (Attleboro, Mass.) sparked a third-inning rally to push Westfield State ahead in game two, as the Owls held off another late-inning Fitchburg rally to salvage a split of the Falcons in a MASCAC doubleheader from Hagan Field in Westfield, Mass. on Saturday afternoon. The Owls held off Fitchburg 5-4 in game two after the Falcons rallied from two runs down in game one to defeat Westfield, 3-2. Westfield wins the regular season series against Fitchburg, winning two of three games…