Pioneer Weekly Update: Edition 35
| Date | Event | Time | Live Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, April 30 | Baseball at Fredonia | 4 p.m. | Stats |
| Wednesday, May 1 | Athletic Department Awards | 7 p.m. | Facebook Live |
| Friday, May 3 | Special Olympics Track & Field Spectacular | 10:15 a.m. | |
| Saturday, May 4 | Softball vs. #3 Finlandia * ACAA Tournament 1st Round | Noon | Stats |
| Saturday, May 4 | Baseball at Mt. Aloysius (DH) *AMCC Tournament 1st Round | 1 p.m. | |
| Saturday, May 4 | Track & Field at CSAC Championships (Keystone College) | 1 p.m. | Live Results |
| Saturday, May 4 | Softball vs. TBA * ACAA Tournament 2nd Round | 2 p.m. or 4 p.m. | |
| Sunday, May 5 | Track & Field at CSAC Championships (Keystone College) | 9:30 a.m. | Live Results |
| Sunday, May 5 | Softball vs TBA * ACAA Tournament 3rd Round (dependent on results of Saturday) | 10 a.m./Noon/2 p.m. | |
| Sunday, May 5 | Baseball at Mt. Aloysius * AMCC Tournament 1st Round - game 3 if necessary | 11 a.m. |
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Baseball: 19-18, 11-7 AMCC
The baseball team had a busy week as they finished 4-3 and 4-2 in AMCC play. They split doubleheaders with Mt. Aloysius (L 8-7 and W 18-4) and Hilbert (L 5-4 and W 24-5), lost a non-conference game vs. Ithaca 12-3, and then swept a key conference doubleheader vs. Pitt Greensburg (W 5-3 & W 5-3).
Collin Johnson (Alfred Almond) and Dan Woodward (Honeoye) both hit .538 on the week. Johnson was 14 for 26 with three doubles, a triple, and 9 RBI while Woodward was 7 for 14 with four doubles. Josh Laurie (LeRoy) hit .462 with 12 hits including a double and three homers. As a team the Pioneers hit 362 with 66 runs scored.
Garrett Mack (Avon) was 1-0 with a 2.77 ERA in a pair of starts. He allowed just seven hits while striking out five. AJ Gartland (Irondequoit), Kaleb Smothers (Geneva), and Andrew Santobuono (Franklin/Unatego) also picked up victories.
The Pioneers have qualified for the AMCC postseason as the #5 seed and will travel to Mt. Aloysius for a best of three series with the Mounties. The first two games of the series will be played on Saturday starting at 1 p.m.
Softball: 7-16
The softball team finished the regular season this past week. They fell 7-4 and 8-2 at D'Youville and 3-1 and 9-1 in home contests vs. Houghton. Three scheduled doubleheaders were cancelled later in the week.
Morgan Franklin led the team this week with a .455 batting average (5 for 11). Marissa Varela (Egg Harbor Twp, NJ) hit .333 while Brittany Fisher (Indianapolis, IN) led the team with 3 RBI. Fisher struck out five in 13 innings of work on the mound.
The Pioneers now shift their focus to the ACAA Tournament this weekend. Alfred State will host the double-elimination tournament starting on Saturday morning.
Men's Track & Field:
A handful of Alfred State athletes battled the competition and the weather at the St. John Fisher Cardinal Classic on Saturday. Paul Kemsley (Lancaster) led the way with a victory in the discus.
Kemsley returned to action on Saturday and won the discus competition with a toss of 46.14 m. His throw was 2.05 m further than all the rest of the competition which featured 20 athletes. Jacob Wadsworth (Dansville) was 2nd in the long jump with a leap of 6.90 m, Nikolas Brown (Wellsville) was 5th in the 110 hurdles (20.79), and Zion Ponder was 7th in the high jump (1.78 m).
Women's Track & Field:
The women's track & field team did not compete this past week. They will head to the CSAC Championships this weekend at Keystone this weekend.