Miscues Slow Down Pioneers in Opener
Game 2
Game 2
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Alfred St. | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 14 |
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East. Mennonite | 11 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | X | 29 | 17 | 2 |
Game 1
Game 1
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Alfred St. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 6 |
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East. Mennonite | 1 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 3 | X | 21 | 16 | 2 |
The Alfred State baseball team struggled defensively as they dropped a doubleheader at Eastern Mennonite to open the 2016 season. The Royals earned 21-4 and 29-7 victories to improve to 7-1 on the season.
EMU scored six runs in the 2nd and added 10 more in the 4th to take control of the game. Adam Marston was 3 for 4 with 4 RBI while Kyle Armstrong was 2 for 4 with 3 RBI and earned the win on the mound with five innings of work.
Jose Martinez (Queens/Newtown) was the lone Pioneer with multiple hits in the opener. He finished 2 for 3 with 2 RBI.
In the nightcap, the Royals put together a big 1st inning and never looked back. Griffin Stanley led their 17-hit attack with a 3 for 4 day. EMU also took advantage of ten Pioneer walks.
Robert Cardona (Harlem/All Hallows) led the Pioneers with a 3 for 5, 2 RBI day. Dan Woodward (Honeoye) was 2 for 2, Andy Pichardo (Corona/Academy of American Studies) was 2 for 3, and Cullen Franz (Cazenovia) was 2 for 3 with 2 RBI. Franz connected on a solo homer in the 4th. Rafael Perozo (Bronx/St. Raymond) also chipped in two hits, finishing 2 for 4 with a RBI.
The Pioneers and Royals complete their three-game series on Sunday with a Noon contest. The game is slated for nine innings.