Pioneers Split Season Finale

The Alfred State baseball team ended their 2015 campaign with a split vs. Keuka. The Wolfpack won the opener 4-1 but the Pioneers exploded for seven extra base hits in a 15-6 victory in the nightcap.

In the opener, Keuka used a three run 3rd inning and solid pitching from Cameron Hood to earn the victory. In the deciding 3rd inning, the Wolfpack collected two-out doubles by Brett Fenton, Jake Burachalk, and Jon Borchert and a single by Conner Anderson to account for their scoring. 

Keuka added an unearned insurance run in the 4th and then wiggled out a bases loaded no-out threat in the bottom half of the inning allowing just one run on a David Zuber (Honeoye Falls Lima) RBI single.

The Pioneers collected only four hits in the contest and stranded seven runners. Hood went the first six innings to earn the victory while Dakota Skinner got the final three outs to earn the save. Borchert and Anderson were each 2 for 4 for Keuka.

The Pioneers put the nightcap out of reach early with six run 1st inning. Cullen Franz (Cazenovia) had a RBI single and Dylan Lewis Ellison (Whitesvile) added a two-run single to key the inning.

Jose Martinez (Queens/Newtown) had a RBI single, Zuber collected a RBI triple, and Lewis-Ellison had a RBI single in the 2nd to increase the lead to 9-0.

Keuka scored single runs in the 3rd and 4th but the Pioneers answered with two runs in the 4th, 5th, and 6th. Lewis-Ellison collected another RBI with a triple and came around to score on a Nick Smith (Arkport) RBI single in the 4th. Franz tripled home a run in the 5th and scored on a Zuber single and Jordan Wheaton (Wayland Cohocton) capped the scoring in the 6th when he lifted a two-run homer over the left field in his final collegiate at bat.

Keuka batted around in the 7th and scored four runs but could not get any closer.

Lewis-Ellison finished 4 for 4 with 4 RBI, Wheaton was 4 for 5 with 2 RBI, and Franz finished 3 for 5 with 2 RBI. Martinez, Zuber, and Smith all collected two hits as well. The Pioneers hit two doubles, four triples, and a homer in the contest.

Matthew Nawrot (Clarence) pitched a solid five innings allowing seven hits and one earned run to earn the victory.

John Rizzo was 3 for 4 with a RBI to lead Keuka while Joe Marasco, Alex Cerrone, and Alec Bowie each collected two hits.

The Pioneers close out the season with a 14-25 record. They closed the season winning eight of their last 13 contests.