Pioneers Season Comes to an End in AMCC Semifinals
Game 2
Game 2
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Alfred St. | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 3 |
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La Roche | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2 |
Game 1
Game 1
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Alfred St. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
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La Roche | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | X | 14 | 10 | 1 |
The Alfred State baseball team saw their season come to an end in the AMCC Semifinals on Friday afternoon. #1 La Roche earned a 14-1 victory in the opener of the best of three series and then rallied for a 8-7 walk-off victory in game two.
The Redhawks used three big innings to take control of the opener. They jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the 1st and then scored four in the 2nd and three more in the 3rd to take a 8-0. Leading 9-0, they added five more in the 6th to put the game out of reach.
The Pioneers were held to just two hits in the game. Sam Dickerson (Cutchogue/Mattituck) hit a solo homer in the 4th to account for the lone run for the blue & gold.
In the nightcap, La Roche jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the 1st but Alfred State tied it the 2nd when Josh Laurie (LeRoy) hit a RBI single to right center. The Pioneers took their first lead of the day in the 3rd when Tim Holler (Brewster) scored on a wild pitch and Matteo Avallone (Mahopac/Bridgton Academy) hit a RBI groundout to short.
The Redhawks scored a run in the 4th to make it a one-run game. Owen Lansing (Lyncourt/Solvay) hit a RBI single to left in the 7th and Laurie collected another RBI single in the 7th to make it 5-2.
LaRoche tied the game with three runs in the 7th and took the lead with a pair of runs in the 8th to make it 7-5.
In the top of the 9th, Brody Burdett (Scottsdale, AZ) singled and Justin LoTemple (Greece Athena) drew a walk to set up Laurie. Laurie delivered with a RBI single and pinch runner Devin Mersmann (Arcade/Pioneer) came all the way around to score after a fielding error to tie the game up. Laurie ended up at 3rd but was stranded there.
In the bottom of the 9th, a pair of walks and a pair of wild pitches led to Dylan Urban hitting fly ball to right that allowed Jay Novak to score the game-winning run.
Laurie led the Pioneer 12-hit attack with a 3 for 5, 3 RBI day. Burdett was 2 for 4, Avallone was 2 for 5 with a RBI, and Connor Pingitore (Amsterdam/Broadalbin-Perth) was 2 for 5.
AJ Gartland (Irondequoit) threw the first 6.1 innings of the contest. He allowed six hits and three earned runs while walking two and striking out five.
The Pioneers were making the programs first appearance in the AMCC Semifinals and the team finishes the 2021 season with a 18-23 overall record.
