Pioneers Sweep William Peace to End Weekend

The Alfred State Baseball team concluded their weekend in Cary, NC with two wins over William Peace. The Pioneers won the first game 8-2 and the second game 4-3.

In Game 1:

The Pioneers started strong with long at-bats, forcing a run in with a bases loaded walk. After a clean first inning on the mound for Ryan Bailey, William Peace put a few hits together to tie the game up at 1. Both teams traded runs in the fourth, before the Pioneers strung two more runs together in the 5^th and 6^th innings, to take a 4-2 lead. A big 7^th inning for Alfred State extended the lead more with 4 runs crossing the plate. Bailey threw a shutout 7^th inning to lock up the 8-2 victory for Alfred State.

Some standouts for the Pioneers include:

Ryan Bailey: Bailey finished with 4 k's and allowed only 4 hits on 1 earned run in a complete game victory.

Nick Serce: Serce went 1-2 with a home run and two walks.

In Game 2:

Alfred State came out hot with the bats again in game 2. They scored 3 runs on 4 hits in the top of the 1st inning. Elijah Barinas had a big base hit to cap the scoring in the first. Spencer Riehler was on the mound for the Pioneers and threw 3.1 shutout innings for Alfred State. Riehler finished with 3 k's and allowed no runs. Josh Van Bramer came in relief and got out of a jam only allowing 1 run to cross the plate. Heading into the bottom of the sixth, the Pioneers were up 4-1. William Peace scored two runs and made it a one run game. Caden Fortunato earned his first career save, with two innings of relief in the 6^th and 7^th innings.

Some other standouts for the Pioneers include:

Sam Dickerson: Dickerson went 2-3 with a double and a walk.

Owen Lansing: Lansing went 2-3 and scored a run.

The Pioneers play again on Thursday, March 2 at RIT.