SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts - The American International College baseball team faced Franklin Pierce University in a Northeast-10 Conference matchup on Tuesday, March 26. The Yellow Jackets led 6-0 at the end of the seventh inning when play was suspended due to darkness.

FAST FACTS:
Score: AIC 6, Franklin Pierce 0 End 7
Records:American International College Yellow Jackets (9-8, 2-2 NE10) vs. Franklin Pierce Ravens (9-9, 2-0 NE10)
Location: Bedard Field -- Springfield, Mass.

STATS LEADERS:
AIC:
Matt Krause: 2-for-4, one RBI, one run
Andrew Ciacciarelli: 1-for-4, three RBI
Brendan LaVallee: 2-for-3, one run
Jay Chiappetta: 7.0 innings pitched, two hits, two strikeouts, no runs, no walks

Franklin Pierce:
Graham Smith: 1-for-2
Nicholas Marino: 1-for-2,
Danny Garcia: 6.1 innings pitched, four strikeouts, five hits

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• After two scoreless innings, the Yellow Jackets scored the first run of the game in the bottom of the third inning. A fielding error at second base allowed sophomore Anthony Clark to reach safely and junior Matt Krause was able to score from second base.
• On the mound, freshman Jay Chiappetta got the start and tossed a gem, alllowing just two hits with no walks or runs through seven innings.
• In the bottom of the seventh, junior Brendan LaVallee began the inning with a single up the middle. Two batters later, freshman Cam Defeo singled through the left side, moving LaVallee to third. After a walk drawn by junior Matt Costanza, Krause hit an infield single, driving in a run to put AIC up 2-0.
• Two batters later in the inning, Clark forced a walk with the bases loaded to score another run and extended the lead to three.
• In the next at-bat, redshirt junior Andrew Ciacciarelli smashed a double to right center scoring all three baserunners and making the advantage 6-0.
• After the five-run inning from the Yellow Jackets, the umpires decided that it was too dark to continue, postponing the game after seven innings.

BUZZWORTHY:

• Ciacciarelli's three-run double in the seventh was almost identical to his walk-off hit against Saint Michael's on Sunday, March 24.

COACHES CORNER:

• "Very happy," was the assessment of head coach Nick Callini of the first seven innings. 'Considering we had to start an hour and a half late, so dealing with adversity, we changed our starting pitcher because of it. I can't say enough about what Jay Chiappetta did when he came in; he threw tremendously."

NEXT UP:

• The Yellow Jackets will take on Adelphi University in a doubleheader at 12 p.m. and 3 p.m. on Saturday, March 30.
• The rest of this game will be made up on a date to be determined.

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