SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts - The American International College baseball team split its doubleheader vs. Adelphi University on Saturday, March 30. The Yellow Jackets fell 5-1 in game one but bounced back to win 9-2 in game two.

FAST FACTS:
Game One
Score: Adelphi 5, AIC 1
Records:AIC falls to 9-9 overall, 2-3 in NE10 play; Adelphi improves to 14-4 overall, and 5-0 in NE10 action.
Location: Bedard Field -- Springfield, Mass.

Game Two
Score: AIC 9, Adelphi 2
Records:AIC moves to 10-9 overall, 3-3 in NE10 play; Adelphi falls to 14-5 overall, and 5-1 in NE10 action.
Location: Bedard Field -- Springfield, Mass.


STATS LEADERS:
Game One
AIC:
Matthew Elliott: 2-for-4, one RBI, one run
Andrew Ciacciarelli: 1-for-4, one RBI
Anthony Clark: 1-for-2, one run
Joe Pepe: Loss (2-2) 7.2 innings pitched, four hits, three earned runs

Adelphi:
Brandon Morse: 1-for-3, one RBI, one run, one walk
Lucas Terwilliger: 1-for-4, two RBIs
Kevin Krippel: 1-for-1, one RBI
Ed Baram: Win (4-0) 7.2 innings pitched, seven strikeouts, one earned run

Game Two
AIC:
Josh Aviles: 3-for-5, three RBI's, one run
Matt Krause: 2-for-4, one walk
Andrew Ciacciarelli: 1-for-3, two runs, one RBI, one home run, one walk
Joe Kemlage: Win (2-2) 8.0 innings pitched, five hits, two earned runs

Adelphi:
Brett Malm: 1-for-4
Thomas Colombo: 1-for-3, one RBI, one run
Lawrence Cicileo: 1-for-4, one RBI, one run
Nicolas Luc: Loss (2-3) 3.1 innings pitched, three earned runs

HOW IT HAPPENED:
Game One

• After allowing a hit in the first inning, senior pitcher Joe Pepe didn't give up another hit until the top half of the eighth.
• In the bottom of the fourth inning, the Yellow Jackets scored the first run of the game. Redshirt junior Andrew Ciacciarelli knocked in the run after a single to left center, driving in sophomore Anthony Clark.
• The Yellow Jackets' lead lasted until the eighth inning when Adelphi's bats woke up and scored five unanswered runs.
• AIC was unable to battle back in the final two innings, falling 5-1 to the Panthers in game one.

Game Two

• In the bottom of the second, Cicciarelli started off the inning with a booming home run over the left field wall.
• The following inning, senior Matthew Elliott knocked in a run with a triple down the right field line, 2-0.
• The Panthers cut the deficit to one in the fourth, smashing a home run over the left field wall.
• In the bottom of the fourth, AIC piled on two more runs. Senior Josh Aviles cleared the bases with a double to the gap, scoring two Yellow Jackets.
• AIC added on five more runs in the fifth. Junior Brendan LaVallee scored three runs off a double. Junior Matt Costanza and Aviles each hit singles to knock in the other two runs to go up 9-1.
• The Yellow Jackets locked down Adelphi in the remaining innings to defeat the Panthers 9-1 in game two of their doubleheader.

BUZZWORTHY:

• Ciacciarelli now leads the team in home runs with two on the season.

COACHES CORNER:

• Head coach Nick Callini's thoughts on today's doubleheader, "They've won their last eight games and have done it pretty convincingly, so I thought we played well in the first game it was a pitchers duel. It was nice to see us come out in the second game, starting with Kemlage, he set the tone for us, and we were able to get an early lead, and as good teams do, we were able to expand that lead and put them away and move into game three."

NEXT UP:

• The Yellow Jackets will wrap up their series vs. Adelphi University on Sunday, March 31 at 3 p.m.

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