SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts The American International College baseball team honored their seniors between their doubleheader with Adelphi University on Sunday, May 2.
FAST FACTS:
Game 1:
FINAL SCORES:Adelphi 11, AIC 7
RECORDS:AIC is now 9-15 (8-8 NE10), Adelphi moves to 11-12 (9-7 NE10)
Win:K. Glasser (1-1) Loss:
Mason St. Pierre (1-3) Save:M. Storms (3)
Game 2:
FINAL SCORES:Adelphi 9, AIC 2
RECORDS:AIC is now 9-16 (8-9 NE10), Adelphi moves to 12-12 (10-7 NE10)
Win: M. Steele (2-0), Loss:
Matt Costanza (2-2)
LOCATION:Richard F. Bedard Field Springfield, Massachusetts
KEY STATS:
Game 1:
AIC:
Dalton Quinn: 2-for-4, two home runs, four RBI, two runs
Matt Costanza: 0-for-2, one RBI, one run
Brandon Gaul: 1-for-3, one run
Matt Krause: 1-for-3, one run
Alejandro Mosquera: 0-for-3, one run
Chad Lavelle: 1-for-4, one run
Mason St. Pierre: Loss (1-3), 6.1 innings pitched, five strikeouts, 11 runs, seven earned.
Adelphi:
J. Matos: 2-for-4, one home run, three RBI, one run
T. Feliz: 4-for-5, one home run. one double, two RBI, two runs
C Johnson: 1-for-4, one home run, one stolen base, two RBI, one run
J. Ryan: 0-for-3, one RBI
M. Draskin: 0-for-3, one stolen base, one RBI
A. Cipri: 1-for-4, one double, one RBI, one run
T. O'Sullivan: No decision, 2.2 innings pitched two strikeouts, six runs, four earned runs
K. Glasser: Win (1-1), 2.1 innings pitched, one earned run, two strikeouts
M. Storms: Save (3), 2.0 innings pitched, one hit, two strikeouts
Game 2:
AIC:
Dalton Quinn: 2-for-4, one double, one RBI
Brandon Gaul: 1-for-3
Matt Krause: 1-for-4
Matt Costanza: 1-for-4, one RBI, loss (2-2), 3.0 innings pitched four hits, two strikeouts, three earned runs
Adelphi:
V. Romano: 1-for-4, two RBI
M. Draskin: 1-for-1, two RBI
T. Feliz: 0-for-0, one RBI, one run
J. Ryan: 1-for-4, one RBI
J. Delaney: 2-for-4, one RBI, two runs
N. Gavilla: 2-for-3, one RBI, two runs
M. Steele: Win (2-0), 3.0 innings pitched
HOW IT HAPPENED:
Game 1:
- The Panthers got on the board early in the first frame. After a leadoff walk by Alifano and double by Feliz, Ryan grounded out to first to score Alifano. The Panthers drew a walk before Matos went deep to left for a three-run home run.
- The Panthers added two more runs in the top of the second to take the 6-0 lead.
- The bats started to come alive in the bottom of the second for AIC. Senior Matt Costanza led things off with a walk which sophomore Chad Lavelle followed up with a single to right. With two outs, the Yellow Jackets completed a double steal which proved to be a deciding factor. Senior Ian O'Brien hit a hard-hit ball in play and forced a throwing error by the third basemen which allowed Constanza and Lavelle to score.
- In the bottom of the third and two runners on, redshirt Junior Dalton Quinn went deep to centerfield to tie the game at six.
- Adelphi re-took the lead in the top of the fifth on a double by Cipri.
- Quinn took offense to the Panthers' lead and went deep for the second time to tie the game.
- The Panthers added four runs between the sixth and seventh to take the game 11-7.
Game 2:
- Adelphi jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the top of the third thanks in part to back-to-back-to-back doubles.
- With the bases loaded in the bottom of the third, Costanza grounded out to the shortstop as the Panthers conceded the run.
- The Panthers added a run in the top of the fourth. After four complete innings of play, the game entered an hour-long rain delay. Out of the delay, Adelphi added another run to take the 5-1 lead before adding four runs in the top of the eighth.
- Quinn added a run in the bottom of the eighth on a single that scored senior Anthony Clark. It was not enough as the game was called due to darkness after the eighth inning.
NEXT UP:
- The Yellow Jackets hit the road to take on The College of Saint Rose on Friday, May 7, and Saturday, May, 8.
