Baseball knocks off Stonehill in Florida

BOCA RATON, Florida – The American International College baseball team defeated Northeast-10 opponent Stonehill College on Monday, March 7 in non-conference action by a score of 7-6.

FAST FACTS:
FINAL SCORE: AIC 7, Stonehill 6
RECORDS: AIC moves to 4-2 while Stonehill falls to 3-5
Win: Jay Chiapetta (1-0) Loss: M. Tyman (0-1), Save: James Flahive (1)
LOCATION: Lynn Baseball Field Boca Raton, Florida

KEY STATS:
AIC:
Jay Chiapetta: Win (1-0), 6.0 innings pitched, five hits, four runs, five strikeouts, 84 pitches
James Flahive: 3.0 innings pitched three hits, no runs, two strikeouts, 10 pitches
Chad Lavelle: 2-for-3, three RBI, one run, one sacrifice fly, two stolen bases
Darion Crawford: 1-for-4, two RBI
Dalton Quinn: 1-for-5, one run
Cam Fitzgerald: 2-for-4, one RBI, one stolen base
Alejandro Mosquera: 1-for-2, two runs

Stonehill:
Z. Gleason: No decision, 4.1 innings pitched, three hits, two earned runs, three strikeouts
M. Tyman: Loss (0-1), 0.1 innings pitched, no hits, one unearned run
B. Lidsky: 4-for-5, three RBI, one home run, one double
M. Swanholm: 1-for-3, one RBI


HOW IT HAPPENED:

• In the top of the second junior Alejandro Mosquera, sophomore Cameron Fitzgerlad, and graduate Anthony Clark all drew walks to start the inning. Junior Chad Lavelle hit a fly ball to center that was caught and Mosquera tagged as AIC took the 1-0 lead.
• AIC added another run in the top of the third. Senior Angel Mendez walked and then stole second all with no outs. After a flyout, senior Dalton Quinn found some grass and Mendez touched home plate.
• The Skyhawks tied the game in the bottom of the fourth on two hits. They added a pair of runs in the bottom of the fifth as they took the 4-2 lead on a home run.
• The Yellow Jackets started chipping away in the top of the sixth. Mosquera led the frame off with a double. After a single by Clark, Lavelle singled and Mosquera scored from third.
• AIC went off for four runs in the seventh. Freshman Kiernan Caffery was hit by a pitch to start the inning. After an out and a walk to Mosquera, who junior Eli Vaquez pinch ran for, Fitzgerald singled and Caffery came around to score. Vaquez scored from third on a single by Lavelle. Clark and Lavelle scored on a single by Darion Crawford.
• Stonehill added two runs in the bottom of the seventh to make it 7-6.
• Graduate James Flahive came back out for his third inning of work in the bottom of the ninth. After allowing a lead-off double he forced the Skyhawks into a flyout and a double play to secure the game.

NEXT UP:

• The Yellow Jackets will take on Nova Southeastern University on Tuesday, March 8 at 6 p.m.