Baseball falters in NE10 divisional finale
Posted: May 03, 2022

Baseball falters in NE10 divisional finale

PLEASANTVILLE, New York - The American International College baseball lost its final Northeast-10 Conference divisional game of the season to Pace University on Tuesday, May 3.

FAST FACTS:
FINAL SCORE: Pace 15, AIC 3
RECORDS: AIC moves to 11-32 (5-19 NE10) while Pace moves to 22-17 (10-10 NE10)
Win: Joe Oliver (1-3) Loss: A. Apollaro (2-1)
LOCATION: Peter X. Finnerty Field - Pleasantville, New York

KEY STATS:
AIC:
Joe Oliver: Loss (1-3), 3.1 innings pitched, five hits, six runs
Michael Cruz: 1-for-3, one RBI
Chad Lavelle: 0-for-3, one RBI
Brandon Gaul: 0-for-2, one RBI, one run
Kiernan Caffrey: 2-for-3, two doubles

Pace:
N. Arroyo: Win (2-1), 2.0 innings pitched, one hit, no runs
A. Primm: 3-for-4, four RBI, three runs, one home run, one double
L. Jacobi: 2-for-4, three RBI, one run
M. Baronian: 1-for-5, two RBI, one double
M. Rinaldi: 2-for-4, one RBI, three runs, two doubles

HOW IT HAPPENED:

  • The day started off with a change of venue as the teams met in Pleasantville, New York due to field conditions at AIC.
  • Despite serving as the visiting team on the scoreboard the Setters scored three runs in the second and third to take the 6-0 lead.
  • The Yellow Jackets put a pair of runs up in the fourth. Rookie Jackson Haker singled to right and went to third on a double off the bat of classmate Kiernan Caffrey. Junior Chad Lavelle hit a flyout to right which allowed Haker to score and Caffrey to take third. The Setters exchanged an out for a run as Caffrey scored on a groundout.
  • Pace added an insurance run in the fifth and five in the seventh to extend its lead to 12-2.
  • In the bottom of the seventh, senior Brandon Gaul was the first Yellow Jacket to the plate and he wore a pitch. He came around to score on a bases-loaded walk to sophomore Michael Cruz.
  • It was not enough as the Setters added two in the eighth and one in the ninth to take the game 15-3.

NEXT UP:

  • The Yellow Jackets will round out their season with a doubleheader at Saint Anslem College on Friday, May 6 starting at noon.