At a glance
Monroe CC scored two runs in the 4th and two more in the 5th inning en route to a 7-2 victory over Alfred State College in a Region III Division II contest. Alfred falls to 20-12-1 (4-3 Region III Division II) on the year and will be the #2 seed in next weekend's Regional tournament. Monroe improves to 30-12 (6-1 Region III Division II) and clinches the #1 seed.
Monroe CC scored two runs in the 4th and two more in the 5th inning en route to a 7-2 victory over Alfred State College in a Region III Division II contest. Alfred falls to 20-12-1 (4-3 Region III Division II) on the year and will be the #2 seed in next weekend's Regional tournament. Monroe improves to 30-12 (6-1 Region III Division II) and clinches the #1 seed.
With the scored tied at 1-1, Jamie Fitzgerald hit a two-out, two-RBI single in the 4th inning to give the Tribunes the lead for good. Fitzgerald finished the day 2 for 4 with 3 RBI while Dan Kaplan, Nate Grabowski, and Jeff Osler each collected two hits each.
Adalberto Vargas (Norman Thomas) was the lone Pioneer with multiple hits finished 2 for 3 with an RBI single in the 1st inning. Jeff Paul (Horseheads) drove home a run in the 6th inning to account for the other A-State run. In the 6th, ASC loaded the bases after Paul's RBI single but were unable to plate any more runs.
Tom Schiller allowed five hits in seven innings of work to earn the win. He walked just one and struck out five. Andrew Foster (Clarkson, ONT.) took the loss after tossing six innings. He allowed eight hits, walked five and struck out four.
The second game of the scheduled doubleheader was washed out after strong thunderstorms hit the area.
ASC is scheduled to head to Onondaga CC on Sunday for a 1 p.m. doubleheader with the Lazers.