Pioneers Score 31 Runs in Sweep

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Alfred State scored 31 runs in a doubleheader sweep of Ithaca College JV.  The Pioneers won the opener 16-11 and the nightcap 15-2 to improve to 11-6 on the season.

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Alfred State scored 31 runs in a doubleheader sweep of Ithaca College JV.  The Pioneers won the opener 16-11 and the nightcap 15-2 to improve to 11-6 on the season.

Brian Zimmermann (Frontier) was 2 for 4 with a homer and 3 RBI in game one while Jake Dale (Keshequa) chipped in two triples and 3 RBI.  Kyle and Ryan Barkley (Penn Yan) each finished with two hits for the blue & gold.  Five Pioneers saw time on the mound with Ray Sova (West Genesee) and Andrew Alexander (LeRoy) each tossing scoreless innings. 

ASC used a four run 1st and a six run 7th inning to take control of game two.  Kyle Barkley (Penn Yan) had a big day on the mound and at the plate.  He tossed five innings of five hit ball to earn the victory on the mound and was 4 for 4 at the plate.  He allowed just one earned run while walking two and striking out two.  Zimmerman finished 3 for 3, JP Frey (Erie, PA/Millwood) was 3 for 5, and Tyler Ward (Rochester/Bishop Kearney) was 2 for 4.  ASC pounded out 22 hits in the victory.

The blue & gold, winners of five out of their six, open up the home portion of their schedule on Thursday when they host Lackawanna College.  First pitch of the doubleheader is scheduled for 1 p.m.