AMCC BASEBALL GAME OF THE WEEK: ALFRED STATE @ MOUNT ALOYSIUS
Alfred State College travels to Cresson, PA on Saturday afternoon to take on Mount Aloysius College in the AMCC Baseball Games of the Week.
AMCC Baseball Game of the Week:
Alfred State College (6-0) @ Mount Aloysius College (4-0)
Saturday, April 17
1:00pm: Live Video
3:30pm: Live Video
Alfred State College travels to Cresson, PA on Saturday afternoon to take on Mount Aloysius College in the AMCC Baseball Games of the Week. The series will be a rematch of the classic 2019 AMCC Tournament First Round match-up when the Mounties took the series 2-1. In the memorable series, Game 1 went to ASC 5-1 before Mount Aloysius came back to take Games 2 and 3, both by the score of 14-13.
Alfred State is currently hitting .270 on the year (.413 slugging percentage) with 46 doubles, seven triples, and 14 homers. The Pioneers are led by junior 1B Matteo Avallone who is hitting .337 with eight doubles, one triple, three homers, and 17 RBI. Senior OF Connor Pingitore is hitting .304 with 10 RBI. First year pitcher Christopher Mattoon is 2-1 on the year with three saves in 28.2 innings of work. He has a 3.14 ERA. Senior P AJ Gartland leads the team with three wins. As a staff, the Pioneers have a 5.40 ERA and opponents are hitting .290. In conference play, senior 3B Brody Burdett is hitting .533 with nine RBIs while senior OF Jack Henby is hitting .450. Mattoon is 2-0 with two saves with a 2.19 ERA in 12.1 innings of work. As a team, the Pioneers are hitting .349 in conference play and have a 3.19 ERA.
Mount Aloysius is riding a four-game winning streak as they recently swept both series againt Pitt-Bradford and Pitt-Greensburg. Leading the Mounties at the plate is junior INF Jeremy Iellimo with a .409 batting average and 14 runs scored. Freshman UTIL Troy Emert has a team-leading six extra base hits, inclduing three homeruns, and 15 RBIs and a. 343 batting average. Junior RHP Dylan Cole is tied for first in the conference with three wins on the mound, while also being tied for third with 24 strikeouts. Junior RHP Doug Cannon is tops in the AMCC with six saves. As a team, the Mounties are hitting .279 in conference play and have a 6.26 ERA.