UTICA, NY -- The baseball team traveled to compete in a doubleheader against SUNY Poly Monday afternoon, dropping two Empire 8 games.

Alfred University went down in the first matchup 12-2, and were defeated in the second game by a score of 10-2.

Game one

Thomas Makela (Cocoa, FL/Cocoa) took the mound for the Saxons in game one, throwing 2.1 innings and allowing no free passes. Two pitchers made relief appearances for Alfred University. Benjamin Weimer (Orchard Park, NY/Orchard Park) threw two innings, striking out three batters and Luke Rogoff (Cortland, NY/Cortland) threw two innings, striking out two.

In the final inning of play, following two hits off the bats of Axton Paul (Wolcott, NY/North Rose-Wolcott) and Samuel Almonte (Lake Worth, FL/Santaluces), the Saxons scored two runs off of wild pitches.


Game two

Michael Calogero (Henrietta, NY/Aquinas Institute) made the start for Alfred University in game two, going five innings and recording four strikeouts and just one walk. Jack Grider (Stafford, VA/Brooke Point) and TJ Pappas (Saddle Brook, NJ/Saddle Brook) went three innings and recorded two strikeouts collectively.

The Saxons got the games scoring started in the first inning. Following an Ashton Colunio (Elmira, NY/Edison) single and Almonte double, Colunio scored on a Zack Haggarty (Hollywood, FL/Dr. Michael Krop) ground ball.

Later in the ninth inning, Zack Russel (Purling, NY/Cairo-Durham) sent a single into centerfield and later reached third base following a wild pitch and an Anthony Cortez (South Gate, CA/International Studies Learning Center) ground ball. Harry Muliyil (Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada/Cawthra Park) stepped up to the plate and bashed a single into right field to score Russel. 

Alfred University will defend their home field and host Hilbert College for a doubleheader on Thursday, April 2nd. The first pitch is at 4:00pm.