Box Score
ALBANY – American International scored four times in the ninth inning to upend The College of Saint Rose 12-8 in a
Northeast-10 Conference Southwest Division encounter at
Bob Bellizzi Field at the Plumeri Sports Complex this afternoon.
The Yellow Jackets (19-19/10-14 NE-10) scored at least a run in each of the first five innings to go up 8-6, before the Golden Knights (10-37/8-19) pushed across a pair in the eighth to tie it 8-8.
Senior left fielder
Scott Hladik went 4-for-5 with two RBI and sophomore first baseman
Zac Bellinger wound up 4-for-4 with one RBI to lead the Saint Rose 15-hit attack. Also, senior designated hitter
Caleb Gleason finished 2-for-5 with a pair of RBI to extend his hit streak to 12 games.
Two-run base hits by sophomore first baseman Mike Coyne and freshman second baseman Zach Kane coupled with two hit-batters and a wild pitch led to the four American International runs in the ninth.
Freshman right fielder David Kerlejza went 3-for-5 and belted his first home run of the year, while junior left fielder Dan Asselin doubled and added his third round-tripper of the spring to pace the Yellow Jackets offense.
The Golden Knights cut their 4-1 deficit to 4-3 in the third and then scored three times in the fourth to tie it 6-6 after American International added two more in the top of the inning. Gleason, Bellinger, junior shortstop
Joseph Carcone, senior catcher
A.J. Capone, and freshman center fielder
Derek Reed all singled in the inning.
Up next, these two teams are scheduled to close out the three-game series here with a doubleheader Sunday. First pitch is scheduled for 12:00 pm. There will be a brief pregame ceremony honoring the Saint Rose senior class.
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