Victor Cavalieri
6
Alfred State ALFRED 9-7
13
Winner Houghton HCBB18 8-13
Alfred State ALFRED
9-7
6
Final
13
Houghton HCBB18
8-13
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Alfred State ALFRED 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 6 5 2
Houghton HCBB18 6 3 0 0 3 0 1 0 X 13 16 2

W: Cavalieri, Victor (3-2) L: AJ Gartland (0-3)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Early Offense, Cavalieri's Gem Propel Highlanders Past Pioneers

HOUGHTON, NY—Victor Cavalieri allowed only one hit and struck out 11 batters through five innings of work, and the Houghton Highlanders offense took care of the rest, defeating the Alfred State College Pioneers, 13-9, on Monday night.
 
After Cavalieri struck out the side in the top of the first, Houghton put up six runs on six hits in the bottom half of the inning.
 
Houghton struck again in the second, plating three more runs, the final run coming on a double to left field by John Zamites.
 
The Highlanders expanded their lead to 12-0 in the fifth.
 
Alfred State scrapped together six runs over the final three innings, but could not overcome the deficit.
 
GAME VITALS                           
Score: Alfred State – 6 | Houghton - 13
Records: Alfred State: 8-13 (3-1 AMCC) | Houghton: 9-7 (2-1 Empire 8)
Venue: Kerr-Pegula Athletic Complex, Houghton College | Attendance: 74
 
KEY STATS:
>> The Highlanders pounded out 16 hits on the day, the fourth time this season they have posted at least 15 hits in a game.
 
>> Ethan Duryea went 3-for-4 on the day with two runs scored and two RBI.
 
>> David Wessells, Taylor Huntsman, Zamites and Jeremy Newswanger each posted two hits apiece for the Highlanders.
 
>> Cavalieri has now struck out 46 batters in 27 innings (15.33 strikeouts per nine innings) and improved his record to 3-2 on the season and lowering his ERA to 2.67.
 
>> Houghton is now 7-2 at home this season.

COACH'S CORNER:
"Putting up that six-spot in the first helped us a ton.  Alfred State is a team that likes to produce runs any way they can and jumping on them early eliminated a lot of options for them.
 
"Victor pitched a fantastic game.  The game plan was for him to throw about 75-80 pitches to prepare for this weekend.  He threw 74. 
 
"Admittedly, though, there were some things that we need to clean up.  We made a couple of baserunning mistakes and had some at bats in the middle that should have been better.  While I'm pleased with the result, I believe we're capable of more. 
 
"With that said, for not practicing or playing in four days, I think we looked pretty good.  Ithaca will be a good test for us on Wednesday.  I'm certainly looking forward to it." –Coach Brian Reitnour
 
UP NEXT:
The Highlanders host the Ithaca College Bombers on Wednesday at 5:00 p.m. at the Kerr-Pegula Athletic Complex.
 
 
 
 
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