HOUGHTON, NY— A six-run third inning, and an outstanding performance from freshman Spence Riehler on the mound, propelled the Alfred State Pioneers past the Houghton Highlanders on Tuesday afternoon, 12-2.
 
Riehler tossed 7.2 innings, while allowing only two runs on six hits and two walks, keeping the Houghton hitters off-balance all day.
 
After a pair of scoreless innings, the Pioneers broke through in the third, plating six runs on four hits, two walks and two hit-by-pitch to take a commanding lead.
 
Alfred State would add two more in the sixth, three in the seventh, and one more in the eighth before the Highlanders would crack the scoreboard.
 
Chris VanCheri smacked a one-out double into right-center and Zach Parr and Ethan Cetton hit back-to-back base hits, scoring one.  Davis Mcmillan followed with a double to left, scoring Houghton's second run before the Pioneers finally worked out of the inning.
 
GAME VITALS                           
Score: Alfred State – 12 | Houghton - 2
Records: Alfred State: 3-15 | Houghton: 5-9
Venue: Kerr-Pegula Athletic Complex, Houghton College | Attendance: 60
 
KEY STATS:
>> Mcmillan and Cetton each went 2-for-4 on the day, the second multi-hit game of the season for both players.
 
>> With Boprey's double in the ninth he has now hit safely in all 14 games this season.  Including the final two games of last season, his current streak rests at 16 games, the longest streak in Houghton history.
 
UP NEXT:
Houghton returns to the Kerr-Pegula Athletic Complex on Thursday for a doubleheader with the University of Pittsburgh-Bradford Panthers.  First pitch of game one is slated for 4:30 p.m.