AIC downs Husson men

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TAMPA, Fla. – American International College of Springfield, Mass., scored three runs each in the second and sixth innings and was the beneficiary of six errors as the Yellow Jackets beat Husson College of Bangor 9-4 in spring baseball action here Monday.

Rob Atkocatis stroked four singles in four trips, while Tom Kelliher added two hits and two RBI for 1-1 AIC. Jim PiSacreta spread out eight hits over seven innings to earn the win.

Greg Morrill keyed the 1-4 Braves with three hits, while Jim Palmer and Sean Sullivan added two each behind loser Frank Peckham, 0-1. Trailing 4-1, Husson loaded the bases with nobody out in the top of the third inning.

However, PiSacreta struck out Peckham, Morrill, and Rich Mazurek to get off the hook.

On Tuesday, the Braves play Warner Southern Christian College in a 3 p.m. game at Lake Wales, Fla.

Yellow Jackets 9, Braves 4

Husson American International

Name ab r h bi Name ab r h bi

Palmer, 2b 5 0 2 0 Tanous, ss 3 2 0 0

Vanid’st’ne,ss 2 1 1 0 Mundorf, cf 4 2 1 1

Foley, ss 1 0 0 0 Levangie, c 5 0 2 0

Peckham, p-dh 4 1 1 0 Kelliher, 3b 5 0 2 2

Morrill, 3b 5 1 3 1 MacHale, 1b 4 1 1 0

Mazurek, lf 4 1 1 0 LePreay, rf 4 1 2 1

Mayo, c 3 0 1 0 Adams, dh 3 1 1 0

Knapp, 1b 5 0 0 1 Salmerelo,dh 1 0 0 0

J.Gilmore, rf 1 0 0 0 Atkocatis, lf 4 2 4 1

R.Gilmore, ph 1 0 0 0 Shippole, 2b 4 0 0 0

Godbout, rf 0 0 0 0

Bennett, ph 1 0 0 0

Bourget, rf 1 0 0 0

Sullivan, cf 3 0 2 0

Totals 36 4 11 2 Totals 37 9 13 5

a-lined out for J. Gilmore in the sixth

b-grounded out for Godbout in the eighth

Husson 100 002 001 – 4

AIC 130 103 01x – 9

E – Vanidestine 3, Palmer, Morrill, Knapp; Shippole, Kelliher 2B – Levangie LOB -Husson 12; AIC 13

DP – Morrill to Palmer to Peckham; Vanidestine (unassisted); Kelliher to S hippole to MacHale

SB – Vanidestine; Kelliher

Pitching Summary

PITCHER IP H R BB SO

Husson

Peckham (L,0-1) 5 8 5 2 2

Pete 1 3 3 1 1

Bowden 2 2 1 1 1

AIC

PiSacreta (W,1-0) 7 8 3 5 7

Breidbert 2 3 1 1 4

HBP – J. Gilmore (by PiSacreta), Sullivan (by Breidbert) WP – Peckham, Pete TIME -2:45