
At a glance
The 魅影直播 State College baseball team ran their winning streak to seven games and completed a four-game sweep of Mercyhurst North East on Saturday afternoon.聽 The Blue and Gold won the opener 10-1 and the nightcap 6-5.聽 With the win the Pioneers are now 14-9-1 overall and 4-0 in Region III Division II play.

The 魅影直播 State College baseball team ran their winning streak to seven games and completed a four-game sweep of Mercyhurst North East on Saturday afternoon.聽 The Blue and Gold won the opener 10-1 and the nightcap 6-5.聽 With the win the Pioneers are now 14-9-1 overall and 4-0 in Region III Division II play.
Kelvin Espinosa (George Washington) was 3 for 4 with 4 RBI to pace A-State in the opener as the Pioneers scored runs in every inning except the 5th inning.聽 Yordis Veras (Newtown) was 3 for 4 with three runs scored, Bruno Saraceno (Binghamton) was 3 for 3 with an RBI, and Kevin Underhill (Somers) chipped in two hits in four at bats.
Craig Kosnikowski (N. Tonawanda) tossed a complete game two hitter to earn his second win this week.聽 He didn't allow an earned run while striking out three batters.
In the nightcap, Adalberto Vargas (Norman Thomas) connected on a a two-run homer in the 6th inning to give the Blue and Gold the 6-5.聽 The shot was Vargas' second homer of the game.聽 He connected on a solo homer in the 2nd inning.聽 He finished the day 3 for 4 with 3 RBI.
Derek Speaker (Starpoint) was 3 for 5 with two doubles at the plate and tossed seven innings to earn the victory in his first start of the season.聽 He allowed four earned runs and struck out three.聽 Bryan Lance (Binghamton) also collected multiple hits finishing 2 for 3 with an RBI.
The Blue and Gold were scheduled to play at Genesee CC on Sunday but the game has been cancelled.聽 The team now will look to add to their winning streak on Tuesday when they host Ithaca College JV starting at 2 p.m.