FAIRFIELD, Conn. – Former Peoples Academy (PA) three-time state champion Ben Alekson bounced back from his worst start of the season with a stellar outing for his Fairfield University baseball team last week.
Alekson allowed just two hits over 6.0 innings of work to power the Stags to a 4-0 home win over Marist on Friday night. The 6-foot-2 junior struck out one and walked three, lowering his team-leading ERA to 2.40. The Stowe native improved to 21-7 in his career at Fairfield and has been added to the College Baseball Foundation National Pitcher of the Year Watchlist.
Fairfield improved to 23-19 after starting the season with just one win in their first 10 games. Alekson should get one more start for the Stags as they wrap up the regular season with a three-game tilt against Sacred Heart this week, starting Thursday. The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Championship is scheduled to start May 20 at Wappingers Falls, N.Y.
