FAIRFIELD, Conn. – Former Vermont Gatorade Player of the Year and Peoples Academy standout Ben Alekson bounced back from his first loss of the season with a dominant performance last week for his Fairfield University baseball team.
Alekson scattered three hits and struck out a season-high 11 over six innings of work to lead Fairfield to a 14-1 home win over Niagra on Saturday. The big sophomore righty was roughed up by Marist for seven earned runs two weeks ago but responded to shut down Niagra on an efficient 79 pitches, issuing zero free passes on the afternoon. The three-time Vermont high school state champion improved his record to 8-1 on the year and kept the Stags atop of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference with a 21-6 (36-14 overall) record.
Fairfield and Alekson will hit the road for a three-game series against Rider starting Thursday night to wrap up the regular season.
