VESTAL, N.Y. – Former Peoples Academy (PA) star Ben Alekson has been consistent this season on the mound for his Fairfield University baseball team as they’ve struggled to gain momentum at 11-11.
The big right-hander suffered his shortest outing of the season over the weekend, as the Stags fell to Binghamton 12-6. Alekson (2-2) took the loss, allowing four hits and four runs over two and two-thirds innings of work. The former Vermont Gatorade Player of the Year and three-time state champion has once again been an ace for Fairfield in his junior campaign, striking out 36 batters in 37 innings of work, while carrying an impressive 1.95 ERA. Alekson was an All-Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) selection last season after tying a program record with nine wins. He is 17-5 in 35 starts for Fairfield in his career with 170 strikeouts. Despite Fairfield’s struggles this season, Alekson has twice been named MAAC Pitcher of the Week and has been added to the College Baseball Foundation National Pitcher of the Year watch list. Alekson and the Stags tied a program record with 39 wins in 2025, winning the MAAC Tournament Championship for the second time in program history. Their magical season came to an end in the NCAA Regionals against national powerhouse Florida.
Fairfield will look to get back on track this week with a three-game tilt at Merrimack starting Thursday night.
