Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Mohawks Fall From First

Rick Pacione (Marist) and TJ Jones (Cincinnati) hit their first home runs of the season, but it wasn�t enough as the Outlaws (19-13) defeated Amsterdam (17-12) 8-5 to take over first place. Pacione homered twice and Jones had a three-run blast. The loss is the fifth in six games.

Matt Conway (Wake Forest) started on the mound for the Mohawks, but couldn�t escape the fourth inning. Conway walked the first three batters of the game, and all three eventually scored. After a scoreless second, Oneonta added a run in the third and two more in the fourth.

Pacione�s first home run made it 3-1 in the second inning, but double plays ended the bottom of the second and third. With the score 6-1 in the bottom of the fourth, Jones homered to drive in Luke Maile (Kentucky) and Cody Kulp (Shippensburg).

An unearned run in the fifth and a solo homer by Jared Clarkson in the sixth pushed the Outlaws to a four-run lead. After Clarkson�s blast Adam Windsor(Alabama), Erik Luksis (Manhattan), and Jon Schwind (Marist) retired the final 12 Outlaw batters.

Pacione�s home run off Kevin Dickey in the eighth was the first run Dickey had allowed. Oneonta�s win and Cooperstown�s loss puts the Mohawks in second place heading into tomorrow�s game at Mohawk Valley.

First pitch from Little Falls is at 7:05 as the Mohawks continue a stretch of 12 games on 12 straight days.

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