The Albany Dutchmen(15-17) won their fourth straight game Sunday night defeating the Mohawk Valley Diamond Dawgs(19-13) 6-4 improving their playoff chances. In a game of firsts Derek Duval(Transfer/Post University) got his first win of the season and Devin Campbell(SUNY Oswego) got his first save.
The Dutchmen bats got going early in the top of the first inning when Anthony Paskell(Rider University) scored on a bunt single by Vince Venditti(The College of Saint Rose) for the first run of the game. The very next batter, Brody Keneston(Le Moyne),hit his first homerun of the season making the score 3-0. The Dutchmen extended their lead in the third with a two-run double by Korson Hastings(Trinity University), scoring Nick Plue(SUNY Cortland) and Venditti.
The Diamond Dawgs scored all four of their runs between the sixth and eighth innings. In the sixth Jaden Ross(University of South Florida) singled to score Sebastian Mueller(Quinnipiac University). Justin Hackett(Bryant University) had a two run single in the seventh and Mitch Balint(Carson-Newman University) scored on a passed ball in the eighth.
The Dutchmen added an insurance run in the eighth inning when Mario Cubello(Transfer/St. John Fisher) scored on an RBI single by Paskell.
The Dutchmen got a solid first three innings from starter Jacob Maurer(Lafayette) who registered his first scoreless outing of the season. Maurer was replaced by Duval who pitched two innings only allowing one hit and striking out three. Campbell pitched the ninth inning and stranded a leadoff walk with two groundouts and a strikeout.
The Dutchmen’s next game is on Tuesday when they travel to Watertown to take on the Rapids. The next home game for the Dutchmen will be Thursday for a double header against the Mohawks at Dutchmen Field at Keenholts Park starting at 5pm. The double header will be broadcasted on Facebook Live.