Baseball Recap: Albany Has No Trouble Against Mt. Eden

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Albany). They were the clear victor by an 8-2 margin over the Mt. Eden Monarchs on Wednesday. The Cougars have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Monarchs, too.

Bennett Lee looked comfortable as he tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. What's more, he gave up only zero earned runs, the fewest he's had since back in April of 2024.

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Willem Loveless, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. He also hit a double, marking his first of the season. Another player making a difference was Mikey Richards, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.

Cougars

Batting Average

03/05/25 vs Mt. Eden	40.7%
03/01/25 @ Sonoma Valley	20.8%
05/14/24 vs Sonoma Valley	19.2%
05/07/24 vs Saint Mary's	20.7%
04/26/24 @ St. Patrick-St. Vincent	33.3%
+ 15 more games

Albany was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .407. The last time their batting average was this high was back in March of 2024.

The win got Albany back to even at 2-2. As for Mt. Eden, they dropped their record down to 1-4 with the defeat, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Albany will head out to face off against Archie Williams at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Mt. Eden, they will venture away from home to take on Oakland Tech at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Oakland Tech is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.5 runs per game this season.