Baseball Preview: Albany Cougars vs. St. Patrick-St. Vincent Bruins
Albany is 8-2 against St. Patrick-St. Vincent since April of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Albany Cougars will head out on the road to square off against the St. Patrick-St. Vincent Bruins at 4:00 p.m. Albany is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Albany is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Friday, just like they did against St. Patrick-St. Vincent (and have done all season long). Albany's pitcher stepped up to hand St. Patrick-St. Vincent a 10-0 shutout on Wednesday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Albany considering their two-run performance the match before.
Jude Hatamiya tossed a big game, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Dexter Johnson was a standout: he scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Joaquin Stuart, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-3.
Albany has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season. As for St. Patrick-St. Vincent, their loss dropped their record down to 11-10.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Friday as neither team is afraid to steal. Albany has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.7 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like St. Patrick-St. Vincent struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.9. The only question left is which team can snag more. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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