Baseball Game Preview: Galway Golden Eagles vs. Cobleskill-Richmondville Bulldogs

The Galway Golden Eagles will take on the Cobleskill-Richmondville Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Galway gave up the first runs on Saturday, but they didn't let that get them down. They walked away with a 6-3 win over Waterford-Halfmoon.

Meanwhile, Cobleskill-Richmondville came tearing into Saturday's game with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.3 runs), and they left with even more momentum. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Warriors a 14-0 shutout. While the Bulldogs didn't have the best season last year (they finished 5-14), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.

Matt Gunzinger made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with three runs, one triple, and two RBI. Those three hits gave him a new career-high.

In other pitching news, Elijah Barr looked comfortable as he went 1-for-3 with two runs and two RBI.

Back at the plate, Brandon Rotman was a standout: he went 2-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one double. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April of 2024. Another player making a difference was Alex Hertzler, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one double.

Cobleskill-Richmondville was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .438. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in four consecutive contests.

Galway pushed their record up to 6-6 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Cobleskill-Richmondville, their victory bumped their record up to 7-1-1.