Baseball Recap: Albuquerque Academy finds playoff glory versus Los Alamos

By Team Reports May 14, 2024, 9:06am

Baseball Recap: Albuquerque Academy Chargers vs. Los Alamos Hilltoppers

Albuquerque Academy extended their postseason success on Monday against Los Alamos. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Los Alamos Hilltoppers 4-2. Winning may never get old, but Albuquerque Academy sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.

Satish Raichur made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Raichur was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-2 with an RBI.

In other batting news, Albuquerque Academy let Mark McNaney and Andrew Olson loose on the outfield. McNaney went 1-for-3 with a home run, while Olson scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.

Albuquerque Academy pushed their record up to 17-10 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Los Alamos, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 18-9.

Albuquerque Academy will challenge Belen at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Belen's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last four contests. Los Alamos does not have any more games scheduled as of now.

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