Baseball Recap: New Paltz Drops Highest Score of Season Against Saugerties

Huguenots

Team Score (Highest)

05/14/25 @ Saugerties	12
04/25/25 vs O'Neill	10
04/28/25 @ Rondout Valley	9
04/08/25 @ Highland	7
04/29/25 vs Our Lady of Lourdes	6

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask New Paltz). Everything went their way against the Saugerties Sawyers on Wednesday as they made off with a 12-3 victory. The Huguenots haven't had any issues with the Sawyers recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.

Sean Rusnack tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits. He also tossed a walk, which is notable because New Paltz is 2-1 when he allows at most one walk, but 5-7 otherwise.

On the hitting side, New Paltz let Jack Maiale and Nick Drewnowski run wild. Maiale went 2-for-3 with three runs, one triple, and one stolen base, while Drewnowski went 3-for-4 with three runs, three RBI, and one stolen base. Those three runs gave Drewnowski a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Malcolm Dillehay, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.

New Paltz was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.

New Paltz's record now sits at 7-8. As for Saugerties, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 10-7 record this season.

New Paltz will square off against Goshen Central at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Saugerties, they will take on Averill Park at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.