Baseball Recap: Beekmantown Has No Trouble Against Saranac

After losing to Saranac the last time they met, Beekmantown decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Eagles were the clear victors by a 10-3 margin over the Spartans on Monday. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won four games by seven runs or more so far this season.

Steven Bronson made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in five consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two runs. He is becoming a predictor of Beekmantown's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 2-4 when he doesn't).

In other batting news, Jacob Lagree was incredible, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, one run, and one double. Hunter Porter was another key player, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one stolen base and two RBI.

Eagles

Batting Average

05/05/25 vs Saranac	48.4%
05/02/25 vs Northern Adirondack	43.2%
04/30/25 vs Peru	21.4%
04/28/25 @ Peru	26.1%
04/17/25 vs Potsdam	29.2%
+ 20 more games

Beekmantown was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .484. The last time their batting average was this high was back in April of 2024.

The victory made it two in a row for Beekmantown and bumps their season record up to 6-4. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 15.0 runs over those games. As for Saranac, their loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 7-1 and their overall record down to 9-2.

Saranac didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 12-2 victory against Chazy on the 6th. Hopefully Beekmantown paid attention to the Spartans' matchup: the next time they hit the field, they'll take on the Spartans at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.