Softball Recap: Colonie Central Drops Season-High Score on Albany

Wolfpack

Team Score (Highest)

04/28/25 @ Albany	20
04/25/25 vs Niskayuna	14
04/21/25 @ Shenendehowa	10
04/10/25 @ Queensbury	10
04/17/25 vs Saratoga Springs	9

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Colonie Central). They were the clear victors by a 20-3 margin over the Albany Falcons on Monday. The Wolfpack haven't had any issues with the Falcons recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.

Ashley Hacker and Sydney Cataldo made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Hacker pitched three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Meanwhile, Cataldo pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Hacker has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one walk in five consecutive appearances. At bat, Hacker went 1-for-2 with one run and one RBI, while Cataldo went 4-for-6 with two runs and two RBI.

In other batting news, Colonie Central got a massive performance out of Taylor Parisi, who got on base in four of her five plate appearances with one home run, three runs, and four RBI. Jadeyn Barbero was another key player, getting on base in four of her six plate appearances with one home run, four runs, and two RBI.

Colonie Central was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .395. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .308 or higher in six consecutive matches.

Colonie Central pushed their record up to 8-2 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.3 runs over those games. As for Albany, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-10.

Coming up, Colonie Central will venture away from home to challenge Shaker at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. The Bison's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so the Wolfpack's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Albany, they will welcome Catholic Central at 4:45 p.m. on Tuesday.