Baseball Recap: Tri-Valley Triumphs
By Team Reports
May 13, 2026, 7:28am
Baseball Recap: Tri-Valley Bears vs. Ellenville Blue Devils

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| 05/12/26 - Home | 3-2 W |
| 05/13/25 - Home | 8-10 L |
| 05/16/23 - Home | 13-6 W |
| 05/13/22 - Away | 0-6 L |
| 04/30/22 - Home | 14-5 W |
| + 5 more games |
Tri-Valley proved they can win big on Friday (they won by seven) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They won by a run and slipped past the Ellenville Blue Devils 3-2. For the Bears, this counts as revenge for the 10-8 win the Blue Devils walked away with the last time they faced one another back in May of 2025.
Nathan Closs spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on eight hits and racked up nine Ks.
On the hitting side, David Hermann was excellent, going 1-for-3 with one home run and two stolen bases. That home run marked the first that he has launched this season.
Tri-Valley's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-9. As for Ellenville, their defeat was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 1-11.
Coming up, Tri-Valley will square off against SS Seward at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. SS Seward's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Tri-Valley's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Ellenville, they will face off against Webutuck at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The Warriors have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 12.22 runs per game on average), something the Blue Devils will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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