Baseball Recap: Coxsackie-Athens Picks Up Third Consecutive Win

Riverhawks

Previous 3 Games

04/25/25 @ Albany	8-3
04/23/25 vs Cairo-Durham	16-3
04/21/25 vs Catskill	9-0

Coxsackie-Athens extended their winning streak to three on Friday, bumping their season record up to 9-3 in the process. They came out on top against the Albany Falcons by a score of 8-3. The Riverhawks have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Falcons, too.

Coxsackie-Athens got a great performance from CJ VanAlphen as he struck out nine batters over 5.2 innings while giving up three earned runs off eight hits (and not a single walk). VanAlphen has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, Andrew Sager was incredible, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Neil Murphy, who went 1-for-2 with two runs and one RBI.

As for Albany, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-5 record this season. That's two games in a row now that they have lost by exactly five runs.

On Albany's side, Seamas LeBuis was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits.

At the plate, Albany saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aidan Creamer, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one run. That stolen base marked the first that Creamer has snagged this season.

Coxsackie-Athens has already played their next contest (against Broadalbin-Perth), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Albany, they will venture away from home to face off against Amsterdam at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.