Baseball Game Preview: Oneonta Yellowjackets vs. Cobleskill-Richmondville Bulldogs

By Team Reports Apr 18, 2024, 3:45am

Baseball Preview: Oneonta Yellowjackets vs. Cobleskill-Richmondville Bulldogs

The Oneonta Yellowjackets will be playing in front of their home fans against the Cobleskill-Richmondville Bulldogs at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Oneonta will be strutting in after a victory while Cobleskill-Richmondville will be coming in after a loss.

Oneonta is looking to give their home crowd another W after opening their season at home on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged Owego Free Academy out 5-4.

Meanwhile, Cobleskill-Richmondville entered their matchup against Albany Academy for Boys on Wednesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Cobleskill-Richmondville's rough 14-4 defeat to Albany Academy for Boys might stick with them for a while.

Brandon Rotman was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Elijah Barr was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

Even though they lost, Cobleskill-Richmondville always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .586. That's the best OBP they've managed all season.

Oneonta took their win against Cobleskill-Richmondville in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 12-5. Will Oneonta repeat their success, or does Cobleskill-Richmondville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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