Baseball Recap: Potsdam takes down Gouverneur in a playoff battle

By Team Reports May 22, 2024, 5:08pm

Baseball Recap: Potsdam Sandstoners vs. Gouverneur Wildcats

It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Potsdam had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Gouverneur Wildcats and snuck past 5-3. The victory was familiar territory for Potsdam who now have three in a row.

Jaxon Bernard made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up three earned runs off seven hits (and only one walk). Bernard was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Brandon Bernard, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Chase Rozler was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.

Potsdam is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 4-7 record this season. As for Gouverneur, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-4.

Potsdam will challenge Canton at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Gouverneur does not have any more games scheduled as of now.

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