Baseball Recap: Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake comes up short despite Ricky Nicklas' strong performance

By Team Reports Apr 29, 2024, 5:26am

Baseball Recap: Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Spartans vs. Cohoes Tigers

Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake was the 4-3 winner over Cohoes when they last played one another back in April of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Spartans took a 7-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cohoes Tigers on Thursday.

Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake got a good showing from Ricky Nicklas, who pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.

At the plate, Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ben Yerina, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

Even though they lost, Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.

Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-6 record this season. As for Cohoes, their win bumped their record up to 7-4.

Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 9-2 defeat vs. Bethlehem Central on the 26th. Cohoes has also already played their next matchup, an 8-2 victory against Cobleskill-Richmondville on the 26th.

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