Baseball Recap: Middletown Snags Sixth Win in Last Eight Games

While Middletown put up plenty of runs on Monday, the same can't be said for Monticello. The Middie Bears were the clear victors by an 11-0 margin over the Panthers. That's more bragging rights for the Middie Bears, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Colby Stoehr

Batters Struck Out (Career)

05/19/25 @ Monticello	7
04/26/24 vs Newburgh Free Academy	5
04/25/25 @ Newburgh Free Academy	4
04/15/25 @ Valley Central	4
05/10/24 @ Kingston	4

Colby Stoehr made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Those seven strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with two RBI and one double.

In other batting news, Middletown got a big performance out of Jarod Melendez, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one double, and one RBI. That's the most hits Melendez has posted since back in April. Rudy Cherry also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.

Middletown was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .379. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Monticello only posted a batting average of .000.

Middletown has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season. As for Monticello, they are on a 13-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-13.

Looking ahead, Middletown will face off against New Paltz at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Middie Bears are on a three-game streak of home wins, the Huguenots a three-game streak of away wins, meaning someone's leaving a streak behind. As for Monticello, they will challenge Washingtonville at 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday.