Baseball Recap: Pine Plains Picks Up Fourth Consecutive Victory

Pine Plains extended their winning streak (dating back to last season) to four on Wednesday, bumping them up to 3-0. Everything went their way against the Rhinebeck Hawks as they made off with a 25-1 victory. The Bombers have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Hawks, too.

Austin Mielich

Runs Batted In (Career)

04/15/26 vs Rhinebeck	4
05/21/25 vs Spackenkill	2
05/13/25 @ Webutuck	2
05/08/25 @ Millbrook	2
05/02/25 @ Red Hook	2

Austin Mielich made a splash no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out six over four innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run any time he's pitched this season. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with four RBI and two runs. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high.

In other batting news, Luke Blackburn and Matthew Spada did most of the damage at the plate: Blackburn went 2-for-4 with three runs, three RBI, and one stolen base, while Spada went a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases, three runs, and one double. Those three RBI gave Blackburn a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Ryan Blass, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two runs and two RBI.

Pine Plains always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .674. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Rhinebeck only posted an OBP of .263.

As for Rhinebeck, their defeat was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-2. Having soared to a lofty 12 runs in the game before, they couldn't push the score so high this time.

On Rhinebeck's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sawyer Giles, who went 1-for-2 with one RBI.

Coincidentally, Pine Plains and Rhinebeck will both be playing Millbrook the next time they take the field. The Hawks will head out to face the Blazers at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday, while the Bombers will head out to face them at 4:15 p.m. on Monday.