Albany has enjoyed a six-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Hercules Titans at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Albany is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
Last Friday, it was a hard-fought contest, but Albany had to settle for a 6-5 loss against Las Lomas. That's two games in a row now that Albany has lost by just one run.
Jonah Fisher was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over six innings pitched.
At the plate, Julian Schroeder and Joaquin Stuart stepped up to the plate in a big way. Schroeder went 2-for-3 with a triple, a run, and a double, while Stuart scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-5. Preston McGowen was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Even though they lost, Albany was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with four doubles. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Las Lomas only hit no.
Meanwhile, Hercules came up short against Vallejo on Friday and fell 6-1. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Hercules has scored all season.
Gabriel Symonds made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole four bases while getting on base in all two of his plate appearances.
Albany's record now sits at 7-4. As for Hercules, their record is now 1-5.
Albany couldn't quite finish off Hercules in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 and fell 6-4. Can Albany avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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