Albany had lost four straight at home, but on Friday they dropped their record down to 4-5 to make it five. They took an 8-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Coxsackie-Athens Riverhawks. If the Falcons were looking for revenge after losing 6-5 to the Riverhawks when the teams met back in April of 2023, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Seamas LeBuis was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits.
At the plate, Albany saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aidan Creamer, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one run. That stolen base marked the first that Creamer has snagged this season.
As for Coxsackie-Athens, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 9-3. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games.
On Coxsackie-Athens' side, CJ VanAlphen tossed a big game, striking out nine batters over 5.2 innings while giving up three earned runs off eight hits (and not a single walk). VanAlphen has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Andrew Sager, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Neil Murphy, who went 1-for-2 with two runs and one RBI.
Looking ahead, Albany is taking a road trip to take on Amsterdam at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Coxsackie-Athens has already played their next match (against Broadalbin-Perth), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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