Baseball Recap: Albion Has No Trouble Against Newfane

Albion won the last time they faced Newfane and things went their way on Thursday too. The Purple Eagles blew past the Panthers 11-4. With that win, the Purple Eagles brought their scoring average up to 6.1 runs per game.

Seth Krenning was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off eight hits. Those seven strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.

Andrew Boyce

Stolen Base (Career)

05/15/25 vs Newfane	3
05/12/25 @ Royalton-Hartland	2
04/30/25 @ Barker	2
04/28/25 vs Barker	2
04/25/25 vs Attica	2

In other batting news, Joshua Shoeberlein and Andrew Boyce did most of the damage at the plate: Shoeberlein went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI, while Boyce went 2-for-4 with three stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. Those three stolen bases gave Boyce a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Nathan Gibson, who went 2-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.

The victory got Albion back to even at 8-8. As for Newfane, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-11.

Coming up, Albion will look to defend their home field on Friday against Akron at 4:45 p.m. The Purple Eagles will need to watch out since the Tigers have now posted at least ten runs in their last three matches. As for Newfane, they will face off against Pembroke at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.