For the second straight game, Albany will face off against Saint Mary. The Cougars are taking a road trip to take on the Panthers at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Albany has four straight wins, Saint Mary's has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
It was a proper cat-fight when Albany faced off against Saint Mary's on Wednesday. The Cougars won by a run and slipped past the Panthers 4-3. That's two games straight that the Cougars have won by just one run.
Albany got a great performance from Jude Hatamiya as he struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits (and only one walk). Hatamiya has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than one earned run in six consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Mikey Richards, who went 1-for-3 with two runs and one triple. That triple marked the first that he hit this season. Tour? Hudson was another key player, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with two stolen bases.
Albany pushed their record up to 11-4 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Saint Mary's, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-10.
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