Baseball Recap: Pine Plains Wins Going Away Against Cairo-Durham

Pine Plains got themselves on the board against Cairo-Durham on Friday, but Cairo-Durham never followed suit. They put the hurt on the Mustangs with a sharp 11-0 victory. That's two games straight that the Bombers have won by exactly 11 runs.

Brodie Rathjen made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over four innings pitched. He also tossed no walks, which is notable because Pine Plains is 2-1 when he allows at most two walks, but 2-3 otherwise. Rathjen was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.

Warren Lounsbury

Runs

04/25/25 @ Cairo-Durham	2
04/23/25 @ Ellenville	2
04/08/25 vs Webutuck	2
04/22/25 @ Taconic Hills	1

In other batting news, Ryan Blass and Warren Lounsbury did most of the damage at the plate: Blass went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases and two runs, while Lounsbury went 1-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. Lounsbury is becoming a predictor of Pine Plains' success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 1-4 when he doesn't). Matthew Spada was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.

Pine Plains was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .393. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cairo-Durham only posted a batting average of .222.

Pine Plains is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 4-4 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.5 runs over those games. As for Cairo-Durham, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-6.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Pine Plains will square off against Rhinebeck at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Cairo-Durham, they will face off against Watervliet at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.