It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Albany had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They walked away with a 5-2 victory over the De Leon Bearcats. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Lions also won the last time the pair played back in March of 2021.
Chip Chambers
| 04/08/25 vs Anson | 5 |
| 04/01/25 vs Hawley | 3 |
| 03/21/25 @ Anson | 2 |
| 05/01/25 vs De Leon | 1 |
| 04/22/25 vs Hawley | 1 |
Chip Chambers made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits (and only one walk). He also tossed a walk, which is notable because Albany is 2-1 when he allows at most one walk, but 4-5-3 otherwise. Chambers was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one triple, one stolen base, and one run. That triple marked the first that he has hit this season.
Chambers wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Calhan Fairchild, who went 1-for-2 with one triple and one RBI.
The win got Albany back to even at 6-6-3. As for De Leon, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 13-9-1.
Albany will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Bearcats: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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