Middletown is on a three-game streak of home wins, while New Paltz is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Middie Bears will welcome the Huguenots at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Middletown 3.1, New Paltz 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Middletown's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They blew past Monticello 11-0.
Colby Stoehr
| 05/19/25 @ Monticello | 7 |
| 04/26/24 vs Newburgh Free Academy | 5 |
| 04/25/25 @ Newburgh Free Academy | 4 |
| 04/15/25 @ Valley Central | 4 |
| 05/10/24 @ Kingston | 4 |
Colby Stoehr was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Those seven strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with two RBI and one double.
In other batting news, Middletown got a big performance out of Jarod Melendez, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one double, and one RBI. That's the most runs Melendez has posted since back in April. Another player making a difference was Reinaldo Rios, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
Middletown was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .379. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Monticello only posted a batting average of .000.
New Paltz came out on top against Red Hook on Friday thanks in part to the team's impressive five-run seventh inning. The Huguenots took their contest against the Raiders 7-4. The game was the first time the Huguenots have beaten the Raiders on their field since May 2, 2019.
Like Middletown, New Paltz also got a great game from a two-way player: Jack Maiale. On the mound, he pitched 4.2 innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits. Maiale has been consistent: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one triple, one stolen base, and one RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Gavin Treglia, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double. That double marked the first that he has hit this season. Nick Drewnowski was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
New Paltz is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Middletown, their win bumped their record up to 12-7.
