It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Albany Academy for Boys had no problem doing just that on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Lansingburgh Knights a 9-0 shutout. Albany Academy for Boys might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won eight contests by nine runs or more this season.
Not much got past Brady Sears, who gave up just six hits to keep Lansingburgh off the board. Sears has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Marion Kohler was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Evan Derrick was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Albany Academy for Boys is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season. As for Lansingburgh, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-11.
As of now, neither Albany Academy for Boys nor Lansingburgh have any future games scheduled.
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