Baseball Recap: Albany Sets Scoring Season-High Against Bethel

Cougars

Team Score (Highest)

03/28/25 @ Bethel	17
03/18/25 vs Head-Royce	8
03/05/25 vs Mt. Eden	8
03/01/25 @ Sonoma Valley	7
03/25/25 @ Oakland Tech	6

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Albany). They put the hurt on the Bethel Jaguars with a sharp 17-1 win on Friday. With that victory, the Cougars brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.

Drake Barrett spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on five hits and racked up nine Ks.

On the hitting side, Albany got a massive performance out of Mikey Richards, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. What's more, Richards posted two RBI, the most he's had since back in April of 2024. Sam Beynon was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.

Albany kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in three consecutive games.

Albany is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.4 runs on average over those games. Bethel's defeat dropped their record down to 4-7.

Albany and Bethel could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps California Rankings. Albany will challenge Alhambra at 4:00 p.m. on Monday down 220 places (321 vs. 101). Meanwhile, Bethel (ranked 952nd) will meet St. Patrick-St. Vincent (ranked 383rd) at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.