GUILDERLAND — It had been nine days since the team played a game.

Due to the rainy weather, games in the Suburban Council Tournament had been washed out and the Dutchmen hadn’t played since they beat Averill Park on May 11.

The Dutch came back to get wins over Amsterdam, 9-6, on Saturday and LaSalle, 9-8, on Monday.
"Hopefully, those will tune us up for what we need to accomplish," said Guilderland Coach Doug LaValley. "Amsterdam and LaSalle are both in the sectionals. LaSalle is number one in the Big 10 and the Big 10 champ. They were also the Section II champ last year."

The wins bumped the Dutch’s record to 12-5 overall and 9-5 in the Suburban Council as they head into sectional play. The seedings were announced Wednesday and the Dutchmen have a quick turnaround as they play on Thursday. They will play at Christian Brothers Academy in Colonie at 4 p.m. The winner of Thursday’s contest will play in a quarterfinal game against Colonie High School on Saturday.

The Dutch had lost two of their last three games before the streak of rainy days.
"It felt good to get on a baseball field and play on Saturday night," LaValley said. "It had been nine days since our last game. The first time around, we were a little rusty — the first time through the line-up. Then we got a lot better. We hit a couple of long balls in that game and we hit a couple more against LaSalle."

LaValley thought his team would have to travel for its first-round game. He said his team will be ready for the challenge.
"It doesn’t matter who or where we play," LaValley said. "We just have to go and be ready to play."