Photos: Dutch Battle Back To Hold On To Victory Over Troy

On Saturday, April 11, the Guilderland baseball team hit the diamond at Dutchmen Field as they hosted a non-league game against Troy. The Dutch fell behind early but the bats woke up to take the lead and held on to win 10 to 8.

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Big squeeze: Guilderland’s Landon Warchol makes sure he catches the easy pop-up in the first inning as he puts his hand on his glove to secure it.

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Releasing the heat: Guilderland’s Landon Warchol makes his pitch towards the plate in the first inning. Warchol went three innings giving up three runs (all earned) on four hits while walking four and striking out five.

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Easy scoop: Guilderland’s Travis Berschwinger bends down with his glove wide open to field the ball as it bounces towards him.

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Level head: Guilderland’s James Buccini starts to swing his bat towards the incoming pitch during his first at-bat. Buccini had one hit in two at-bats, scored two runs and an RBI.

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Driving it: Guilderland’s Jake Pensabene swings his bat towards the high pitch looking to drive it towards the outfield. Pensabene had a hit in two at-bats while scoring once and two RBIs.

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Licking his lips: Guilderland’s Ryan Ackert sees a pitch he likes as he starts to bring his bat toward it. Ackert had two hits in three at-bats while scoring one run and two RBIs.

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Adding to the hit parade: Guilderland’s Travis Berschwinger swings his bat towards the incoming pitch. Berschwinger had one hit in three at-bats while scoring once and two RBIs.

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Making contact: Guilderland’s Elijah Kowalski twists his back leg as he looks to drive the incoming pitch towards the outfield. Kowalski had one hit in three at-bats while scoring once and two RBIs.

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Holding it down: Guilderland’s Andrei Flynn pushes off the rubber to deliver the pitch towards the plate in the fourth inning. Flynn went three innings giving up only one hit while striking out three and walking two.

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Looking for two: Guilderland’s Jake Pensabene looks to make a throw towards first base after stepping on second when receiving the ball from his teammate Nick Scott.

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Easy wait: Guilderland’s James Buccini camps under the fly ball as he holds up his glove to wait for it to come down.

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Sailing over: Guilderland’s Ryan Conklin sprints towards the foul line as he races over to make the catch.