Photos: Blackbirds Caged Late
On Friday, May 3, the Voorheesville Blackbirds baseball team hosted the Lansingburgh Knights in a Colonial Council matchup at Dutchmen Field in Guilderland Center. The Blackbirds tried to rally but the Knights ended that rally in the Birds’ 7-to-5 loss.
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Off the fingertips: Blackbirds’ Drew Hillicoss delivers a pitch as he pushes off the rubber. Hillicoss went three innings giving up three unearned runs on three hits while striking out two and walking one.
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Gliding over: Blackbirds’ Eric Richardson sprints over towards right center to camp under the fly ball to make the catch.
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Getting it started: Blackbirds’ Eric Richardson starts his swing towards a pitch. Richardson had a hit in four at-bats and had an RBI.
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Coming up big hits: Blackbirds’ Nick Romansky swings his bat at the oncoming pitch to make contact. Romansky had three hits in four at-bats, two of the hits were triples, and scored two runs.
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Making contact: Blackbirds’ Chase Phillips makes contact with the ball as he singles towards left field. Phillips had a hit in four at-bats.
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Twisting in the dirt: Blackbirds’ Ryan Thompson turns his right foot in the dirt as he starts his swing towards a pitch. Thompson had one hit in three at-bats while scoring a run and had an RBI.
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Flamethrower: Blackbirds’ Owen Lewis pushes off the rubber with his right foot as he delivers a pitch towards home. Lewis went three and one-thirds innings giving up four runs (three earned) on four hits while striking out two and walking two.
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Watching it closely: Blackbirds’ Nick Suits looks at the ball coming down towards his glove in left field as teammate Chase Phillips looks on.
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Big hops: Blackbirds’ Chase Phillips squats down as he holds his glove down on the dirt in an attempt to field a ground ball.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Turning two: Blackbirds’ Anthony Cosamano looks to avoid the slide of Lansingburgh’s Ethan Luby to turn a double play in the sixth inning.