Photos: Dutchmen Split Against Boonville
The Albany Dutchmen baseball team, composed of collegiate players from all over the US, held a doubleheader at Dutchmen field in Guilderland Center against the Boonville Baseball Club on June 23. In the first game, the Dutchmen couldn’t rally and fell, 5 to 2, but came back to win the second game, 7 to 0.
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Coming at you: Dutchmen pitcher Mike Maratea, of Ramapo College, delivers a pitch towards the plate in the first inning. Maratea went four innings giving up no runs on two hits while striking out three and walking three.
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Is he going to catch that as a Boonville hitter watches Dutchmen Cam Jordan, from San Jacinto Community College, sprint to make the catch.
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Making contact: Dutchmen Tyler Young, from Lehigh University, makes contact on the pitch in his first at-bat. Young had one hit in three at-bats.
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Easy grounder: Dutchmen Nick Plue, Guilderland ‘22 grad going to Manhattan College, watches the ball go into his glove.
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Getting grip: Dutchmen Chance Checca, from Herkimer Community College, puts his hands on some tar to get a better grip of his bat during his first plate appearance. Checca had one hit in three at-bats, scoring once and stole two bases.
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Stare down: Dutchmen second baseman David Silva, Jr., from Ohio Dominican, has the ball in his glove as the Boonville base stealer slides in.
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Hot shot: Dutchmen Max Gebauer, from Franklin Pierce University, smacks a single in his first at-bat. Gebauer had one hit in three at-bats and a stolen base.
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Prepared: Dutchmen Nick Plue, Guilderland ‘22 grad going to Manhattan College, gets ready to make a throw towards first base.
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Power pitch: Dutchmen Luke Pusz, from Carson-Newman University, delivers a pitch in relief. Pusz went three innings giving up five unearned runs on six hits while walking two and striking out one in the loss.
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On his toes: Dutchmen Tyler Young, from Lehigh University, gets prepared to make a throw towards first base.
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High fives: Dutchmen Nick Plue, Guilderland ‘22 grad going to Manhattan College, gets congrats from his teammates after smacking a home run in the fourth inning. Plue had one hit in three at-bats while scoring a run and had an RBI.