Photos: Dutchmen Split Doubleheader Against Mohawks
Last Thursday, July 20, the Albany Dutchmen hosted a double header matchup against Amsterdam Mohawks, the top team in the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League, at home at Keenholts Park in Guilderland Center. The Dutchmen lost the first game, 9 to 5, then won the second, 4 to 0.
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Coming with his pitch: Dutchmen’s Greg Mays gets ready to release his pitch towards the plate in the first inning. Mays went four innings, not allowing a hit while striking out three and walking three.
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Making it look easy: Dutchmen’s JT Vance camps under the fly ball in right field in the first inning.
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Quick tag: Dutchmen’s Vince Venditti places the tag on Mohawk’s Rook Ellington as Ellington attempts to steal second base.
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Hot bat: Dutchmen’s Vince Venditti smacks a hit during one of his at-bats. Venditti had two hits in three at-bats, scored three times and had two RBIs.
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Bringing home a teammate: Dutchmen’s Brady Keneston connects with the ball to hit an RBI single in the fourth. Keneston had one hit in three at-bats and an RBI.
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Hitting it long: Dutchmen’s Tyler Kipp smacks a long fly ball into the outfield. Kipp had a hit in three at-bats and an RBI.
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Fielding it cleanly: Dutchmen’s Austin Francis bends down to snag the ground ball as starting pitcher Greg Mays looks on.
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Getting dirty: Dutchmen’s Vince Venditti dives head first across the dirt surrounding home plate to score the run ahead of the catcher’s tag.
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Looking at his target: Dutchmen’s Aidan Nugent starts his delivery towards home plate in the fourth inning. Nugent went a third of an inning giving up five runs (four earned) on two hits while striking out one and walking one.
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All-out effort: Dutchmen’s Austin Trumpour delivers a pitch towards the plate. Trumpour went two and two thirds innings giving up four runs (three earned) on six hits while striking out two and walking one.
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Easy pickins: Dutchmen’s Austin Trumpour bends down to pick up the little dribbler from the Mohawks batter to throw him out.
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Looking at an out: Dutchmen’s Korgan Hastings fields the ground ball and jogs over to first base to get the baserunner.