Golden Eagles Extend Win Streak to Five

Glens Falls Golden Eagles

June 17, 2011

Seth DeWitt

The Golden Eagles extended their win streak to five games as Roger Bernal (UTPA) delivered a walkoff hit in the bottom of the tenth with one out to give Glens Falls the 3-2 victory over the Albany Dutchmen. It was the first extra inning game in PGCBL history.

Kyle Ruchim (Northwestern) struck out the side in the top of the tenth inning to pick up his first win of the season.

With one out in the tenth inning, Mike Tirri (UAlbany) beat out an infield single. Anthony Pisani (Southern Maine) and John Rooney (Siena) then walked. On a 2-1 count, Roger Bernal drove home the winning run as he sent one between third basemen, Tyler Drake and shortstop, Anthony Turgeon, to improve the Golden Eagles to 4-0 at East Field on the season.

The Dutchmen took an early 2-0 lead but Josh Anderson cut the Albany lead to 2-1 in the bottom of the fourth on his first home run of the season.

The Golden Eagles would tie the game at 2-2 in the bottom of the fifth as catcher, Jack Graham, scored on the RBI single by John Rooney (Siena).

The game would remain tied until Bernal’s late inning heroics.

Starter Nick Gonzalez (South Florida) pitched five innings for the Golden Eagles giving up two runs on three hits and striking out four while the Glens Falls bullpen pitched five scoreless innings (Dylan Baker, Pete Noordsy and Kyle Ruchim).

The Golden Eagles return home on Saturday night against the Amsterdam Mohawks at 7 p.m. It is Graduation Night and Upstate NY Autism Night at East Field. All graduating high school students can bring their ID and get into the game for FREE while Upstate NY Autism will be on hand to raise awareness for those with autism in our community.

For more information on the Glens Falls Golden Eagles, visit the team website at www.glensfallsgoldeneagles.com and on Facebook and Twitter!

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