Golden Eagles Flying High with #12 National Ranking

Glens Falls Golden Eagles

June 28, 2011

Andrew Nadler

Glens Falls, NY – After being ranked as the 16^th best summer collegiate baseball team in the nation to begin the season last week, the Glens Falls Golden Eagles have moved up four spots to earn the number 12 ranking in the Perfect Game USA weekly Top 25 Rankings after yet another strong week.

Beginning the week at 7-2, the Golden Eagles played well sweeping a doubleheader at Amsterdam (6-2 & 4-1) and defeating Mohawk Valley at home to bring the team’s win total to ten. At home facing Mohawk Valley on Sunday, the DiamondDawgs took the Golden Eagles into the extra-innings until Anthony Pisani (Southern Maine) hit a walk-off bases-loaded single to win the game 5-4. Monday, the Newark Pilots handed Glens Falls its first loss since June 19^th in a heartbreaking loss with the go-ahead runs scored by the Pilots in the top of the ninth. Nevertheless, the Golden Eagles ended the week with an excellent 10-3 record in the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League (PGCBL).

Adding to what was a highly successful week for the Golden Eagles, starting pitcher Derek Mazzio (St. Louis) earned the PGCBL Pitcher of the Week honor marking the second straight week Glens Falls has received the award. Pitchers Nick Gonzalez (Southern Florida) and Neil Fryer (Siena) shared the award in week one.

Glens Falls will look to maintain its national ranking on the road this week with games at Elmira, Mohawk Valley, and Albany. The team will host Watertown at East Field on Thursday for Chase Sports Night and will host an exhibition doubleheader to end the week on Independence Day vs. the Suffern Blue Devils of the Westchester/Rockland Wood Bat League.

For more information on the Glens Falls Golden Eagles, please follow the team on Twitter and Facebook and visit the team website at http://www.glensfallsgoldeneagles.com.

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