Golden Eagles Fall in Ninth

Seth DeWitt

Glens Falls Golden Eagles

July 11, 2011

The Golden Eagles fell to the Amsterdam Mohawks 3-2 on Monday night as Amsterdam third baseman Matt Mack scored on center fielder Andrew Green’s one-out single in the top of the ninth inning off Golden Eagles reliever Chris Myers. Glens Falls (15-10) and Amsterdam (17-12) are now tied for first place in the East Division.

Amsterdam improved to 11-7 away from Shuttleworth Park while Glens Falls fell to 9-5 at East Matt Mack (Radford) led off the ninth inning with a single to center. Mohawks second baseman DeMarcus Henderson sacrificed Mack to second with one-out. Then Andrew Green (East Tennessee State) picked up his sixth RBI of the season lining one into center to give Amsterdam the 3-2 lead.

The Golden Eagles threatened in the bottom of the ninth. Mike Kindel (Kansas State) led off the inning with a single into left field. He then stole second base with no outs. DH Mike Tirri (UAlbany)struck out, Catcher KJ Alexander (Dallas Baptist) flew out to right and then shortstop Anthony Pisani (Southern Maine) grounded out to end the game.

Mohawks reliever Derek Brewer (Radford) pitched two scoreless innings to pick up his third win of the season while Abram Williams (Radford) notched his second save.

Kayvon Bahramzadeh (Kansas State) got his first start of the season for Glens Falls. He went five innings giving up one run on five hits and struck out one.

Amsterdam took a 1-0 lead in the fourth inning as Josh Nethaway (UAlbany) scored on the DeMarcus Henderson (Mississippi State) RBI single into center field to give the Mohawks a 1-0 lead. It was Henderson’s seventh RBI on the season.

Amsterdam extended their lead to 2-0 in the top of the sixth inning off Golden Eagles reliever Max McNabb (Southern Maine). Catcher Parker Morin (Southern Idaho) led off the sixth with a single to center. Then with a 2-1 count, right fielder Josh Nethaway doubled one down the line scoring Parker Morin.

The Golden Eagles responded to tie the game in the bottom half of the inning. John Rooney (Siena) and Kyle Ruchim (Northwestern) got back-to-back singles to lead off the sixth. They advanced to second and third on the sacrifice bunt by Ricky Claudio (St. Thomas). Rooney then scored on the RBI ground out by right fielder David Olsen (UAlbany) to cut the Mohawks lead to 2-1. Left fielder Mike Kindel tied the game at 2-2 as he snuck one under the glove of Mohawks second baseman DeMarcus Henderson.

The game would remain tied until the Green RBI single in the ninth.

Tuesday, the Golden Eagles travel to Dunn Field in Elmira to take on the Pioneers (13-13). Amsterdam (17-12) will host the Cooperstown Hawkeyes (14-10) at Shuttleworth Park.

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                        Amsterdam Mohawks at Glens Falls

                  Jul 11, 2011 at Glens Falls, NY (East Field)

Amsterdam Mohawks 3 (17-12,9-6-0)

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB

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Andrew Green cf..........  5  0  2  1   0  0  1  0   1

Zach Shank ss............  5  0  2  0   0  0  1  3   0

Jude Vidrine lf..........  4  0  0  0   1  0  0  0   1

Luke Maile 1b............  3  0  1  0   0  1 11  1   1

Parker Morin c...........  4  1  1  0   0  0  8  2   4

Josh Nethaway rf.........  4  1  2  1   0  1  3  1   0

Kody Ortman dh...........  3  0  0  0   1  2  0  0   0

Matt Mack 3b.............  4  1  2  0   0  1  1  2   0

Demarcus Henderson 2b....  3  0  1  1   0  0  1  3   2

Jack Fischer p...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   0

 Derrick Brewer p........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0

 Abram Williams p........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0

Totals................... 35  3 11  3   2  5 27 12   9

Glens Falls 2 (15-10,10-3-0)

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB

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John Rooney 3b...........  4  1  1  0   0  0  0  0   0

Kyle Ruchim 2b...........  4  1  2  0   0  2  0  3   0

Ricky Claudio cf.........  4  0  1  0   0  0  4  0   2

David Olson rf...........  4  0  1  1   0  1  3  0   0

Zac Hawkins 1b...........  3  0  1  0   1  0 11  2   2

Mike Kindel lf...........  4  0  2  1   0  1  2  0   0

Mike Tirri dh............  4  0  0  0   0  2  0  0   1

Kevin Alexander c........  4  0  0  0   0  1  5  2   0

Anthony Pisani ss........  3  0  1  0   1  1  1  5   1

Kayvon Bahramzadeh p.....  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0

 Max MacNabb p...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0

 Chris Myers p...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  2   0

Totals................... 34  2  9  2   2  8 27 15   7

Score by Innings                    R  H  E

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Amsterdam Mohawks... 000 101 001 -  3 11  0

Glens Falls......... 000 002 000 -  2  9  1

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E - Claudio. LOB - Mohawks 9; Golden Eagle 7. 2B - Nethaway(1); Hawkins(1).

HBP - Maile. SH - Henderson. SB - Vidrine(1); Kindel(1). CS - Green; Ortman;

Pisani.

Amsterdam Mohawks      IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF

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Jack Fischer........  6.0  6  2  2  1  4 23 24

Derrick Brewer......  2.0  2  0  0  1  3  7  8

Abram Williams......  1.0  1  0  0  0  1  4  4

Glens Falls            IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF

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Kayvon Bahramzadeh..  5.0  5  1  1  2  1 19 22

Max MacNabb.........  2.0  3  1  1  0  2  9  9

Chris Myers.........  2.0  3  1  1  0  2  7  8

Win - Fischer (3-0).  Loss - Myers (1-2).  Save - Williams (8).

HBP - by Bahramzadeh (Maile).

Umpires -

Start: 7:05p   Time: 2:31   Attendance: 670

Game: GFAM0711