Glens Falls Undefeated In Two Games Against Mohawk Valley
The first place Glens Falls Golden Eagles (8-3) go back on the road tonight looking to for their third straight win over the last place Mohawk Valley Diamond Dawgs (3-5).
The Diamond Dawgs, riding a two-game winning steak, hope to continue their good fortune and finally win one over Glens Falls. After defeating the Watertown Wizards 8-4 on Tuesday and the Amsterdam Mohawks 11-3 on Monday, this will be the Diamond Dawgs first home game since beating the Wizards back on June 11.
In four games at Shuttleworth Park this season, the Diamond Dawgs have just one win, while the Golden Eagles have lost just one game away from East Field this season.
Last week, after handing the Diamond Dawgs their fourth straight loss, the Golden Eagles ventured out West and lost a 9-8 extra-inning nail-bitter to the second place Wizards, which is Glens Falls’ only road loss this season.
Glens Falls scored 14 runs against the Diamond Dawgs in the teams’ two previous games this season, winning both game 7-4.
Freshman center fielder and lead-off hitter Steve Zavala (Rutgers) doubled home sophomore infielder Nate Valdez (Central Arizona) en-route to a four-run, six-hit ninth inning and a Golden Eagles victory.
Zavala led all hitters with two hits and two runs scored. Valdez added a run-scoring double in the ninth that scored freshman catcher Conner Gandossy (Saint Louis) and finished with one walk and one run scored.
As a team this season, the Golden Eagles have drawn 38 walks, compared to their opponents who have drawn 37.
In the teams’ second game at East Field on June 11, the Golden Eagles scored all seven runs in the first four innings.
RBI singles from Rodarrick Jones (New Orleans) and Sean Lamont (Georgetown) scored Anthony Giansanti (Siena) and Jones respectively in the first inning.
Giansanti then homered, the teams’ first at East Field this season, in the second inning for two more RBI and upped the Glens Falls lead to 5-0.
Giansanti, just days after being drafted in the 49th round from the Oakland Athletics, blasted out three hits, scored two runs and knocked in three RBI against the Diamond Dawgs.
Jones, Lamont, and Gandossy each added one RBI, with Gandossy scoring two runs and doubling in the second inning.
Sophomore starter Jerry A’Hearn picked up his first victory against the Diamond Dawgs, tossing five quality innings, allowing one run, one walk and striking out five.
In the first game against the Diamond Dawgs, Chase Richard (Southern), who picked up his second win against Albany on Tuesday, relived Andrew Brown (Akron) for five innings, allowing one earned run and striking out four.
Glens Falls plays Mohawk Valley again the next two Saturdays, and doesn’t host them at East Field until the final day of June for Break the Attendance night. In July, the Golden Eagles host the Diamond Dawgs twice, on July 10 for Rally Cap Night sponsored by WCKM Radio and July 24, returning back to Shuttleworth Park on Sunday July 26.