BOONVILLE, N.Y. — The Mohawk Valley DiamondDawgs took a trip to the “Gateway of the Adirondacks” on Thursday night for a doubleheader against the Boonville Lumberjacks, shutting out their hosts 3-0 in game one while battling to a 2-2 tie in game two.
Pitching and defense took center stage for the DiamondDawgs in game one, as they gave up only one hit and committed no errors.
Mohawk Valley scored all three of its runs in the fifth inning, sparked by a double from catcher JP Kuczik, which scored Edwin Sanchez and Tyler Jones. Kuczik led his team in hits with two, with Justin Hurd getting the only other hit for the Dawgs.
Starting pitcher Brendon Miller went five innings in picking up the win. He gave up only one hit and no runs, while striking out seven batters and issuing three walks. Matthew Khan and Jake Beck each pitched an inning of no-hit relief.
Ryan Cahil took the loss on the mound for Boonville, giving up three runs, three hits, four walks, while recording four strikeouts in five innings. Max Martzolf struck out three and surrendered no hits in two innings of relief.
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In game two, Ethan Pues got the Dawgs going early with a solo home run in the top of the first to give Mohawk Valley an early 1-0 lead. Boonville answered back in their half of the first with two runs of their own, with runs from Andy Perez and Angel Santiago. The Dawgs tied the game in the top of the fifth when Kaden Hart singled Pues home, marking the end of the scoring for both teams as an extra inning solved nothing.
Pues led the Mohawk Valley offense with two hits, two runs scored, and an RBI.
Dawgs starting pitcher Brendan Rusnack went four innings, giving up two runs and six hits while striking out three and issuing one walk. Walter Garrett pitched three innings of shutout relief of Rusnack, and Cole Geedy gave up no runs in the top of the eighth.
Boonville starter Quinn Oliver pitched 4.1 innings, and gave up two runs, four hits, five walks while registering five strikeouts. Payton Hochhalter (0.2 innings) and Riley Hasenstab (3.0 innings) gave up no runs in relief.
The Dawgs are now 13-10-1 on the season and sit in third place in the PGCBL East Division. They remain on the road for a Fourth of July matchup at Oneonta before returning home to Veterans Memorial Park in Little Falls to host the Utica Blue Sox. Gates open at 5:30 on Saturday night, and the first pitch is scheduled for 6:35.
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