By Jon Sargalis
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It was a night of firsts. The Mohawks’ first road game of the season. The Mohawks first Taiwanese player made his debut and the longest tenured Mohawk finally made his debut in his fourth season on the roster. All this as the Mohawks defeated the Mohawk Valley DiamondDawgs 10-3 on Friday Night at Vet’s Memorial Field.
First was Cai Cheng En who got the start on the mound. He attended FMCC this spring, but calls Taitung, Taiwan home. He went the first 2 innings allowing 1 run on 1 hit with 3 walks and 3 strikeouts before turning the ball over to returning Mohawk Zach Hernandez who went the next 2 innings.
Amsterdam would get on the board first in the second as Jayden Harriel singled home Chris Hoalcraft and Wes Walker drove in Bray Touchstone to make it 2-0.
The DiamondDawgs scored their first run in the bottom of the second off a bases loaded walk, but the Mohawks got that run back as Sebastian Harden reached in the third and became a menace on the basepaths as he took advantage of some Mohawk Valley misplays to score by himself to make it 3-1.
The Mohawks would add a run in three straight innings from the fourth to the sixth as Alex Junghans, Jake Long and Tucker Smith each drove in a run to make it 6-1.
Out of the bullpen, Zach Hernandez and Brad Curtis each went 2 scoreless innings. Joey Gecewicz pitched a scoreless seventh but ran into trouble in the eighth when he loaded the bases without retiring a batter. Enter Sam Falace. As the Mohawks won championships in 2022, 2023 and 2024, Falace was here, on the bench, on the injured list. Now in his fourth summer on the Mohawks, the Siena pitcher was finally ready to make his Mohawks debut. Bases loaded no one out would seem like a tough assignment for your first time out, but not for Falace. Strikeout, strikeout, fly out, inning over, score stays 6-1.
Each team scored in the ninth as the Mohawks added 4 runs to go up 10-1 and Mohawk Valley answered with 2 before making the final score 10-3.
Amsterdam moves to 2-0 on the season, while the DiamondDawgs drop to 0-2.
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Amsterdam Mohawks vs. Mohawk Valley Diamon
5/30/2025 at Little Falls, NY (Vet's Park)
Amsterdam Mohawks 10 (2-0)
| Player |
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
PO |
A |
LOB |
| |
| Luke Filippi cf |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
3 |
| Brandon McCraine rf |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
| Cade Ladehoff 1b |
4 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| Chris Hoalcraft 2b |
4 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
| Bray Touchstone dh |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Jake Long lf |
5 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Jayden Harriel 3b |
4 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Wes Walker c |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
| Alex Junghans ss |
5 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
| Sebastian Harden ph |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Tucker Smith ph |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Cai Cheng En |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Zach Hernandez p |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Brad Curtis p |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Joey Gecewicz p |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Sam Falace p |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Totals |
37 |
10 |
12 |
9 |
12 |
6 |
27 |
2 |
11 |
Mohawk Valley Diamon 3 (0-2)
| Player |
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
PO |
A |
LOB |
| |
| John Calabrese lf |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| Edwin Sanchez rf |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
| Kaden Hart cf |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
| Joey Calabretti ss |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
| Ian Oehlschlaeger dh |
5 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| Chase Regan 2b |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Brandon Hauk 1b |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
7 |
0 |
1 |
| Justin Hurd 3b |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
| Niko Sorice c |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
0 |
2 |
| Sean Stoney 2b |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
| Jack Montanye p |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
| Ryan Callaghan p |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Drew Harris p |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Totals |
30 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
11 |
11 |
27 |
9 |
17 |
| Score by Innings |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
R |
H |
E |
| |
| Amsterdam Mohawks |
|
0 2 1 |
|
1 1 1 |
|
0 0 4 |
|
|
10 |
12 |
0 |
| Mohawk Valley Diamond Dawgs |
|
0 1 0 |
|
0 0 0 |
|
0 0 2 |
|
|
3 |
4 |
3 |
Amsterdam Mohawks: 2B - Chris Hoalcraft. RBI - Cade Ladehoff; Chris Hoalcraft; Bray Touchstone; Jake Long; Jayden Harriel 2; Wes Walker; Alex Junghans; Tucker Smith. SB - Cade Ladehoff; Chris Hoalcraft; Sebastian Harden.
Mohawk Valley Diamon: E - John Calabrese; Joey Calabretti; Niko Sorice. RBI - John Calabrese 2; Sean Stoney. Sac - John Calabrese. SB - John Calabrese; Sean Stoney 2.
| |
| Cai Cheng En (W, 1-0) |
2.0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
11 |
2 |
1 |
48 |
| Zach Hernandez |
2.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
10 |
4 |
1 |
45 |
| Brad Curtis |
2.0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
9 |
3 |
0 |
37 |
| Joey Gecewicz |
1.0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
8 |
0 |
1 |
28 |
| Sam Falace (Sv, 1) |
2.0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
9 |
4 |
0 |
42 |
| Totals |
9.0 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
11 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
30 |
47 |
13 |
3 |
200 |
| |
| Jack Montanye (L, 0-1) |
3.2 |
6 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
16 |
20 |
6 |
2 |
71 |
| Ryan Callaghan |
1.1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
22 |
| Drew Harris |
3.0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
13 |
4 |
1 |
80 |
| Chase Regan |
0.0 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| Sean Stoney |
1.0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
19 |
| Totals |
9.0 |
12 |
10 |
9 |
12 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
37 |
49 |
12 |
5 |
177 |
Amsterdam Mohawks: Batters Faced - Cai Cheng En 11; Zach Hernandez 10; Brad Curtis 9; Joey Gecewicz 8; Sam Falace 9. HBP - Cai Cheng En; Zach Hernandez; Joey Gecewicz 3.
Mohawk Valley Diamon: Batters Faced - Chase Regan 4; Sean Stoney 6; Jack Montanye 20; Ryan Callaghan 6; Drew Harris 13.
Start: 6:35 PM Duration: 3:35 Attendance: 500
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