By Jon Sargalis
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A tie game going into the eighth turned into a Mohawks blowout win as they put up ten runs in the inning to come away with a 14-4 victory over the Oneonta Outlaws in Amsterdam on Wednesday night.
The game began with the Outlaws jumping in front on the first pitch as Jack Clark homered off Zach Hernandez’s first pitch of the game.
It would stay 1-0 until the fifth when the Mohawks jumped in front as Bray Touchstone hit a sac-fly to score Chris Hoalcraft to tie the game and Jon Young, Jr. singled to drive in Luke Costello, giving the Mohawks a 2-1 advantage.
Amsterdam would add a run in the sixth on a fielder’s choice by Luke Costello that scored Brandon McCraine to make it 3-1.
In the seventh, Manny Santos tried to replicate the success he had in the sixth inning. Unfortunately, he struggled to locate the strike zone. After striking out the first batter of the inning, he issued 4 straight walks to pull the Outlaws within a run. Parker Aikens came in to relive Santos and after a flyout, he issued a walk to Ian Wirtz which tied the game at 3.
After the seventh inning stretch, Jon Young, Jr. put the Mohawks back in front as he belted a home run to right to make it 4-3. However, Oneonta answered right back in the top of the eighth as Jameson Balich led off the inning with a double to center and scored on a Jace Kohler single to right to even it up at 4.
Then came the bottom of the eighth. Everything came in pairs of threes this inning. It started with 3 straight walks, three straight doubles, a flyout and an error, then three straight hit by pitches and 3 straight walks to end the game. Luke Costello hit the first double as Brandon McCraine and Jake Long scored to make it 6-4. Jayden Harriel hit another 2-run double 3 pitches later driving in Chris Hoalcraft and Costello and Bray Touchstone hit the final double to drive in Harriel to make it 9-4. Costello came up again as the fourteenth batter of the inning and drew the final bases loaded walk for his fourth RBI of the game as Brandon McCraine trotted home and invoked the 10-run rule as the 10-run inning came to an end with the Outlaws recording just out in the inning.
The perfect start to the season continued as the Mohawks improved to 9-0 with the 14-4 win. This ties the Mohawks best ever start to a season as they also started the 2023 season with a 9-0 record. The Outlaws fell to 1-4 with the loss. Parker Aikens was winner as he improved to 1-0 and David Denten took the loss as he fell to 0-1.
Amsterdam will be on the road tomorrow night to play the Mohawk Valley DiamondDawgs at Veterans Memorial Park at 6:35.
Oneonta Outlaws vs. Amsterdam Mohawks
6/11/2025 at Amsterdam, NY (Shuttleworth Park)
Oneonta Outlaws 4 (1-4)
| Player |
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
PO |
A |
LOB |
| |
| Jack Clark cf |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| Jace Kohler 3b |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
| Zach Porter dh |
4 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Nathan Bowes lf |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Ian Wirtz c |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
9 |
1 |
0 |
| Brendan Connolly 2b |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
| Jameson Balich 1b |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
3 |
| Dane Richards rf |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| Matthew Carrera ss |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
| Zach Rowe p |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
| Logan Marquez p |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| David Denten p |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Jacob Turner p |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Brayden Ferris p |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Totals |
27 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
11 |
6 |
22 |
7 |
11 |
Amsterdam Mohawks 14 (9-0)
| Player |
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
PO |
A |
LOB |
| |
| Luke Filippi cf |
4 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Brandon McCraine rf |
2 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Jake Long lf |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Chris Hoalcraft ss |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
| Luke Costello 1b |
3 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
| Jayden Harriel 3b |
3 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
| Bray Touchstone c |
3 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
| Jon Young, Jr. 2b |
4 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
| Wes Walker ph |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Sebastian Harden dh |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Zach Hernandez |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Zak Spurrier p |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Joe Gold p |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Manny Santos p |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Parker Aikens p |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Totals |
28 |
14 |
7 |
13 |
10 |
9 |
24 |
9 |
6 |
| Score by Innings |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
R |
H |
E |
| |
| Oneonta Outlaws |
|
1 0 0 |
|
0 0 0 |
|
2 1 |
|
4 |
4 |
2 |
| Amsterdam Mohawks |
|
0 0 0 |
|
0 2 1 |
|
1 10 |
|
14 |
7 |
0 |
Oneonta Outlaws: E - Brendan Connolly; David Denten. 2B - Jameson Balich. HR - Jack Clark. RBI - Jack Clark; Jace Kohler; Zach Porter; Ian Wirtz. GIDP - Brendan Connolly. SB - Jack Clark 2.
Amsterdam Mohawks: 2B - Luke Costello; Jayden Harriel; Bray Touchstone. HR - Jon Young, Jr.. RBI - Luke Filippi; Brandon McCraine; Jake Long; Luke Costello 4; Jayden Harriel 2; Bray Touchstone 2; Jon Young, Jr. 2. Sac - Bray Touchstone. SB - Brandon McCraine.
| |
| Zach Rowe |
4.2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
14 |
19 |
3 |
4 |
69 |
| Logan Marquez |
1.1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
7 |
1 |
2 |
28 |
| David Denten (L, 0-1) |
1.0 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
8 |
1 |
1 |
44 |
| Jacob Turner |
0.1 |
3 |
5 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
18 |
| Brayden Ferris |
0.0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
17 |
| Totals |
7.1 |
7 |
14 |
13 |
10 |
9 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
28 |
45 |
6 |
7 |
176 |
| |
| Zach Hernandez |
2.1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
13 |
3 |
4 |
49 |
| Zak Spurrier |
1.2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
19 |
| Joe Gold |
1.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
17 |
| Manny Santos |
1.1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
8 |
0 |
1 |
48 |
| Parker Aikens (W, 1-0) |
1.2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
9 |
2 |
2 |
40 |
| Totals |
8.0 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
11 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
27 |
39 |
8 |
9 |
173 |
Oneonta Outlaws: Batters Faced - Zach Rowe 19; Logan Marquez 7; David Denten 8; Jacob Turner 6; Brayden Ferris 5. WP - Jacob Turner; Brayden Ferris. HBP - Zach Rowe; Logan Marquez; Jacob Turner; Brayden Ferris 2.
Amsterdam Mohawks: Batters Faced - Zach Hernandez 13; Zak Spurrier 5; Joe Gold 4; Manny Santos 8; Parker Aikens 9. HBP - Parker Aikens.
Start: 6:45 PM Duration: 3:22 Attendance: 1206
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