By Jon Sargalis
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Danny Perez hit a 2-run home run, and Will Cowan went 4-for-4 in a 5-1 victory over the Mohawk Valley DiamondDawgs Saturday night at Vet’s Park. Meanwhile, Tommy Skelding, Ariston Veasey, Cai Cheng En and Derek Duval combined to strike out 13 batters while allowing 1 run on 5 hits and 1 walk.
Pitching ruled the game early. It was Will Cowan who got the wheel spinning in the third as he led off the inning with a double. An error on a potential inning ending groundball by Jon Young, Jr. then allowed Cowan to score as the Mohawks took a 1-0 lead.
In the fourth, Danny Perez delivered the game’s big hit as he clubbed a 2-run homer to center that brought in Bray Touchstone as he reached base after being hit by a pitch. That was the only real blemish for DiamondDawgs starter Jack Chavez who was stellar up to that point.
Mohawk Valley went to the pen in the fifth and after a pair of strikeouts and walks, Bray Touchstone hit an RBI single to left that brought in Jon Young, Jr. and gave the Mohawks a 4-0 lead.
The DiamondDawgs lone run came in the seventh as Kaden Hart and John Ramsey hit back-to-back doubles to make it 4-1.
Amsterdam got their last run in the ninth as Sebastian Harden beat out an infield single and Will Cowan scored as the second basemen overthrew first base trying to get Harden out. Harden, however, did make the last out at first as he lost his footing past the bag and accidently stumbled, ended up in fair territory, but Cowan had already crossed the plate before the final out was recorded, making it 5-1.
Tommy Skelding improved to 2-0 as he went 3 scoreless innings, allowing 1 hit and no walks with 4 strikeouts. Ariston Veasey pitched 3 hitless innings following Skelding as he allowed just 1 walk with 6 strikeouts. Derek Duval earned his second save of the season pitching the final 2 innings as the Mohawks improved to 16-6. Jack Chavez fell to 0-2 with the loss as the DiamondDawgs fell to 12-8.
The Mohawks are off on Sunday and return to action Monday as they will face the Utica Blue Sox in Murnane Field at 6:35 PM.
Amsterdam Mohawks vs. Mohawk Valley Diamon
6/28/2025 at Little Falls, NY (Veteran's Park)
Amsterdam Mohawks 5 (16-6)
| Player |
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
PO |
A |
LOB |
| |
| Luke Filippi cf |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
| Jon Young, Jr. 2b |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| Brandon McCraine 1b |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
0 |
2 |
| Ryan Schwartz rf |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Bray Touchstone dh |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Chris Hoalcraft ss |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| Danny Perez c |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
0 |
1 |
| Will Cowan lf |
4 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Wes Walker ph |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Sebastian Harden ph |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Alex Junghans 3b |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
| Peyton Jemison 3b |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
| Tommy Skelding |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Ariston Veasey p |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Cai Cheng En p |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Derek Duval p |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Totals |
33 |
5 |
8 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
27 |
9 |
7 |
Mohawk Valley Diamon 1 (12-8)
| Player |
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
PO |
A |
LOB |
| |
| Ethan Pues lf |
4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Tyler Jones 2b |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
4 |
2 |
| JP Kuczik c |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
| Kaden Hart cf |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
| John Ramsey ss |
4 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
| Justin Hurd 3b |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
| Ian Oehlschlaeger rf |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Brandon Hauk 1b |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
| Joey Calabretti dh |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Jack Chavez p |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Cole Geedy p |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Walter Garrett p |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Totals |
31 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
13 |
27 |
12 |
6 |
| Score by Innings |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
R |
H |
E |
| |
| Amsterdam Mohawks |
|
0 0 1 |
|
2 1 0 |
|
0 0 1 |
|
|
5 |
8 |
0 |
| Mohawk Valley Diamond Dawgs |
|
0 0 0 |
|
0 0 0 |
|
1 0 0 |
|
|
1 |
5 |
2 |
Amsterdam Mohawks: 2B - Ryan Schwartz; Will Cowan. HR - Danny Perez. RBI - Bray Touchstone; Danny Perez 2. SB - Jon Young, Jr.; Bray Touchstone; Will Cowan 2. CS - Will Cowan.
Mohawk Valley Diamon: E - Tyler Jones; Brandon Hauk. 2B - Ethan Pues; Kaden Hart; John Ramsey. RBI - John Ramsey. SB - Ethan Pues; Kaden Hart; John Ramsey.
| |
| Tommy Skelding (W, 2-0) |
3.0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
9 |
11 |
1 |
3 |
54 |
| Ariston Veasey |
3.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
10 |
2 |
1 |
51 |
| Cai Cheng En |
1.0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
15 |
| Derek Duval (Sv, 2) |
2.0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
8 |
1 |
3 |
19 |
| Totals |
9.0 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
31 |
34 |
5 |
8 |
139 |
| |
| Jack Chavez (L, 0-2) |
4.0 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
17 |
20 |
8 |
3 |
61 |
| Cole Geedy |
1.0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
25 |
| Joey Calabretti |
3.0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
9 |
1 |
5 |
33 |
| Walter Garrett |
1.0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
12 |
| Totals |
9.0 |
8 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
33 |
39 |
10 |
9 |
131 |
Amsterdam Mohawks: Batters Faced - Tommy Skelding 11; Ariston Veasey 10; Cai Cheng En 5; Derek Duval 8. HBP - Tommy Skelding 2.
Mohawk Valley Diamon: Batters Faced - Joey Calabretti 9; Jack Chavez 20; Cole Geedy 6; Walter Garrett 4. BK - Cole Geedy. HBP - Jack Chavez 2.
Start: 6:35 PM Duration: 2:54 Attendance: 150
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