By Jon Sargalis
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Peyton Jemison helped spark a late rally with a 2-run double as the Mohawks defeated the Mohawk Valley DiamondDawgs 8-5 Friday Night at Rao Family Stadium.
Mohawk Valley got on the board first thing in the first inning. Ethan Pues led off the game with a double and came home to score on a passed ball to give the DiamondDawgs a 1-0 lead.
The Mohawks tied things up in the second as Jon Young, Jr. drove in Danny Perez with a single up the middle.
The DiamondDawgs retook the lead in the third as 2 walks and a hit batter loaded the bases and Ethan Pues scored again. This time it was a wild pitch to bring him home to make it 2-1.
In the bottom of the fifth, Brad Curtis led off the inning with a home run as the Mohawks tied the game at 2.
Following the seventh inning stretch, the Mohawks drew 3 straight walks to load the bases. That brought up Peyton Jemison who hit the go-ahead 2-run double to left that scored Brad Curtis and Luke Filippi. John McKillop followed with a sac-fly and reached on an error as Chris Hoalcraft scored and Danny Perez was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to force in Jemison and make it 6-2, Mohawks.
Mohawk Valley answered back in the top of the eighth, Ian Oehlschlaeger hit an RBI double that drove in John Ramsey. A bases loaded walk to Sean Stoney forced in Ramsey and Ethan Pues hit a sac-fly to drive in Oehlschlaeger and pull the Dawgs within a run at 6-5.
In the bottom of the eighth, Chris Hoalcraft provided some important insurance runs. Sebastian Harden led off the inning with a double and Hoalcraft belted his second home run in as many days to give the Mohawks an 8-5 lead.
The DiamondDawgs got 2 runners on base in the ninth to bring up the tying run, but Mason Veronezi was able to lock down his second save of the season to secure the 8-5 win.
Joe Gold got the win as he improved to 1-0 for the 24-7-1 Mohawks. Walter Garrett fell to 1-1 for the 17-14-1 DiamondDawgs.
The Mohawks will be on the road Saturday night as they will take on the Glens Falls Dragons at East Field.
Mohawk Valley Diamon vs. Amsterdam Mohawks
7/11/2025 at Amsterdam, NY (Shuttleworth Park)
Mohawk Valley Diamon 5 (17-14-1)
| Player |
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
PO |
A |
LOB |
| |
| Ethan Pues lf |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
| Jayden Ross cf |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Niko Sorice lf |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Joey Calabretti rf |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| JP Kuczik c |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
| John Ramsey ss |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
| Brandon Hauk 1b |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
9 |
0 |
2 |
| Ian Oehlschlaeger dh |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Justin Hurd 3b |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
| Sean Stoney 2b |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
| Andrew Gendi p |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Walter Garrett p |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Jake Beck p |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Cole Geedy p |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Totals |
31 |
5 |
5 |
3 |
8 |
7 |
24 |
7 |
11 |
Amsterdam Mohawks 8 (24-7-1)
| Player |
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
PO |
A |
LOB |
| |
| Luke Filippi cf |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
| Chris Hoalcraft ss |
3 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
| Bray Touchstone ph |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Peyton Jemison ph |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Will Cowan rf |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| John McKillop 1b |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
2 |
| Danny Perez c |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
| Jayden Harriel 3b |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
| Jon Young, Jr. 2b |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
| Sebastian Harden lf |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
| Brad Curtis dh |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Tristan Hunter |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Cai Cheng En p |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
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 |
| Mason Veronezi p |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Totals |
30 |
8 |
7 |
7 |
9 |
3 |
27 |
9 |
13 |
| Score by Innings |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
R |
H |
E |
| |
| Mohawk Valley Diamond Dawgs |
|
1 0 1 |
|
0 0 0 |
|
0 3 0 |
|
|
5 |
5 |
1 |
| Amsterdam Mohawks |
|
0 1 0 |
|
0 1 0 |
|
4 2 X |
|
|
8 |
7 |
1 |
Mohawk Valley Diamon: E - Niko Sorice. 2B - Ethan Pues; Ian Oehlschlaeger. RBI - Ethan Pues; Ian Oehlschlaeger; Sean Stoney. Sac - Ethan Pues. SB - Ian Oehlschlaeger.
Amsterdam Mohawks: E - Danny Perez. 2B - Peyton Jemison; Sebastian Harden. HR - Chris Hoalcraft; Brad Curtis. RBI - Chris Hoalcraft 2; Peyton Jemison 2; John McKillop; Jon Young, Jr.; Brad Curtis. Sac - John McKillop. SB - Luke Filippi; John McKillop; Danny Perez.
| |
| Andrew Gendi |
4.0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
13 |
19 |
8 |
3 |
76 |
| Walter Garrett (L, 1-1) |
2.0 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
12 |
4 |
2 |
47 |
| Jake Beck |
0.1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
14 |
| Cole Geedy |
1.2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
1 |
2 |
17 |
| Totals |
8.0 |
7 |
8 |
7 |
9 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
30 |
43 |
14 |
7 |
154 |
| |
| Tristan Hunter |
3.0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
10 |
15 |
2 |
4 |
51 |
| Cai Cheng En |
3.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
9 |
11 |
5 |
1 |
34 |
| Joe Gold (W, 1-0) |
1.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
14 |
| Manny Santos |
0.1 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
17 |
| Mason Veronezi (Sv, 2) |
1.2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
9 |
3 |
2 |
19 |
| Totals |
9.0 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
8 |
7 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
31 |
43 |
13 |
7 |
135 |
Mohawk Valley Diamon: Batters Faced - Andrew Gendi 19; Walter Garrett 12; Jake Beck 5; Cole Geedy 7. WP - Walter Garrett. HBP - Andrew Gendi; Jake Beck.
Amsterdam Mohawks: Batters Faced - Tristan Hunter 15; Cai Cheng En 11; Joe Gold 4; Manny Santos 4; Mason Veronezi 9. WP - Tristan Hunter; Manny Santos. HBP - Tristan Hunter; Cai Cheng En.
Start: 6:45 PM Duration: Attendance: 1012
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