By Nate Shoemaker
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After a 0-2 start to the season, the Mohawks came out with a new sense of urgency, earning a 10-1 win over the Oneonta Outlaws. Starting pitcher Kyler Ackert threw five shutout innings with five strikeouts and no walks. The Mohawks continued their hot start at the plate, scoring 11 runs on 14 hits.
Anthony DeCesare hit two home runs while Levi Nickoli and Robert Melo added one bomb each to help jumpstart the Mohawks offense. The Outlaws’ offense found themselves stuck in the mud, as they scored only one run, their lowest output of the season.
In the first inning, the Mohawks jumped out to a 3-0 lead on a three-run home run from DeCesare. The first baseman launched a skyscraping shot to left field that just cleared the wall.
Through the first three innings, Amsterdam’s Ackert kept the Outlaws lineup quiet. Ackert allowed just two hits while striking out five. The Mohawks offense added to Ackert’s cushion in the third, as Gabriel Rivera continued his sizzling start to the season with an RBI single.
The pop from the Mohawk’s bat continued as Levi Nickoli tattooed a ball over the right field wall to make the score 6-0. Through the first four innings, Amsterdam had 8 hits, forcing the Outlaws to pull their starting pitcher Jimmy Strohlein.
The new starting pitcher was not an issue for the Mohawks as they scored three more runs in the fifth to extend their lead to 9-0. The Outlaws got their first run across the plate in the sixth inning as Blake Fortunato scored on the Mohawks’ first error of the night.
Pitchers Joey Gecewiz and Joshua Martinez closed out the last four innings for Amsterdam allowing only a run and striking out four. This marks Amsterdam's first win of the season and Oneonta’s second loss. Amsterdam added on two more when DeCesare’s and Robert Melo went deep to seal a mercy rule win for the Mohawks.
Amsterdam will look to keep their winning streak going on Thursday, June 4, when they host the Utica Blue Sox. First pitch is set for 6:35 p.m.
Score by Innings
| Team |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
R |
H |
E |
| Oneonta Outlaws |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
| Amsterdam Mohawks |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
11 |
14 |
1 |
Hitting
Oneonta Outlaws 1 (2-2)
| Player |
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
PO |
A |
LOB |
| Zachary Rowe lf |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| Gus Simon rf |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
| Alex Venezia 3b |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
| Blake Fortunato ss |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Stephan Clark 2b |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
| Matthew Mayer dh |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Fabio Marquez c |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
| Bruce Mistler 1b |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
| Chris Florentino cf |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Jimmy Stroehlein p |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Owen Balleau |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| David Denten |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Kalen Dempsey p |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Totals |
27 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
9 |
22 |
4 |
4 |
Amsterdam Mohawks 11 (1-2)
| Player |
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
PO |
A |
LOB |
| Tyler Correa 2b |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
| Andrew Ezell lf |
4 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Gabriel Rivera 3b |
3 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
| Aiden Dill cf |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Anthony DeCesare 1b |
4 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
0 |
1 |
| Markus Brehm dh |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Brian Carrothers c |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
| Robert Melo 1b |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| Jordan Perry rf |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Levi Nickoli eh |
3 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| James Haughton ss |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
| Kyler Ackert |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Joey Gecewicz |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Joshua Martinez p |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Totals |
35 |
11 |
14 |
10 |
1 |
7 |
24 |
13 |
4 |
Game Notes
Oneonta Outlaws
SB - Gus Simon.
Amsterdam Mohawks
E - Joey Gecewicz.
2B - Tyler Correa; Andrew Ezell.
HR - Anthony DeCesare 2; Robert Melo; Levi Nickoli.
RBI - Gabriel Rivera; Aiden Dill; Anthony DeCesare 5; Robert Melo; Levi Nickoli 2.
SB - Gabriel Rivera; Aiden Dill 2.
Pitching
| Oneonta Outlaws |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
HR |
WP |
BK |
HP |
IBB |
AB |
BF |
FO |
GO |
NP |
| Jimmy Stroehlein (L, 0-1) |
4.0 |
8 |
6 |
6 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
19 |
20 |
6 |
2 |
52 |
| Owen Balleau |
1.0 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
| David Denten |
2.0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
8 |
5 |
0 |
21 |
| Kalen Dempsey |
0.1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
| Totals |
7.1 |
14 |
11 |
11 |
1 |
7 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
35 |
37 |
11 |
3 |
89 |
| Amsterdam Mohawks |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
HR |
WP |
BK |
HP |
IBB |
AB |
BF |
FO |
GO |
NP |
| Kyler Ackert (W, 1-0) |
5.0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
16 |
16 |
2 |
7 |
59 |
| Joey Gecewicz |
2.0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
10 |
0 |
2 |
37 |
| Joshua Martinez |
1.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
11 |
| Totals |
8.0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
27 |
29 |
2 |
11 |
107 |
Pitching Notes
Oneonta Outlaws
Batters Faced - Jimmy Stroehlein 20; Owen Balleau 6; David Denten 8; Kalen Dempsey 3.
WP - Owen Balleau 3.
HBP - Jimmy Stroehlein.
Amsterdam Mohawks
Batters Faced - Kyler Ackert 16; Joey Gecewicz 10; Joshua Martinez 3.
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