Close Loss vs Schalmont for C-R

SCHALMONT — Schalmont scored four runs in the bottom of the sixth inning and held off a late Cobleskill-Richmondville rally to secure a 6-5 victory in a high school baseball game Thursday.   

Daus pitched Schalmont to the win, going 5 2/3 innings. He allowed four runs (three earned) on five hits and struck out 11 batters. louinella pitched the final 1 1/3 innings for Schalmont.   

Offensively for the hosts, Daus and louinella each collected two hits and scored two runs. Mulyca drove in two runs, while Cleveland hit a two-run double. Bouia also added a double. Schalmont finished with six runs on six hits and committed two errors.   

Cobleskill-Richmondville chipped away at an early deficit, scoring two runs in the fifth, two in the sixth, and one in the seventh, but came up short. B. Becker led the Bulldogs' offense with two doubles and two RBIs. A. Carr also drove in two runs. A. Joslin singled and scored twice.   

M. Gunzinger took the loss in relief for the Bulldogs, allowing four runs (three earned) over two innings. Starter E. Barr pitched the first four innings, yielding two earned runs on three hits while striking out five. Cobleskill-Richmondville tallied five runs on seven hits but committed four errors.