Dutchmen, Seltzer Top Amsterdam Mohawks, 6-1

Published on July 31, 2018 under Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League (PGCBL)
Albany Dutchmen News Release


AMSTERDAM, N.Y. - The Albany Dutchmen (26-17) defeated the Amsterdam Mohawks (29-17) in PGCBL action in the final day of the regular season on Tuesday.

Brandon Seltzer went 2-for-2, driving in four runs to lead the Dutchmen offensively.

The game was scoreless until the bottom of the fifth when Jake Hammon (Morehead State) singled in Elvis Peralta Jr. (Marshall) to give Amsterdam a 1-0 lead.

The Dutchmen responded in the top of the sixth when Griffen herrera (Azusa Pacific) singled home Lucas Dunn (Louisville) to tie it up at one a piece. The very next batter Brandon Seltzer (Palm Beach Atlantic) hit a two-run home run for his fourth home run on the season to give the Dutchmen a 3-1 lead.

In the seventh Zach Durfee (Siena) singled in Nick Estrella (Azusa Pacific) to extend the Albany lead to 4-1. Seltzer followed up his previous at-bat with a double to score Dunn and Durfee.

After seven the Dutchmen led 6-1 and it would stay that way the remainder of the night.

Dino Faerrarese (Dominican) earned the win on the mound for the Dutchmen throwing 2.1 innings allowing no runs on no hits and striking out 4.

Brad Busald (Indiana) got the loss for Amsterdam allowing three runs on four hits in 1.1 innings.

The Dutchmen and Mohawks will play again Wednesday night, August 1st in a one game playoff at Shuttleworth Park, first pitch at 6:36 PM.

If the Dutchmen win they will face the winner of the Mohawk Valley DiamondDawgs and the Watertown Rapids in a three game series, starting on Thursday at Connors Park at Siena College.

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