Albany Athletics Baseball Club

Final tribute to 2024 Athletics which had 19 new players on its roster this season. Finished 23-17-1 overall/15-9 ATL. League Runner Up for 6th time in 18 Championship appearances (won 12 titles). Led league in runs scored (168 in 24 gms) & team ERA (1.93); 19 out of 41 games decided by 3 runs or less; 8 games decided by 9 or more runs. 👏 👏 to a great group!

Good season A’s! Congrats to our top performers this week.

Week 12 Report!

CONTINUATION OF Albany Twilight League Championship Series Game #3 (delayed by rain last night)…

Athletics fall 3-2 to Thunder in GM #3. Had 2-1 lead late but couldn’t hold on and extend series. More on the 2024 season later. Jimmy Wilson 4.2 IP, 1 ER, 4 H, 4 K. RJ Pingitore 2 run single. Also hits by Nate Novak, Davin Tuckey & Aidan Hicks.

Fighting to get back into the series!

Game #3 of Albany Twilight League Championship Series suspended in bottom of 5th with A’s up 2-1 on Thunder. Jimmy Wilson so far 4.2 IP, 1 ER, 4 H, 4 K. RJ Pingitore 2 run single. Also hits by Nate Novak, Davin Tuckey & Aidan Hicks. Game 3 to be resumed Wednesday at 6:30 pm then followed by Game 4, if necessary.

Up 3-1 late, A’s drop another close one by 5-3 score vs Thunder in Albany Twilight League Championship Series. Nate Novak 2 singles. Davin Keddell Tuckey double. RJ Pingitore 2 RBI single. A’s now 23-16-1 overall. Down 2-0 in series. Game #3 tomorrow at Bleecker.

A’s drop game #1 of Championship Series 4-3 on a walk off in 8 innings. Also snap 5-game win streak. Craig Mastroianni 2 singles. Chris Salamida 7.2 IP, 3 K, 2 ER. Now 23-15-1 overall and down 1-0 in best of five championship.

Let’s goooo! Aiming for another championship!

Join us tonight as the Thunder and Athletics face off in Game 1 of the Championship Series!

Good work A’s!

Great performances from Week 11!

To the Best-of-Five Finals we go!

Got the sweep and moving on!

Athletics win Game 2 in last nights game against the Blue Jays 7-1.

For the Blue Jays: Cespedes with a hit and RBI, Desantos with 2 hits.

For the Athletics: Velasquez with a HR and 4 RBI, Mastroianni with a double, Pingitore with a double and RBI.

Winning Pitcher: Reilly

SWEEP! 🧹 🧹 A’s beat Blue Jays 7-1 in 1st 2 games of semis to sweep best of 3 & advance to ATL Championship Series. Mason Velasquez 3-R HR, single, 4 RBI. RJ Pingitore & Aidan Hicks 2 hits, 1 RBI each. Austin Rachiele HR saving catch in LF. Pat Reilly 4 IP, 3 H, 5K, W. Matt Gonzales 1.1 IP, 1H, 3K. Jimmy Wilson 1.2 IP, 0H, 4K. A’s now 23-14-1 overall. Lot of ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ tonight!

Game #2…let’s go!

🚨Athletics and Blue Jays face off tonight in Game 2 of the series🚨

Good start to semifinals!

Athletics win the first game of the series against the Blue Jays 10-2.

For the Blue Jays: Desantos with a double and RBI, Garafalo with a hit and RBI.

For the Athletics: Rachiele with a HR and 2 RBI, Velasquez with a HR and 4 RBI, Novak with a HR and RBI, Keddell Tuckey with a triple and double, Maron with a double, Farina with a double.

Winning Pitcher: Salamida

A’s explode for 3 HRs in GM #1 of semifinals; get 10-2 win over #2 Blue Jays. Davin Keddell Tuckey 2 singles, double, triple. Mason Velasquez HR, single, 4 RBI. Austin Rachiele 2-R HR. Nate Novak solo HR. Chris Salamida CG, 1 ER, 5 H, 7 K, W). A’s up 1-0 in Best-of-3 & go to 22-14-1 overall.

Week #10!

Great performances for our last regular season week!

Postseason here we come!

Come watch the first game of the playoffs tonight as the Blue Jays and Athletics face off in their first game of three.

A’s win 3rd straight with 6-1 win over Gators! Davin Tuckey & RJ Pingitore each with 2 singles, 2 RBI. Jared Russell & Red Maron each with double, single. Kyle Lambert (1.1 IP, 1H, 1K), Aviv Drucker (2.2 IP, 0H, 1K, WIN), Joe Poke (1 IP, 1 H, 3K), Jimmy Wilson (2 IP, 0H, 3K, SAVE) combine for 2-hitter. A’s now 21-14-1 overall & finish ATL 15-9.

In the postseason tournament! Starts Sunday.

A’s clinch playoff berth with 8-5 win over Troy! Cam Mailloux 2 singles, GW RBI in T6. Jared Russell 2-run triple in T6 to extend 6-5 lead. Aidan Hicks double, single. Devin Campbell 1.2 IP relief, 0ER, 2H, 3 K, WIN. Chris Salamida SAVE 1 IP, 3 K with 2 runners on in B7. Starter Pat Reilly 4.2 IP, 7K, 2 ER. A’s now 20-14-1/14-9 ATL.

Early one tonight...let's gooo!

🚨GAME DAY🚨

Good win A’s!

Athletics win 6-2 in tonight’s matchup against the Devil Cats.

For the Devil Cats; Gialanella with a double, Barton with a hit and RBI, Koval with a hit and 2 SB.

For the Athletics; Keddell Tuckey with a double, Reilly with a double and 2 RBI, Maron with a hit and RBI.

Winning Pitcher: Walsh

Despite being undermanned, A’s pull out 6-2 win over Devil Cats. Inch closer to playoff berth! Christian Walsh 5.1 IP, 2ER, 4K, 5H, W. Chris Salamida 2.1 IP, 0ER, 1 H, 3K, Save. Patrick Reilly 2-run double. Davin Keddell Tuckey double; 2 runs. Stars of the Game-entire group for contributions from everyone. A’s now 19-14-1 overall / 13-9 ATL.

A’s edged by Thunder 3-2. Aidan Hicks 2 singles, RBI. Davin Keddell Tuckey double, RBI. Austin Francis & Ethan Farina double each. Bullpen of Jimmy Wilson, Aviv Drucker & Christian Walsh combined for 5 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, 5 K.

After 6 days off, A’s return to action and drop 3-2 game to PGCBL’s Glens Falls Dragons. Had 2-0 until bottom of the 6th. Aidan Hicks 2-run single. Patrick Reilly double. Greg Mays 4 IP, 0 ER, 4 K.

Congrats Mason!

🚨OFFENSIVE POW———Mason Velasquez🚨

Week 8 in the books.

Week 8 Report!

A’s drop a close one, 9-6 to Kings. Mason Velasquez 3-run HR, 2-run double. Thomas Krill 2 singles. Austin Rachiele double. A’s now 18-12-2 overall and 12-8 ATL.

A’s hang on for key 8-6 win over playoff contending Nationals. That’s 3 A’s wins in a row! Greg Mays (3 IP relief for save, 0 ER, 3 H, 4 K). Ethan Farina 2-run HR, single. Davin Keddell Tuckey 2 singles, 3 RBI. Austin Francis double, single. Red Maron triple, double. A’s now 18-11-1 overall / 12-7 ATL.

Congrats RJ!!

🚨OFFENSIVE POW——— RJ Pingitore🚨