| GAME SUMMARY |
| Nate Novak snapped a 2-2 tie in the 5th when he smacked a two-run homer to lead the Albany Athletics to a 5-2 victory over the Legends Hawks in an Albany Twilight League game at Bleecker Stadium. With the win, the A's win their 17th straight game overall and their 11th in the league to remain undefeated in Twilight play. Albany righthander Zach Breen threw five innings of relief to earn the win giving up one earned run, scattering four hits and fanning eight batters. The A's got on the board early when Dan Barbero and Craig Mastroianni each hit RBI sacrifice flys in the first inning. However the Hawks responded with an RBI single from Nick Busby in the 2nd inning then tied the game on Andrew Stanton's RBI double in the top of the 5th. Then Barbero led off the bottom half with a single and Novak followed with the homer. The A's tacked on a run in the 6th when Cam Overbaugh walked stole second and third, then scored on a wild pitch. Mastroianni finished with two singles for the A's while Bobby Peluso singled twice for the Hawks. |
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