News & notes

We are now down to two Section II teams in softball. It was reported sometime Sunday that St. Lawrence Central downed Chatham, 3-2, so the Section II Class C champions are done for the season, leaving Ballston Spa (A) & Ichabod Crane (B) left to bring state titles home.
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The Troy Fighting Irish opened their season on Saturday with a 20-0 shutout over Ithaca at Lansingburgh High. No game information is available, unsurprisingly, but the team has posted the score on their website.
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Former Shaker High pitcher Jeff Hoffman was on the hill for Colorado Sunday at Citi Field against the Mets, and absorbed the loss as the Mets beat the Rockies, 6-2. Hoffman's been up & down since being drafted by the Rockies a few years back, as he spent an early part of this season in the minors.
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The Albany Dutchmen are off to a bad start in the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League. The Dutchmen sit in last place in the Eastern Division after dropping a 9-6 decision to Glens Falls on Sunday night at Siena College. Albany is 3-5, with three of those losses coming against Glens Falls, which has won just three games all year.

Former Albany Academy standout Ben Seiler, son of Albany Times-Union reporter Casey Seiler, is playing for the Dutchmen this season, which should bring a few extra eyeballs to the Siena campus. Seiler just completed his freshman season at Siena. Now, all they need is a TV or radio deal. The Dutchmen will play their annual Education Day matinee vs. the Tri-City Valleycats on Wednesday in Ozney Guillen's debut at Valleycats manager.