News & notes

Saturday morning's rainstorm put a damper on the ICBL schedule. Literally.

Hours before they were to take the field, the Glens Falls Independents announced that their doubleheader vs. Amsterdam was cancelled. No make up date has been set.

Back in Amsterdam, the 1st round of the Battle of Albany began with the Athletics scoring 5 runs in the 3rd inning, then tacking on extra runs in the 5th & 7th innings, to pancake the Dutch, 9-1. Johnny Decker (Albany Academy/Stony Brook) drove in the only Dutch run with a 2nd inning triple, plating Jake Manderson (Ballston Spa), who'd walked.

The 2nd game was called off with more rain in the forecast for the Amsterdam area. The Dutch (2-3) will be the home team when they play Amsterdam tomorrow. The Athletics (5-0) will play Glens Falls next, I believe.
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Don Carey transferred to Siena from Mount St. Mary's in the hope of playing for Jamion Christian. However, Christian left for George Washington before Carey could see the court.

Now, after helping the Saints to a MAAC regular season title, Carey is leaving, and will be a graduate transfer at his next school. It won't be George Washington, which has no scholarships, unless he's a walk-on, which is doubtful. Carey entered the transfer portal on Friday.
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To the surprise of, well, no one, the local press has backburnered the ICBL after opening night.

El Cheapo Media prints what passes for box scores in very small type, and there've been no headlines the last few days in the Albany Times-Union or Daily Gazette, at least on their websites. Like, until Saratoga opens the flat track on Thursday, fellas, this is the only game in town. Literally.