News & notes

 With rain in the forecast----and snow in some areas----this afternoon, check with your schools to see if games scheduled today will be played.

Thursday's high school scoreboard:

Men's tennis:

Non-league:

Queensbury 6, Averill Park 3.

Men's lacrosse:

Colonial Council:

Mohonasen-Schenectady 20, Lansingburgh 0.

Women's lacrosse:

Non-league:

Albany 17, Mohonasen-Schenectady 7.

Baseball:

Non-league:

Mechanicville 10, Rensselaer 0 (5 innings).

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518 alumni update: The Albany Times-Union has brought fans up to speed on some 518 alumni in pro ball, mostly in the minors.

We previously reported that Atlanta has sent Ian Anderson (Shenendehowa) to their Triple A farm in Gwinnett to start the season, but depending on the severity of a hamstring injury opening day starter Max Fried suffered Thursday in a win over Washington, the Braves may be forced to bring Anderson up sooner than they'd like. We'll just have to wait & see.

Meanwhile:

Pitcher Matt Gage (Broadalbin-Perth/Siena) was cut by Toronto during the preseason, then signed by Houston, and will open the season in Triple A at Sugar Land. He may get to see some familiar faces in the minors.

Infielder Kevin Smith (Columbia) was sent to Las Vegas by Oakland, and catcher Brian O'Keefe (Colonie) will open the season at Tacoma, Seattle's top farm team.

Kansas City manager Matt Quatraro (Bethlehem) lost his debut Thursday, as Minnesota shut out the Royals, 2-0.

Pitcher Jake Fishman, a recent graduate of Union College, left Miami as a free agent during the off-season, and signed a minor-league deal with Oakland. He could end up in Las Vegas with Smith, according to the article in today's paper.

George Washington pitcher Anthony Germinerio (Averill Park/UAlbany) has appeared in 2 games this season with a 3.38 ERA over a total of 5 1/3 innings, giving up 2 runs on 8 hits and 4 walks with 6 strikeouts. He could see action today at Dayton. The game can be streamed on ESPN+, beginning at 3 pm.