The Mohawk Valley DiamondDawgs (20-17) shut the door early on the Adirondack Trail Blazers (14-22), capturing a 9-1 victory on Friday at Veterans Memorial Park.
With six runs in the first three innings, the Mohawk Valley DiamondDawgs left no doubt about the eventual outcome.
A two-run double by Troy Scocca in the first inning and an RBI single by Anthony Herrera, an RBI single by Matt Pagano, an RBI single by Pagano, a sacrifice fly by Chris Rave, and an RBI single by Sam Machonis during the second inning supplied the early offense for the Mohawk Valley DiamondDawgs.Matthew Johnson racked up three RBIs on one hit for the Mohawk Valley DiamondDawgs. He homered in the fourth inning.
Marc Iseneker got the win, running his season record to 1-3. He allowed one run over five innings. He struck out three, walked four and surrendered four hits.
Tommy Eng couldn't get it done on the bump for the Adirondack Trail Blazers, taking a loss. He allowed nine runs in 3 1/3 innings, walked two and struck out two.