Eastern Division Finals Notes

For the second-straight year, the Glens Falls Golden Eagles captured the #1 seed in the Eastern Division. In the Eastern Division Finals, the green and yellow will need every ounce of home-field advantage.

The Golden Eagles are 3-4 overall against the Mohawks this season. A deadly offensive team, the Mohawks are led by third baseman Mike Spina (Cincinnati), outfielder Mark Onorati (Manhattan) and first baseman Spencer Korus (Kentucky). The Amsterdam trio of all-stars will attempt to lift a depleted pitching staff to victory over a Glens Falls team they owned at Shuttlesworth Park, winning three out of four games there this summer.

Scott Denault (San Diego) looks to be the natural starter for the first game of the series after Glens Falls started Shane Davis (Canisius) on Friday and Jack Wagoner (Sacred Heart) on Saturday. In one appearances against the Mohawks this summer, Denault pitched six innings allowing three runs on four hits while striking out six. Denault did not earn a decision for that start. In the regular season, Denault was 5-1 with a 2.89 earned run average. He led the team with 62.1 innings pitched and 52 strikeouts.

Jamie Storey (Midland) and Will Hassett (Siena) also started more than three games apiece this summer, but Storey tossed two innings of relief in Game 2 at Watertown on Saturday.

Jose Valerio (San Diego) and Kody Johnson (Pima CC) are both hitting .300 or better in at least five games played against the Mohawks. Johnson's two homers leads the team and his five runs batted in are second only to Jonathan White's (Vanderbilt) six.