Airborne Speedway Padres Eric Bell (21) connects on the pitch off the end of the bat. The Airborne Speedway Padres would lose both games to the undeafted Lyon Mountain Miners 8-5 in game 1 and 12-6 in game two. It was a tough day out there for Padres that were fighting through extrication as they were losing players for different reasons throughout. The Padres would stay in both games until the late innings when the Miners would pull away with the loses the Padres fall to 2-10 and the Miners improve to 12-0.

Lyon Mountain Miners Kyle Kolowoski (9) turns on the pitch for a base hit.

Plattsburgh Cardinals Craig Bujold leans back to catch the pop up in foul ground behind the plate. The Cardinals would jump out to an early 5-0 lead after the first two innings that they would never give up. They would get one in the first inning and then put up a four-spot in the second inning. The Miners would chip away at the lead by getting two in the third and fourth inning. The score would remain that until the seventh when the Cardinals would get an insurance run on a sacrifice fly tp take the lead 6-4. The Cardinals would hold that lead for the rest of the game and take game 1 of the best of three series. They will look to close out the championship next weekend at Bailey Avenue.

Plattsburgh Cardinals third basemen drop to a knee to catch the line drive at the hot corner.

A couple of Fourth Ward Timberjaxxs collide as the center fielder makes the catch in the outfield. The Airborne Speedway Padres would get a couple of much-needed wins as they would go on to defeat the Timberjaxxs 10-4 and 7-2. In the first the game the Padres would actually trail early 3-1 and then would come back with 9 unanswered runs in the next few innings. The in-game two they would take the early 2-1 lead and then get five runs in the 4th innings to secure the victory. With the sweep of the Timberjaxxs, they move to 4-10 on the season get themselves out of the last place as the Timberjaxxs fall to 3-11.

Airborne Speedway Padres Donny Coolidge fires it across the diamond for the out at the first base.

The Meron's Expos runner is gunned out at the plate when he tried to score on a base hit from second base. The Timberjaxxs would earn the sweep of the Expos in the doubleheader in a couple of high scoring affairs at the hitter friendly park at South Acres. The Timberjaxxs would defeat the Expos 16-6 in game 1 and then 17-8 in game 2.

The Meron's Expos hitter slaps a single to center field for a base hit.

Plattsburgh Cardinals Chris Bujold (99) with the fastball to the plate for the strike. The Padres would continue there losing streak which is now up to eight games with another couple of heartbreaking losses as in game one they would lose 9-6 after giving up an 8 run inning in the 6th inning. Then in game two they would come up one run short again with a 5-4 defeat in a game that saw them behind 5-0 heading into the 6th they would get two runs in the 6th and another two runs in the seventh and had the game-tying run on base.

Airborne Speedway Padres Frank Brogna (14) with relief after catching the pop up back to the mound.

Airborne Speedway Padres Jordan Keysor (27) deliveries the strike from the stretch position. It would be a couple of hotly contested ball games. The Miners would go on to win both games by a count of 6-5 and 14-11 F/9. In the first game, the Padres would get the tying run into scoring position but were unable to get him home. Then in nightcap, it would be a slugfest that would see the Padres tie the game three different times but were never able to get that extra run and would lose 14-11 in extra innings. With the games in the books, the Miners would stay undefeated at 6-0 and the Padres would remain winless at 0-6.

Lyon Mountain Miners Kyle Kowlaski (9) puts a charge into the ball that ends up in the gap.

Plattsburgh Cardinals base runner slides in safe at second base with the stolen base under the tag of Alex Cole (7). It was opening day in the Champlain Valley Baseball League (CVBL). As the Airborne Speedway Padres would host the Plattsburgh Cardinals in a doubleheader at Saranac High School. The opening game would be a great game that saw the Cardinals score three runs in the sixth to tie the game and forces extra innings. In the extra innings the Cardinals would get one in the top of the eighth then bottom of the innings the Padres would load the bases with no outs and then Cardinals would get a strikeout and then a double play online drive that was tattooed back up the middle as the Cardinals hold on to the 4-3 win. In the second game, the Cardinals would get one in the second as that would be all the needed as they go on for the 4-0 shut out victory. With the opening weekend in the books, the Padres fall to 0-2 on the season and the Cardinals have the early lead at 2-0.

Airborne Speedway Padres Andrew Bombard (5) tags the Cardinal base runner at third base trying for the steal.

Plattsburgh State's Kris Cauchon (8) waits on the potential base stealer and tags him out at the second base. The Cardinals would go on to get the sweep of the Blue Devils winning both games by a score of 2-1. Game 1 the Cardinals would win in a dramatic finish with a walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth. Then in the second game, it would be a great pitchers duel with the Cardinals the upper hand and improving there record to 5-4 in SUNYAC play. Gallery

Plattsburgh State's Danny Roeser (7) with the diving catch out in centerfield to rob a potential hit. Gallery