Amsterdam falls in 2021 PGCBL Championship Series | The Daily Gazette
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AMSTERDAM Despite a fantastic regular season, the Amsterdam Mohawks were unable to add another league championship to their storied history this summer.
Needing a win Tuesday to force a deciding Game 3 later that night, the Mohawks fell 13-6 to the Saugerties Stallions at Shuttleworth Park. The victory clinched the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League championship for the Stallions, which had defeated the Mohawks 2-1 Monday in walk-off fashion.
The championship-series sweep came after Amsterdam, which finished a PGCBL-best 31-9 during the regular season, had topped the Auburn Doubledays 7-1 in the semifinal round.
Nick Zwack was a multisport star at Monticello High School, captaining the baseball team, playing starting quarterback on the football team, and playing hockey, earning All-State honors in all three sports. He was particularly good in baseball, where he dominated on the mound. After graduating in 2017, he attended Xavier University, earning himself a Division I scholarship and moving all the way from Minnesota to Cincinnati.
His freshman season was something of a disappointment, especially considering the expectations that had been placed on the left-hander from others and on himself. In 61.1 innings, he posted a 6.31 ERA, allowing 53 hits, walking 39, and striking out 68. He played for the Saugerties Stallions of the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League that summer and returned to Xavier in 2019 to have another disappointing season. In 53.0 innings, Zwack posted a 6.28 ERA, allowing 61 hits, walking 24, and striking out 43. That summer, he played for the Harwich Mariners of the
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