Dansville at Laingsburg – – Baseball – – First Game of Doubleheader – – The Bleacher Denizen – – April 21, 2025 – – by Chuck Krafft

Tonight, your Bleacher Denizen has defied the elements and driven to Dansville, where the hometown Wolfpack will host the Aggies from Dansville in a baseball doubleheader. In the first game, I’m excited as I see that Dansville’s pitcher will be Wyatt Mosley, who will be pitching at Division I West Virginia next year.

I sang and played piano at a senior home in St. Johns before I drove to the game. I was worried that I was cutting it close and risking not getting to the game in time, but GPS came to my rescue with an alternate route that got me to the game with a half hour to spare!!

For those of you who may be curious about my music, here is a cover of the Western tune, “Cattle Call” which is one of only two songs on my You Tube Channel where I yodel a bit.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlPaiHsbOnA

It’s time to get on with our starting lineups. Laingsburg is the home team. Dansville will bat first.

DANSVILLE

Austin Hovey cf

Quentin Mayes c

Mayson Burgett ss

Wyatt Mosley p

Nathan Sherwood 3b

Cavren Gavin 2b

Joey McMillan 1b

Broady Scott lf

Hunter Greenman rf

LAINGSBURG

Dom Garcia p

Meo Garcia 1b

Liam Esch cf

R.J. Garcia 3b

Collin Longghe c

Everett Rodriguez ss

Harrison Dorman lf

Paxton Rodriguez rf

Let’s take a look at the events of this game through the occasionally alert eyes of an Aging Bleacher Denizen whose baseball career never got off the ground. He was showing some promise as a base stealer, but when the Baseball Powers That Be declared he could not longer use his jet pack to speed his way around the bases, his stolen base total (as well as his career) came to a sudden halt!

Dom Garcia struck out Dansville’s leadoff hitter in the top of the first inning. Quentin Mayes drew a walk and went to second base when Mayson Burgett was hit by a pitch. Dom Garcia retired the next hitter when Wolfpack left fielder Harrison Dorman fought off the wind and made a nice running catch. Dom Garcia picked the runner off second base to end the inning.

Dom Garcia singled to lead off the bottom of the first inning for Laingsburg. Wyatt Mosley picked the runner off first base; Aggie First Baseman Joey McMillan made a nice throw to second base to secure the out. Meo Garcia beat out a bunt single. Wyatt Mosley struck out the next two Wolfpack hitters to end the inning.

Nathan Sherwood doubled to deep center field to lead off the top of the second inning for Dansville. He took third base on a wild pitch and scored on a sacrifice bunt by Cavren Gavin. Joey McMillan walked and went to second base when Broady Scott walked. Dom Garcia struck out the next Aggie hitter. Joey McMillan took third base and Broady Scott took second base on a wild pitch.

Joey McMillan scored and Broady Scott advanced to third base when Austin Hovey was safe at first base after he struck out, but the third strike was not caught. Broady Scott scored and Austin Hovey advanced to third base on an errant pickoff throw. Dom Garcia retired the next Dansville batter on a fly to left field to end the inning.

Dansville scored three runs in the top of the second inning to take a 3-0 lead.

Wyatt Mosley struck out the three Wolfpack hitters in the bottom of the second inning.

Dom Garcia struck out Dansville’s leadoff batter in the top of the third inning. Wolfpack Center Fielder Liam Esch made a fine running catch of a fly for the second out. Dom Garcia struck out the next hitter to end the inning.

Wyatt Mosley struck out the three Laingsburg batters in the bottom of the third inning.

Cavren Gavin walked to lead off the top of the fourth inning for Laingsburg. Wolfpack Right Fielder Paxton Rodriguez backed up an errant pickoff throw to retire the Dansville runner trying to advance to third on the play (after he stole second base.) Dom Garcia struck out the next Aggie hitter. Broady Scott drew a walk.

Colton Heaton replaced Dom Garcia on the mound for the Wolfpack. Dom Garcia went to center field and Liam Esch moved to left field.

Hunter Greenman walked and Broady Scott advanced to second base. Austin Hovey walked to load the bases with two out. Paxton Rodriguez made a fine running catch in right field to record the third Aggie out.

Laingsburg’s leadoff batter in the bottom of the fourth inning was out on a grounder to the shortstop. Liam Esch drew a walk. Wyatt Mosley struck out the next Wolfpack hitter. Liam Esch stole second base after the third strike. Wyatt Mosley struck out the next hitter to end the inning.

Mayson Burgett walked to lead off the top of the fifth inning for Dansville. Mayson Burgett took second base on an errant pickoff throw. Wyatt Mosley was safe on a popup error as Mayson Burgett held at second base. Nathan Sherwood was safe at first base and Wyatt Mosley out at second base on a fielder’s choice grounder to the shortstop.

Wolfpack Catcher Collin Logghe threw Nathan Sherwood out at second base when he attempted to steal. Mayson Burgett scored on the play. Cavren Gavin walked and went to third base on a double to deep left field by Joey McMillan. Laingsburg Right Fielder Paxton Rodriguez made a fantastic running, diving catch of Broady Scott’s drive to right field to end the inning (and probably save at least two runs.)

Dansville scored one run in the top of the fifth inning to boost its lead to 4-0.

Wyatt Mosley retired the three Laingsburg hitters in the bottom of the fifth inning on a strikeout, a bunt to third base where Nathan Sherwood made a great play to nip the runner at first base and another strikeout.

Laingsburg pitcher Colton Heaton retired Dansville’s leadoff hitter in the top of the sixth inning on a popup to third base and got the second out on a fly to right field. Quentin Mayes singled up the middle. Colton Heaton struck out the next hitter to end the inning.

Wyatt Mosley struck out all three Laingsburg batters in the bottom of the sixth inning.

Colton Heaton retired the three Dansville hitters in the seventh inning on a grounder to the shortstop and two strikeouts.

Nathan Sherwood came in to pitch for Dansville. Wyatt Mosley moved to first base and Joey McMillan went to third base.

Liam Esch tripled to right field to lead off the bottom of the seventh inning for Laingsburg and scored on a wild pitch. D.J. Rodriguez blooped a single to left field. Quint Garcia entered the game as a pinch runner. Nathan Sherwood got the next Wolfpack batter to hit a grounder to second base. Aggie Second Baseman Cavren Gavin flipped the ball to Shortstop Mayson Burgett, who fired the ball to Wyatt Mosley at first base to complete the double play.

Everett Rodriguez singled to left field and stole second base. Nathan Sherwood retired the next Wolfpack batter on a grounder to third base to end the game.

Dansville won the opening game of this doubleheader 4-0.

Liam Esch had a triple for Laingsburg. Dom Garcia, Meo Garcia, R.J. Garcia and Everett Rodriguez each had a single.

Dom Garcia pitched 3 2/3 innings for Laingsburg. He gave up three runs, but only one was earned. He also struck out six Dansville hitters. Colton Heaton pitched 3 1/3 innings and gave up one run. He struck out three Aggie batters.

Joey McMillan and Nathan Sherwood each had a double for Dansville. Quentin Mayes had a single. Cavren Gavin had one RBI.

I also covered the second game of the doubleheader. Here is the play by play of that game! https://thebleacherdenizen.com/2025/04/22/dansville-at-laingsburg-baseball-second-game-of-doubleheader-the-bleacher-denizen-april-21-2025-by-chuck-krafft/