The Clifton Park Yankees, the 2005 Connie Mack North Atlantic Regional Champions, opened the 2006 season with a 9 -1 win over Cohoes. Morgan Smith got the win ( 1 - 0) with six strong innings, 7 strikeouts and 1 earned run with Billy Kuhn getting the final three outs. The Yankees had a balanced offensive 10 hit attack with Dave Goerold getting four RBIs with a home run and a single and Ryan Gauck adding an RBI with a home run and a double. Jesse Belleard, Chris Montgomery, Michael Petronis and Chris Rybak all had RBIs. Jimmy Reese had a single and Timmy Jones had a double.