It looked like it was going to be a close game -- until Jamestown (44-29) scored twelve runs in the 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th innings to put it well out of reach for the Muckdogs (44-28), as the Jammers won 13-4 and moved to just a half game out of first place.
Zach Pitts (1-5) started the game and got the loss as he threw four and a third innings with two hits, three runs (one earned), two walks and three strikeouts. Arquimedes Nieto had a rough outing when he came in to pitch in the 6th. His once league-leading low ERA rose more than a point, as he allowed seven hits, eight runs and two walks. Tom Koehler (5-5) was tough for Batavia in his start. He got the win through his five innings with four hits, one run, one walk and seven strikeouts.
The Muckdogs took a 1-0 lead in the 1st when Colt Sedbrook singled, stole second and came home when Shane Peterson doubled. Jamestown tied it up in the 3rd on a solo homerun off the bat of Justin Bass. They added two more in the 5th in an inning that included a throwing error, a walk and two hit batsmen. Three more Jammer runs in the next inning made the game 6-1.
Batavia scored their second run in the 6th. Sedbook led off the inning with a walk. Peterson then doubled moving Sedbrook to third before Charlie Cutler came up with a RBI single. But, Jamestown scored six runs in the very next inning to put the game well out of reach. Batavia's last two runs came in the 7th when Jose Garcia walked, Jermaine Curtis singled and Sedbrook doubled to score both.
Sedbrook went 3-for-4 in the game with a double, two RBI, two runs scored and a stolen base. Peterson went 2-for-3 with a double, triple and one RBI. The other multi-hit night came from Edwin Gomez, who went 2-for-4 with a double.
The Muckdogs are home today and tomorrow for the last two regular season games of the year against State College. Get out to Dwyer and support the team as they try to clinch a first place finish!
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With two games left, here's where our top players sit in the NYPL:
- In his rough outing, Arquimedes dropped to 10th in pitching with a 2.95 ERA and 6-1 record.
- Adam Reifer is 2nd in saves with 21 and tied for 1st in games with 30.
- Colt Sedbrook's .311 BA is 7th in the league. He is also 3rd in hits (83) and 3rd in on-base percentage (.399).
- Jose Garcia is 2nd in stolen bases with 25 and tied for 4th with 45 runs scored.
- Shane Peterson has a .406 on-base percentage which puts him in 2nd.
- The team is 2nd in batting (.268) and 3rd in pitching (3.34)
