After waiting an hour for a rain delay to start the game, the Batavia Muckdogs (7-6) blanked the Jamestown Jammers (7-4) behind a combined 14-strikeout pitching effort.
Miguel Tapia (2-1) struck out seven Jammers in five innings and allowed only three hits to get the win. Johnny Dorn (1-1) suffered the loss giving up six hits and four earned runs through three innings.
Batavia jumped out to an early lead in the bottom of the 1st on a Frederick Parejo double and Shane Peterson RBI single. But the Muckdogs big inning came in the 3rd when Jermaine Curtis led off with a single. Two batters later, Blake Murphy sent his first pitch over the left field wall for a two-run homerun. Xavier Scruggs followed Murphy’s lead, hitting one over the wall in right. Batavia’s last run came in the 4th after Beau Riportella reached second on a throwing error and Parejo drove him in with a single.
The Muckdog’s Scott Gorgen came on in relief to pitch three innings, striking out five and walking two. Hector Cardenas pitched the 9th, striking out two of the three batters he faced.
Murphy and Scruggs both went 2-for-4 with a homerun and single. Riportella went 3-for-4 with a double.
Photo Courtesy: Casey Freeman
