Batavia (28-19) and Auburn (28-19) entered Wednesday tied for second place in the Pinckney Division, and ended the day the same way after each winning a game of the doubleheader.
The first game was a continuation of the suspended July 20th game. It started in the bottom of the 1st with two outs and two on for the Muckdogs who were down 1-0, and ended with a 2-1 win for the Doubledays. Zach Pitts (0-3) suffered the loss in his five innnings with five hits, two runs and four strikeouts. Daniel Farguhar got the win, going five and a third innings with two hits and three strikeouts.
Auburn scored the deciding run in the 3rd on a Bartolo Nicolas double and Adam Amar single. The Muckdogs only run came in the 7th when Shane Peterson walked and moved to third on a Jermaine Curtis double. Chris Swauger then came up with the RBI single. Peterson ended the game going 2-for-3.
In the second seven-inning contest, Arquimedes Nieto (5-0) had an impressive start. He went five innings with one hit, two walks and six strikeouts to earn the win. Adam Reifer pitched the ninth with one hit, one walk and two strikeouts to get his thirteenth save. On the losing end, Matthew Wright went five innings with five hits, one run, one walk and four strikeouts in the loss.
The only run of the game came in the bottom of the 5th. Swauger started off the inning with a double. He then came around to score on a sacrifice bunt by Beau Riportella and a throwing error on the same play. Swauger went a perfect 2-for-2 in the game. Newcomer Brett Lilley also went 2-for-2 in his first Muckdog start.
The two teams battle it out again in Auburn tonight before returning to Batavia for their final contest of the series. Game time on Friday is 7:05 with fireworks after the game.
Also, for those fans who haven't heard, outfielder Jon Edwards and shortstop Domnit Bolivar have been moved up to Quad Cities. We expect to have new players brought up from Johnson City...I'll let you know when we hear more!
