The Batavia Muckdogs ended their road trip strongly, taking all three games from the Crosscutters of Williamsport. Here is a look at those games:
- Monday, July 28: Batavia 4, Williamsport 3: Ramon Delgado (2-1) got the start and win, going five innings with six hits, one run, one walk and four strikeouts. Jameson Maj closed out the game and got his first save with four hits, two runs and four strikeouts in his four innings of work. Jermaine Curtis went 1-for-4 with a three-run homerun. Christian Rosa went 2-for-4 with a stolen base.
- Tuesday, July 29: Batavia 6, Williamsport 4: On the mound, Scott Gorgen (2-0) pitched five innings with three hits, one run and four strikeouts in his start for the win. Adam Reifer let up two hits, one run and a walk in the 9th, but was still good enough to earn his eleventh save of the season. Offensively, Frederick Parejo went 2-for-5 with a double and two RBI. Jon Edwards also had a multi-hit night, going 2-for-3.
- Wednesday, July 30: Batavia 8, Williamsport 1: The Muckdogs excelled in both parts of the game to complete the three-game sweep of the Crosscutters. Thomas Eager (2-3) threw the first five innings with three hits, one run, four walks and three strikeouts to get the win. George Brown was impressive in the last three innings, letting up only two hits and one walk with six strikeouts for his second save. And the Batavia bats were hot, totaling twelve hits on the night. Edwards went 1-for-5 and Xavier Scruggs went 1-for-4, each with a homerun and two RBI. Shane Peterson went 1-for-4 with a double and three RBI. Colt Sedbrook went 2-for-3 and Curtis went 3-for-5 with a stolen base.
Batavia is back in action tonight, starting a long homestand. The State College Spikes come into town to play a three-game series. The Muckdogs hope to keep-up their impressive stretch. Here is where we stand right now:
- We are on a 5 game winning streak, winning 8 of our last 10 games.
- We are tied for 2nd with Auburn in the Pinckney Division, 2 games back of Jamestown.
- Jermaine Curtis's .324 batting average is 7th in the New York Penn League (NYPL).
- Arquimedes Nieto has record of 4-0 and an ERA of 1.41 to put him 2nd in the NYPL.
- Thomas Eager is right behind him with a 2-3 record and 2.12 ERA to place him 5th in the NYPL.
- Adam Reifer leads the NYPL with 11 saves.
- The team is 3rd in batting, with an average of .262.
- Colt Sedbrook is tied with two others for the league lead in triples; he has 5 on the season.
This week, we also lost pitcher Lance Lynn, as he was moved up to Quad Cities. Blake Murphy also got the call up and Louis De La Cruz has also left Batavia. However, Nick Vera is back on the roster and new infielder Brett Lilley has joined the team. Lilley, oringinally from North Canton, Ohio, went to school at Notre Dame. He has a .308 batting average with Johnson City.
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