The Muckdogs (8-8) jumped out to an early 4-0 lead in the bottom of the 1st and never looked back, beating Hudson Valley (9-7) 12-0. Lance Lynn (1-0) got the win for Batavia going three innings with one hit and five strikeouts. The Renegades’ Tyree Hayes (0-3) suffered the loss.
Batavia waited no time putting runs on the board in the 1st. Colt Sedbrook reached on a fielder’s choice before Jermaine Curtis hit a triple to drive him in. Shane Peterson followed by reaching on an error that scored Curtis. The big hit of the inning came on a Jon Edwards two-run homerun in the next at-bat. The Muckdogs scored again in the 2nd on a Jose Garcia walk, Frederick Parejo double and a Sedbrook ground ball out.
Batavia had two other big innings on the night, scoring three times in the 5th and plating another four runs in the 7th. The big hit in the 5th came by the bat of Edwin Gomez as he drove in two with a triple. In the 7th, Blake Murphy and Chris Swauger had back-to-back homeruns to start off the inning. Later, Garcia got hit by a pitch and scored on a Parejo single. Curtis singled to drive Parejo in for the final tally.
Edwards finished the night 2-for-4 with a homerun and a single. Swauger went 3-for-4 with a homerun and two singles.
