Batavia (22-23) scattered eleven hits across the board, including six for extra bases, to take one game back from Williamsport (26-19). Starter Scott Schneider matched the offense with his performance, going hitless through five innings.
The Muckdogs scored a run each in the 2nd and 3rd to get things started. In the 2nd, Niko Vasquez led off with a double, moved to third on a Luis De La Cruz single and then came in to score on a ground out. In the 3rd, Ryan Jackson tripled and scored on a base hit by Alan Ahmady.
Their big inning came in the 5th as they scored five runs. Bases became loaded after Devin Goowin and Beau Riportella both walked and Michael Swinson laid down a perfect sacrifice bunt. Jackson then singled to get one in and Ahmady was walked to plate another. Matthew Adams followed with another base hit to pick up two RBI. The last run of the inning came when he hit a RBI double.
Batavia added on two more insurance runs in the 8th on consecutive hits; Cruz singled, Ivan Castro tripled and Kyle Conley doubled.
Schneider (2-0, 0.52) earned himself the win, going five and two-thirds innings with three runs on two hits with eight strikeouts. Kevin Siegrist earned his first save pitching the 8th and 9th with one run, two hits and two strikeouts.
De La Cruz finished 3-for-4 with a double and RBI. Jackson went 2-for-5 with a triple, RBI and two runs scored. Newcomers Swinson and Adams both went 1-for-4, Swinson with a double and Adams with two RBI. Other newcomer Conley picked up a RBI double in hit one pinch-hit at-bat.
