After yet another rainout on Thursday, the Muckdogs took to the road to win a series against the State College Spikes to improve their record to 21-16. Batavia lost Friday’s contest 4-3 before winning 7-3 on Saturday and 6-5 on Sunday. Here is a quick look at those games:
- Friday, July 25: State College 4, Batavia 3: George Brown got the start on the mound, going three and two-thirds innings with seven hits, three runs (two earned) and three strikeouts. Thomas Eager (1-3) suffered the loss, throwing the last three innings with four hits, one run and three strikeouts. Jose Garcia led off the game with a triple and ended the night 1-for-3 with a stolen base. Xavier Scruggs went 2-for-4 with a RBI.
- Saturday, July 26: Batavia 7, State College 3: Batavia had fourteen hits and eleven strikeouts in the game to get back on the winning track. Lance Lynn had a strong start, pitching four innings with three hits, one run, one walk and seven strikeouts. Josh Hester (2-1) also threw four innings with four hits, two runs, one walk and four strikeouts for the win. Offensively, Xavier Scruggs went 3-for-4 with two solo-homeruns. Colt Sedbrook went 2-for-5 with a double and a triple.
- Sunday, July 27: Batavia 6, State College 5: Zachary Pitts went five innings with three hits, one run, two walks and four strikeouts for the start, but Arquidemes Nieto (4-0) got the win in his three innings. Nieto let-up four hits and two runs and struck out two. Jason Buursma earned his second save, facing the last two batters of the game. Frederick Parejo went 2-for-5 with a RBI and Charley Cutler went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
The Muckdogs now travel to Williamsport for a three game series against the Crosscutters before returning home for another three game series versus State College.
