Batavia held the lead until the final inning, but Brockport stormed back with four runs in the bottom of the seventh to claim a 4-3 walk-off win Friday night.
Bronx Buchholz started for Batavia and dominated through 6 2/3 innings, striking out seven and allowing just two hits and two earned runs. He left the mound with a 3-0 lead and one out to go.
“Bronx was dominant tonight and didn’t get the win he deserved,” Batavia coach Michael Sputore said. “We played great for 20 outs, but you have to get 21.
Brockport didn’t pack it in. They fought to the finish.”
Batavia broke a scoreless tie in the sixth, scoring three runs. Jameson Motyka went 2-for-4, Brock Bigsby singled and scored, Brady Carney and Lakoda
Mruczek each drove in a run, and Brady Mazur scored once.
Brockport’s comeback started with a two-out single by pinch hitter Caleb Sheehan, followed by a Hunter Moore single. Carter Dunno then doubled to deep right-center, driving in two runs. With the tying run on second, Ty Sherman reached on an infield single, moving runners to the corners.
Dan Dailey hit a ground ball that deflected off the pitcher’s glove. The throw to first was errant, allowing the tying run to score and advancing runners to second and third. Andrew Lennartz followed with a walk-off RBI single, scoring Sherman.
Sherman earned the win in relief for Brockport, coming in down 3-0 in the bottom of the sixth.
Batavia fell to 9-9 overall and 5-3 in league play, awaiting sectional seedings.
“Baseball is a great game, and no matter how well you play, you have to finish it,” Sputore said. “Tonight, Brockport came away with the win.”
