Batavia (45-28) won big over State College (18-55) by a score of 10-2, but Jamestown swept Williamsport in a doubleheader to take a share of the division lead. However, Brooklyn lost, securing at least a wild card spot for the Muckdogs.
Adam Veres (1-1) got the start and win in six innings with five hits, one run, three walks and five strikeouts. Ramon Aguero (1-10) suffered the loss, pitching two and a third innings with eight hits, six runs (five earned) and two strikeouts.
The Muckdogs scored all their runs in the 2nd, 3rd and 4th innings, beginning with three runs in the 2nd. Christian Rosa singled and Chris Swauger followed with a two-run homerun. Later in the inning, Jose Garcia singled and advanced to second on a throwing error. Edwin Gomez then singled to bring Garcia home.
In the top of the 3rd, the Spikes scored on a walk, single and force out. But Batavia answered right back with three more runs in the bottom of the inning. The runs came on a Shane Peterson single, Rosa triple, Swauger single and Frederick Parejo single.
Their biggest inning came in the four-run 4th. It all started when bases were loaded after Charlie Cutler was hit by a pitch, Peterson reached on an error and Rosa walked. Swauger then came up with another RBI on a sacrifice fly. Parejo followed with a RBI single. The last two tallies came when Garcia reached on a throwing error that allowed two to come home.
Swauger ended the night 2-for-3 with a homerun, two runs scored and four RBI. Rosa also went 2-for-3 with a triple, three runs scored and one RBI. The two teams face each other again tonight in Batavia at 7:05.
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Tonight, Batavia can clinch a first place finish with a win over State College. As stated earlier, the Muckdogs are a guaranteed playoff team after Brooklyn fell out of the wild-card race with a loss last night. Here's where our Muckdog players stand in the NYPL:
- Adam Reifer: 2nd in saves (21); 1st in games (31).
- Colt Sedbrook: 7th in batting (.306 BA); 4th in hits (83).
- Jose Garcia: 2nd in stolen bases (25); 5th in runs scored (46).
- Shane Peterson: 2nd in on-base percentage (.402); T2nd in doubles (20).
- Collectively: 3rd in batting (.268 BA); 3rd in pitching (3.30 ERA).
