Muckdogs Game Notes
June 28, 2018 - New York-Penn League (NYPL)
Batavia Muckdogs News Release
Today's Game- Batavia plays their second series against Auburn. The Muckdogs dropped the first series by splitting the first two games and then dropping the rubber match. Batavia plays one game in Dwyer Stadium before heading out to Auburn for the final two games of the series.
That was yesterday- The Muckdogs had yesterday off with the rest of the league. Batavia is currently riding a three game win streak after picking up the sweep over State College.
Offense Overload- In seven of the first eleven games, Batavia has managed to score at least six runs in each of those contests. Batavia has one of the top scorers in the league, with Jerar Encarnacion sitting in first place with 13 runs scored.
Exploding Encarnacion- Jerar Encarnacion has been on a tear to start off the season. On his current nine game hit streak to open the year, he's hitting .500. He leads the league in hits (21), he's second in extra base hits (6) and sits second in the league with his .500 average, and his .500 OBP. He also has the most defensive assists by any outfielder in the league with three, all coming on June 19th against West Virginia.
Beginning from behind- The Muckdogs have had trouble with giving up early leads in ballgames. Batavia has trailed after the fifth inning on seven different occasions so far this season, and have gone 2-5 in those contests.
Turning up the heat- Batavia's offense in the last five games has seen more batters pick things up on offense. JD Osborne has hit .471 in the last five games with eight hits and five RBIs. Sean Reynolds has added a .375 average with a pair of home runs and nine RBIs in the last five games.
Familiar foes- The Doubledays and the Muckdogs meet eleven more times this season, the most of any other team in the league. The next series comes around on August 8th for one game at Falcon Park, then two at Dwyer Stadium.
Recent Roster Action- On June 27th, Harrison White, Logan Boyd, and Doug Domnarski were all released. Jeremy Ovalle was called up to Greensboro. Batavia added five pitchers: Martin Anderson, Tanner Andrews, Even Estes, Tyler Mitzel, and Chris Vallimont. Infielder Luke Jarvis was assigned to Batavia
Marlins Update- The Marlins dropped to Arizona last night by a score of 2-1. The Marlins only mustered three hits in the losing effort. The lone run of the game for Miami came from a Starlin Castro homerun. Daniel Descalso ripped a homerun for Arizona in the 8th that would be the difference.
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