Muckdogs Game Notes
July 17, 2018 - New York-Penn League (NYPL)
Batavia Muckdogs News Release
Today's Game- The Muckdogs travel to Williamsport, PA to take on the Crosscutters in a three game set. The two teams are tied for third place right now and have split the only two games they have played.
That was last night- Batavia tied the game in the bottom of the eighth when Sean Reynolds cranked a home run over the right-center walll to tie the game at three. However, an error from Gunnar Schubert in the ninth allowed the go-ahead run to score, and sealed the 4-3 victory along with the series sweep.
Donadio digging in- Michael Donadio has now hits in eight of his last nine games. He's tallied ten hits, and has crossed the plate five times in that span. He is second on the team with two home runs. He left St. John's with the second most all-time hits with 268.
Reynolds Raking- Sean Reynolds has been able to find the power in his bat this season. He currently is the league leader in home runs and RBI's, and second in runs scored. He is also tied for the league lead in walks with 19.
Jammed Up July- Batavia's offense has slowed up significantly in the month of July. They have opened up the first half of the month with a 6-9 record, and have scored only 3.5 runs per game. That has taken a steep decline from the 5.2 runs per game that the Muckdogs were putting up in June.
Flipping the script- To start off the season, Batavia had settled themselves within the top five in the NYPL in batting average and runs, but have since slipped from that peak. Meanwhile, the opposite has happened for the pitching staff. The Muckdogs arms have now settled with the sixth best ERA in the league after starting off in the bottom end of the league.
Beginning from behind- The Muckdogs have had trouble with giving up early leads in ballgames. Batavia has trailed after the fifth inning on 16 different occasions so far this season, and have gone 4-12 in those contests.
Recent Roster Action- On July 16th, 3B Bubba Hollins was assigned to Batavia, and INF Chris Torres was transfered to the GCL Marlins.
Marlins Update- In the final game before the All-Star break, Miami doubled up the Phillies 10-5, former Muckdog Brian Anderson hit a three run homer, and also scored two runs.
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