
Pitching Highlights Batavia's 1-0 Win over Black Bears
August 21, 2018 - New York-Penn League (NYPL)
Batavia Muckdogs News Release
MORGANTOWN, WV - The second shutout victory of the season came for the Batavia Muckdogs on Monday night. Batavia came away winners 1-0 over West Virginia, their second win by that score this season. The previous one came just two weeks prior at Monongalia County Ballpark.
Chris Vallimont put up another strong start for Batavia. He went three innings deep, without allowing any hits or runs while walking just two batters and striking out two more. Batavia's bullpen was just as dominant, giving up only four hits in the entire ballgame that went a total of ten innings.
Scoring opportunities came few and far between for either team, with just a combined two runners reaching third base through the first nine innings for each team. It was a stellar day om the mound for both squads in the game. Nicholas Economos going six shutout frames again against the Muckdogs in his second start against Batavia this season. He struck out eight batters this time around, one shy of the nine he had at Dwyer Stadium in the first game after the All-Star Break.
After going scoreless through the first nine innings, Batavia broke open the scoring in the top of the tenth inning. The first runner to start in base in extra frames was Bubba Hollins. Michael Donadio came out swinging to open the inning. His ground ball to the right side did the same job as the bunt, moving Hollins over to third base. Gunnar Schubert came to bat looking to plate the first run of the game in the tenth. His ground ball to second base pushed Hollins home in safely under the tag of Black Bear catcher Grant Koch, and gave Batavia a 1-0 lead.
Jameson McGrane took care of the final six outs of the ballgame for Batavia on the mound. He finished out the ninth inning just giving up a walk, and retired the Black Bears in order in the tenth to seal the win for Batavia, and the first game of the series.
The Muckdogs have now won four of their last six games, all working from lock-down starts from their pitching staff. Game two of the series in Morgantown starts on Tuesday at 7:05 p.m. at Monongalia County Ballpark. Alberto Guerrero is scheduled to throw for Batavia, looking for the series win.
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