Baseball Preview: Batavia Bulldogs vs. Hamilton Big Blue
The Batavia Bulldogs will head out on the road to challenge the Hamilton Big Blue at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Batavia is looking to tack on another W to their eight-game streak on the road.
Batavia's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. Everything went their way against Purcell Marian as Batavia made off with a 10-0 victory. The high-scoring effort was just what Batavia needed considering they were shutout in their previous contest.
Derek Richardson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over five innings pitched. Richardson has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Richardson was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Batavia got a massive performance out of Brayden Schmittou, who went 2-for-2 with three runs, a triple, and a double. Wes Embry was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Hamilton was not the first on the board on Monday, but they got there more often. They put the hurt on Bishop Fenwick with a sharp 10-1 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Hamilton considering their two-run performance the match before.
Peyton Davis looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Caleb Warner, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Nick Brosius, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Batavia has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-3 record this season. As for Hamilton, they now have a winning record of 13-12.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Batavia has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Hamilton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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