Baseball Recap: Batavia Comes Up Short

Batavia had lost three straight at home, but on Monday they dropped their record down to 10-8 to make it four. They fell just short of the Honeoye Falls-Lima Cougars by a score of 3-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Blue Devils have suffered since May 18, 2024.

As for Honeoye Falls-Lima, their victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-14. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win they have posted against Batavia since May 9, 2022.

For Honeoye Falls-Lima's part, Mitchell Martini tossed a big game, striking out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. That's the most strikeouts Martini has posted over his last five contests.

On the hitting side, Honeoye Falls-Lima's victory was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jacob Weber, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI. That's the most RBI Weber has posted over his last ten games.

While Batavia had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.