Nyssa was sadly handed a defeat in Saturday's first game, but Jace Bateman did his best to prevent it. Bateman turned in nothing short of a gem: he pitched 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk).
Even though Bateman couldn't lead Nyssa over Umatilla, he won't have to wait long to try again: the teams have a rematch scheduled at 3:00 p.m. in Saturday's second game. Bateman has dominated as far as strikeouts are concerned (he's averaged 5 per game this season), but he's got his work cut out for him considering Umatilla has only allowed 1.11 per game this season.
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