It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Batavia ultimately got the result they hoped for on Saturday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Roger Bacon Spartans 4-3. The victory was familiar territory for Batavia who now have three in a row.
Dom Hannah was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over 3.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit. Hannah was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Brayden Schmittou, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Roger Bacon's side, Robby Brenner was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits.
At the plate, Avery Battle made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and 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 AJ Meyer, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases.
Batavia's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-2. As for Roger Bacon, their loss dropped their record down to 6-6.
Batavia is on the road again on Monday to play New Richmond at 4:30 p.m. New Richmond's pitching crew has only allowed 2.2 runs per game this season, so Batavia's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Roger Bacon, they will head out on the road to square off against Cincinnati Christian at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Roger Bacon is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
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