Baseball Recap: Batavia Extends Road Winning Streak to Four

Bulldogs

Margin (Wins)

03/29/25 vs Fayetteville-Perry	21
04/15/25 @ Western Brown	13
04/11/25 @ Miami Valley Christian Academy	10
03/31/25 @ Wilmington	10
03/29/25 vs Clermont Northeastern	10

Batavia won the last time they faced Western Brown and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Bulldogs were the clear victors by a 16-3 margin over the Broncos. The Bulldogs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six contests by eight runs or more this season.

Brayden Schmittou made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing five innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits. Schmittou was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.

In other batting news, Mason Patrick was a standout: he scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Max Mehlman was another key player, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.

Batavia always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .615. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Western Brown only posted an OBP of .318.

Batavia pushed their record up to 8-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Western Brown, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-3.

We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Batavia will challenge rival Wilmington at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Western Brown is set to face off against their familiar foe Goshen at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.