The Batavia Bulldogs will take on the Summit Country Day Silver Knights at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Summit Country Day will face off against a team with plenty of momentum: Batavia extended their winning streak to five on Wednesday. The Bulldogs' pitcher stepped up to hand Western Brown a 1-0 shutout.
Derek Richardson
| 04/30/25 vs Western Brown | 9 |
| 04/16/25 vs Wilmington | 13 |
| 04/07/25 vs Clinton-Massie | 5 |
| 03/31/25 @ Wilmington | 7 |
Not much got past Derek Richardson, who gave up just two hits and racked up nine Ks to keep Western Brown off the board. Richardson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Batavia secured the victory behind a pair of hitters. One of them was Brayden Schmittou, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one double.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Summit Country Day ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They skirted past Roger Bacon 4-3. The win continues a trend for the Silver Knights in their matchups with the Spartans: they've now won five in a row.
The team relied heavily on Bryce McNair, who went 3-for-4 with two RBI. That's the most hits he has posted over his last eight matchups. Another player making a difference was Jack Phillabaum, who went 2-for-4 with one run and one double.
Batavia pushed their record up to 15-3 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.5 runs on average over those games. As for Summit Country Day, their victory bumped their record up to 9-7.
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