Bulldogs Goes Down On Final Play Against Seymour.
Batesville fell to Seymour 2-1 on Monday on the final play of the game. Seymour trailed 1-0 in the bottom of the seventh inning when there was an error, scoring two runs.
The pitching was strong on both sides. Seymour pitchers struck out 14, while the Bulldogs sat down three. Tyler Bloom earned the win for Seymour. He threw seven innings, surrendering one run, two hits, and striking out 14. Joe Bohman took the loss for Batesville. He went two-thirds of an inning, surrendering two runs, one hit, striking out one, and walking one. Anthony Butz started the game for the Bulldogs. He went five and two-thirds innings, allowing zero runs, one hit, and striking out two.
Alex McPherson and Alex Roell each managed one hit to lead Batesville.
Late Score Costs Bulldogs Against Lawrenceburg.
The Bulldogs stayed in it until the end, but Lawrenceburg pulled away late in a 4-3 victory on Tuesday. The Bulldogs were up 3-0 heading into the fifth, but Lawrenceburg then scored four on a go ahead single by Austin Bowling off of Batesville’s Alex Roell.
Batesville lost despite out-hitting Lawrenceburg nine to four.
Senior Jordan Houze earned the win for Lawrenceburg. He tossed seven innings, surrendering three runs, nine hits, and striking out four. Alex Roell took the loss for the Bulldogs. He went four and two-thirds innings, giving up four runs, four hits, and striking out two.
Batesville collected nine hits. Alex McPherson and Trey Heidlage each collected multiple hits for Batesville, while Jacob Christie, Joe Bohman, and Quinn Werner each drove in one run to lead the Bulldogs.
The Bulldogs Goes Down On Final Play Against Milan It came down to the last play, but the Bulldogs were on the wrong end of a 6-5 defeat to Milan on Thursday. The game was tied at five with Milan batting in the bottom of the eighth when Lane Oesterling walked Dakota Sams with the bases loaded for the winning run.
In the bottom of the fourth inning, Milan tied things up at five, as Jacob Burton drove in two when he homered in the fourth inning.
Jordan Burton earned the win for Milan. He pitched four innings, surrendering zero runs, one hit, and striking out one. Joe Bohman took the loss for the Bulldogs. He tossed three and two-thirds innings, surrendering one run, three hits, striking out five, and walking one.
John Turner started the game for Milan. He went four innings, giving up five runs, one hit, and striking out one. Batesville Senior Garrett Burkhart started the game for the Bulldogs. He tossed three and two-thirds innings, surrendering five runs, nine hits, and striking out one.
Alex McPherson and Lane Oesterling each collected one hit to lead the Bulldogs.
After three straight losses, the Bulldogs fall to 10-8 overall and 5-2 in the EIAC conference. Batesville will take on South Ripley at Liberty Park on Friday evening.
Courtesy of Bulldogs Coach Justin Tucker.