Big Bats in Batavia! Crosscutters Rout the Muckdogs
Batavia, N.Y. - Kendall Simmons (12th) and Rudy Rott (1st) socked home runs while the Crosscutters knocked out a season-high 15 hits in a 10-3 blowout win at first-place Batavia (37-31) on Sunday night. Rott finished just a double shy of the cycle going 3-for-4 with a triple, home run and
Batavia, N.Y. -
Rott finished just a double shy of the cycle going 3-for-4 with a triple, home run and three RBI. His three-bagger, also a first in his pro career, was part of a five-run rally in the fifth that pushed the Cutters lead to 7-0. The Holmen, Wisconsin native enjoyed his big day while his father was watching and cheering from the front row at Dwyer Stadium.
Simmons blasted a two-run shot in the third-inning clearing the wall in left-center. The 19-year-old infielder from Macon, Ga. is second in the league in home runs trailing
Williamsport (28-39) was also led by
The Cutters opened the scoring against
Williamsport broke the game open with a fine-run rally in the fifth sending 10 batters to the plate against
Suriel missed behind Stott for a wild pitch that brought in Holmes and then Stott followed that up with third single of the game bringing in Rojas for a 4-0 lead.
Rudy Rott kept his bouncer down the first-base line barely fair and was able to dodge the tag attempt at third for his first career triple. He also drove in Simmons and Stott for a 6-0 lead.
Rott was later thrown out at home on a fielder's choice but Corbin Williams picked up an RBI single to successfully plate
Batavia struck for a pair against Spencer Van Scoyoc in the fifth with a couple walks and then an RBI fielder's choice by
The Cutters put a couple more on the board in the seventh with four singles including RBI hits by Corbin Williams and Jake Holmes for a 9-2 lead.
Rott capped Willimasport's scoring with his solo shot to right in the eighth for a 10-2 lead.
Batavia got one of them back in the bottom of the ninth on a
The Crosscutters continue the series at Batavia on Monday at 7:05 p.m. and Tuesday at 11:05 a.m. LHP
Cutters Carvings:
- Williamsport is 18-12 in the second half after going 10-27 in the first half.
- The Crosscutters are 3-1 at Batavia this year. Two of those wins have been by seven runs including a 7-0 win at Dwyer STadium on July 27.
- Just eight games remain in the regular season including five at home.
- Jake Holmes had two hits and now has eight hits in his last five games.
- Bryson Stott enjoyed his first career three-hit game.
- Corbin Williams had a two RBI game. He had three RBI's all season entering the contest.