The Citizen staff report

Could 2006 be the year of the Killer L's?

Chris Looze recorded the first hit of the season for the Auburn Doubledays -- a single to right field in the second inning -- and Matthew Lane followed that up with a two-run home run to right field, for Auburn's first runs of the 2006 season.

The Doubledays went on to win 4-3 in the opening game of the season against the Batavia Muckdogs at Dwyer Stadium Tuesday.

Last season, the Killer P's -- Ryan Patterson, Cory Patton and Brian Pettway -- were responsible for nearly half of the Doubledays' home runs (33 of 67) and supplied an offensive boost on a nightly basis.

Looze and Lane picked up where the P's left off. They combined for three of the team's seven hits, and three of the team's four RBIs.

Read the full report in Wednesday's edition of The Citizen.