It was only fitting that the final game of the season between the Auburn Doubledays and Batavia Muckdogs ended in a one-run finish.
Glenn Gaston / Special The Citizen
The Doubledays' Victor Santana fouls off an inside pitch against the Batavia Muckdogs on Monday in Batavia.
The Doubledays' Victor Santana fouls off an inside pitch against the Batavia Muckdogs on Monday in Batavia.
This time it was the Muckdogs who came out on top for only the second time this season over the rival Doubledays.
Andrew Brown smacked a two-out, walk-off solo home run in the bottom of the 10th inning to give Batavia the 5-4 edge on Monday.
Ryan Bird got his second loss of the season after just 1 2-3 innings to finish the game, but Auburn's defense fell apart in the fifth, committing two of three errors that led to two Batavia runs.
Down 4-3 heading into the eighth, Darin Mastroianni scored on a Josh Dew wild pitch.
Manny Rodriguez paced the Doubledays' offense with two of their seven hits, including his eighth home run of the season in the second inning.
Auburn (39-26) hosts Mahoning Valley, today.
Andrew Brown smacked a two-out, walk-off solo home run in the bottom of the 10th inning to give Batavia the 5-4 edge on Monday.
Ryan Bird got his second loss of the season after just 1 2-3 innings to finish the game, but Auburn's defense fell apart in the fifth, committing two of three errors that led to two Batavia runs.
Down 4-3 heading into the eighth, Darin Mastroianni scored on a Josh Dew wild pitch.
Manny Rodriguez paced the Doubledays' offense with two of their seven hits, including his eighth home run of the season in the second inning.
Auburn (39-26) hosts Mahoning Valley, today.
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