Mustangs rally late to edge Blue Devils

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Zach Fike stretches to take the throw and get the out on Batavia’s Andrew Francis at first base during the Mustangs win over the Blue Devils this afternoon at Vets Park.

Putting together a late rally, Medina nipped Batavia 4-3 in a non league baseball game at Vets Park this afternoon.

Trailing 3-1, Medina pulled even by scoring twice in the bottom of the sixth inning on a leadoff home run by Nate Sherman and a one out RBI single by Matt Saj. A single by AJ Seefeldt helped set up that tally.

The Mustangs then pulled out the narrow victory by pushing across a run in the bottom of the seventh inning. Austin Mosher doubled to ignite the inning and moved to third on a sacrifice bunt by Xander Payne. Then, following an intentional walk to Brian Fry, Mosher came home with the decisive run on a fielders choice play off the bat of Sherman.

Batavia had bult up the 3-1 lead by scoring once in the first on a home run by Jake Humes and twice in the fourth on a burst of three hits.

Medina had briefly tied the game at 1-1 on an RBI single by Seefeldt in the home half of the first.

Chris Goyette pitched the first five innings for Medina allowing 4 hits and striking out 9.  Trevor Luthart came on to hurl the final two frames giving up 2 hits with 4 strikeouts. He registered a clutch inning ending strikeout to get out of a bases loaded jam in the sixth.

Now at 4-0, Medina next hosts Pembroke at 4:45 p.m. Friday in another non league contest.

Medina’s Matt Saj steals third base in the sixth inning.