LLCC vs East Central College (MO):The Loggers managed through a push by East Central College MO in the second inning where The Loggers coughed up three runs, but Lincoln Land still won 14-4 on Saturday. East Central College MO scored its runs on a home run by Devon Jennings.
In the first inning, The Loggers got their offense started when Drew Ezard doubled on a 2-2 count, scoring one run.
Ben Draeger earned the win for The Loggers. The righty allowed five hits and four runs over five innings, striking out eight and walking one.
Shane Kearbey led things off on the mound for East Central College MO. The pitcher surrendered nine runs on ten hits over three innings, striking out four. Sam Oermann threw one and one-third innings out of the bullpen.The Loggers hit two home runs on the day. Andrew Randazzo put one out in the third inning. Grant Pohlman had a homer in the fifth inning.Lincoln Land totaled 15 hits in the game. Pohlman, Ezard, Will Rohlk, Adam Passmore, and Randazzo all had multiple hits for The Loggers. Ezard and Pohlman each collected three hits to lead The Loggers. The Loggers were sure-handed and didn’t commit a single error. Ezard made the most plays with nine.Jennings went 2-for-2 at the plate to lead East Central College MO in hits.LLCC vs Iowa Central CC:It came down to the last play, buy The Loggers were on the wrong end of a 7-6 defeat to Iowa Central Community College on Saturday. The game was tied at six with Iowa Central Community College batting in the bottom of the seventh when Michael Siemer hit a solo homer.Despite the loss, The Loggers did collect five hits in the high-scoring affair. Unfortunately, Iowa Central Community College had ten hits on the way to victory.Iowa Central Community College took an early lead in the second inning when Zakary Goodwin’s sac fly scored one run for Iowa Central Community College.The Loggers scored four runs in the fifth inning. Nolan McMasters and Wandel Campana each had RBIs in the frame.Evan Borst was the winning pitcher for Iowa Central Community College. The righthander lasted two innings, allowing three hits and one run while striking out three and walking one. Nile Foss and Ian Culver entered the game out of the bullpen and helped to close out the game in relief.Mitch Dye was on the mound for The Loggers. Dye lasted four innings, allowing seven hits and four runs while striking out four and walking one. Evan Addis and Griffin Neuweg entered the game as relief, throwing one and two-thirds innings and two-thirds of an inning respectively.Josh Kirchhoff started the game for Iowa Central Community College. The pitcher went three innings, allowing one run on zero hits and striking out three
The Loggers racked up five hits in the game. Campana and McMasters all managed multiple hits for Loggers. McMasters and Campana each collected two hits to lead The Loggers. Loggers was sure-handed in the field and didn’t commit a single error. Caleb Royer had the most chances in the field with ten.
Iowa Central Community College tallied ten hits on the day. Siemer, Colten Becker, and Borst all managed multiple hits for Iowa Central Community College. Iowa Central Community College didn’t commit a single error in the field. Goodwin had the most chances in the field with nine.The Loggers continue tomorrow in the Millington Tourney at 11:00 am and 3:00 pm against Indian Hills Community College and Southwest Tennessee Community College.“Powered by Narrative Science and GameChanger Media. Copyright 2023. All rights reserved.” Any reuse or republication of this story must include the preceding attribution.
