Varsity Baseball | April 22, 2021

Early Lead For Valparaiso Seals Fate For Lake Central

Lake Central Varsity – 2021 watched the game slip away early and couldn’t recover in an 8-0 loss to Valparaiso on Thursday. Valparaiso scored on a single by Logan Lockhart in the first inning.

The Lake Central Varsity – 2021 struggled to put runs on the board and had a tough time defensively containing Valparaiso, giving up eight runs.

Valparaiso got things started in the first inning when Lockhart singled on a 0-2 count, scoring one run.

One bright spot for Lake Central Varsity – 2021 was a single by Matt Santana in the sixth inning.

Grant Comstock led the Valparaiso to victory on the hill. The ace lasted seven innings, allowing one hit and zero runs while striking out 13 and walking one.

Connor Misch took the loss for Lake Central Varsity – 2021. The lefty lasted four innings, allowing five hits and three runs while striking out ten.

Santana led Lake Central Varsity – 2021 with one hit in one at bats.

Valparaiso racked up nine hits in the game. Josh BrinsonCarter Kosiara, and M Zajac all collected multiple hits for Valparaiso. Valparaiso didn’t commit a single error in the field. Chris Rahn had the most chances in the field with 12.

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Lake Central
LineupABRHRBIBBSO
Blake Neyhart300002
Hunter Snyder300001
Connor Misch200001
Brenden Smith100001
Graham Weber300001
Josh Adamczewski300002
Carter Doorn300002
Jacob Warn200001
Colin Mason100001
Matt Santana101000
Griffin Tobias100011
Jerry Edwards
Peyton Gard
Ethan Knopf
Luke Neidy
Totals23010113

Batting

TB: Matt Santana
SB: Griffin Tobias
TotalsTeam QAB: 8 (33.33%)
Connor Misch, Blake Neyhart 2, Matt Santana, Griffin Tobias, Jacob Warn, Graham Weber 2

Team LOB: 3FieldingE: Matt Santana

Valparaiso
LineupABRHRBIBBSO
Ty Gill310002
Carter Kosiara322011
Logan Lockhart311101
Chris Rahn121020
Josh Brinson312301
M Zajac412101
Dillon Rodriguez301211
Lawrance400003
Elan Reid300003
Nick Koprcina100000
Lucas Siewin000000
Grant Comstock
Totals28897413

Batting

2B: Dillon Rodriguez
TB: Carter Kosiara 2, Josh Brinson 2, Dillon Rodriguez 2, Logan Lockhart, Chris Rahn, M Zajac 2
RBI: Josh Brinson 3, Dillon Rodriguez 2, Logan Lockhart, M Zajac
FC: Dillon Rodriguez, M Zajac
HBP: Ty Gill, Josh Brinson, Logan Lockhart
CI: Chris Rahn
SB: Carter Kosiara, Dillon Rodriguez, Logan Lockhart, Chris Rahn
TotalsTeam QAB: 16 (44.44%)
Carter Kosiara 2, Ty Gill, Josh Brinson, Dillon Rodriguez 3, Logan Lockhart 3, Chris Rahn 3, M Zajac 3

Team LOB: 10

Lake Central
PitchingIP#PS%HRERSOBBHR
Connor Misch4.098.6635331040
Brenden Smith2.047.596454300
Totals6.0145.6419871340

Pitching

L: Connor Misch
HBP: Connor Misch 2, Brenden Smith
Pitches-Strikes: Connor Misch 98-65, Brenden Smith 47-28
Groundouts-Flyouts: Connor Misch 0-2, Brenden Smith 1-1
First pitch strikes-Batters faced: Connor Misch 16-24, Brenden Smith 7-12

Valparaiso
PitchingIP#PS%HRERSOBBHR
Grant Comstock7.087.6901001310
Totals7.087.6901001310

Pitching

W: Grant Comstock
Pitches-Strikes: Grant Comstock 87-60
Groundouts-Flyouts: Grant Comstock 4-5
First pitch strikes-Batters faced: Grant Comstock 17-24

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