Lincoln College Baseball Moves to 6-0

[March 11, 2017]  The Lincoln College Baseball team picked up two more wins on Thursday to stay undefeated on the young season.

The double-header saw LC take on Glen Oaks Community College (MI) in two seven-inning games.

In the opener, freshman Alex Phillips (Fairview Heights) took the hill for the Lynx. The 6'3" righthander from Belleville East High School went six innings giving up two runs on three hits and racking up 12 strikeouts.

LC broke open a 2-2 tie in the eighth when sophomore Hayden Radford (Desoto, MO) singled to drive in two runs.

Lincoln would tack on one more to make the final score 5-2. Freshman Maricio Munoz (Chicago) earned the win by throwing two innings in relief. Munoz gave up no runs and struck out two.

LC collected nine hits in the game with Wyatt Eldridge (Jackson, MO) and Jaime Valdez (Addison Trail) turning in multiple hit performances.

In the second game, freshman Cody Isenbarger (Blue River, IN) got the start and was staked to a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first.

Things got exciting in the top of the second as the Glen Oaks bats came alive to score five runs in the inning. GOCC did not have long to enjoy their lead, however, as the Lynx responded with four runs of their own in the bottom of the frame to tie the score at 5-5. After the wild second inning, both starters settled in and were able to keep any more runs from crossing the plate.

LC freshman Ryan Thomas

Isenbarger would last through the seventh inning surrendering just three hits with one strikeout before giving way to the LC bullpen. The game remained tied until the bottom of the eighth when LC loaded the bases and freshman infielder KJ Fry (Lincoln) was hit by a pitch to force across the winning run. Sophomore Ty Mattix (Montecello, IN) would earn the win by pitching one inning in relief, giving up one hit and striking out one.

LC Coach Tony Thomas: "We came out a little sluggish after our off day on Wednesday, but managed to close out both wins. Our pitching staff was excellent which was a major factor for us today. We played just well enough in the other aspects of the game to get the victories."

Next up for the Lynx will be a match-up on Friday with NJCAA DIII ranked Century CC (#9) from White Bear Lake, MN.

[Mark Tippett]