Four Pitchers Team Up as Lincoln Legion Post 263 Shuts Out Three Oaks, MI Post 204

[June 20, 2017]  Lincoln Legion Post 263 defeated Three Oaks, MI Post 204 15-0 on Sunday as four pitchers combined to throw a shutout. Nate Arnold induced a fly out from #15 to finish off the game.

Ryan Thomas collected four hits in five at bats to help lead Lincoln Legion Post 263 to victory. Thomas homered in the first, singled in the third, doubled in the fifth, and singled in the sixth.

Lincoln Legion Post 263 took an early lead in the first inning. Thomas homered on the first pitch of the at bat in the first inning, scoring one run.

Lincoln Legion Post 263 scored four runs in the eighth inning. The big inning was thanks to a single by Nate Arnold, a double by Jacob Konczyk, and a home run by Garrett Aeilts.

One bright spot for Three Oaks, MI Post 204 was a double by #2 in the third inning.

Aeilts earned the win for Lincoln Legion Post 263. He threw six innings, surrendering zero runs, one hit, and striking out ten. Three relievers helped Lincoln Legion Post 263 close out the victory. Arnold threw one inning. #5 took the loss for Three Oaks, MI Post 204. He pitched three innings, surrendering four runs, five hits, striking out five, and walking one.

Home runs for Lincoln Legion Post 263 came when Aeilts homered in the eighth inning, Thomas homered in the first inning, and Ben Steiner homered in the fifth inning.

Lincoln Legion Post 263 had 17 hits in the game. Thomas, Konczyk, Arnold, Steiner, and Aron Hopp each collected multiple hits for Lincoln Legion Post 263. Lincoln Legion Post 263 didn't commit a single error in the field. Konczyk had 14 chances in the field, the most on the team.

 

Lineup	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Aron Hopp	4	3	2	0	1	1
Nate Arnold	5	3	3	2	0	0
Ryan Thomas	5	3	4	4	0	0
Jacob Konczyk	5	1	3	3	0	1
Garrett Aeilts	5	2	1	3	0	0
Ben Steiner	5	2	3	2	0	1
KJ Fry	5	0	1	0	0	1
Austin Newton	3	0	0	0	0	3
Eldon Largent	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jordan Jacobs	2	1	0	0	1	1
Brenden Eigenbrod	1	0	0	0	0	0
Cameron Glick	-	-	-	-	-	-
Totals	41	15	17	14	2	8

Batting
2B: Ryan Thomas, Ben Steiner, Jacob Konczyk 2

3B: Ryan Thomas, Aron Hopp

HR: Garrett Aeilts, Ben Steiner

TB: Garrett Aeilts 4, Ryan Thomas 7, KJ Fry, Ben Steiner 7, Aron Hopp 4, Nate Arnold 3, Jacob Konczyk 5

RBI: Garrett Aeilts 3, Ryan Thomas 4, Ben Steiner 2, Nate Arnold 2, Jacob Konczyk 3

ROE: Jacob Konczyk

FC: Garrett Aeilts

SB: Ryan Thomas, KJ Fry, Aron Hopp 2, Jordan Jacobs

Team QAB: 20 (46.51%)

Garrett Aeilts 2,
Ryan Thomas 2,
KJ Fry, Ben Steiner 4,
Aron Hopp 3,
Jordan Jacobs, Eldon Largent, Nate Arnold 2,
Jacob Konczyk 4

Team LOB: 4

Pitching           IP      #P S% H  R ER  K    BB HR
Garrett Aeilts   6.0    78 .692 1  0  0    10     2   0
Ryan Thomas  1.0    18 .611  2  0  0     2     0   0
Ben Steiner     1.0    11 .636  0  0  0     1     0   0
Nate Arnold     1.0    14 .857  1  0  0     1     0   0
Austin Newton  0.0     0 .000  0  0  0     0     0   0
Totals               9.0  121 .694  4  0  0   14     2   0

Lincoln plays today at 6 p.m. at home against Peoria and Macon County at Forsyth at 6 p.m. on Wednesday.

[Jason O'Brien]