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On Monday, the Lynx defeated Delta Community College from Bay
City, Michigan twice by scores of 9-4 and 8-4. Sophomore Matt
Winscher (O’Fallon, MO) earned the victory in the first game
going seven innings and allowing four runs on seven hits while
striking out three. Freshman Ryan Thomas (Lincoln) had a big day
in his Lynx debut going 2-for-4 with a double and a triple.
Thomas led the team with three runs batted in. In the second
game, LC jumped out to an early 1-0 lead then scored three in
the third in support of freshman starting pitcher Ben Steiner
(Lincoln). Steiner would go on to get the win for LC by pitching
five innings giving up three runs on six hits and striking out
one. LC hitters pounded out ten hits in the game with several
players turning in multiple hit performances.
On Tuesday, Lincoln traveled to Auburndale, FL and rolled to two
big wins over the Penn State-Abingdon JV team. LC took game one
11-3 behind the solid starting pitching of freshman Andrew
Bernas (Lansing, IL) Bernas tossed five innings and only gave up
two hits while recording seven K’s. Sophomores Jamie Valdez
(Addison Trail) and Wyatt Eldrigde (Jackson, MO) were clutch at
the plate as each drove in two runs. In game two, pitchers
Hayden Radford (So., Desoto, MO) and Ty Mattix (So., Monticello,
IN) teamed up to shutout PS-A and the Lincoln bats came through
again to finish the sweep with a 10-0 win. Sophomore Ezra Isreal
(Tremont) and Valdez each had multiple hit games for the Lynx.
LC Coach Tony Thomas is pleased with the way his team is
performing in the early going. “We have played well in all
aspects at this point. Our starting pitching has been solid,
we’ve gotten timely hitting with runners on, and we have played
well defensively,” wrote Thomas via text. He added, “It has been
fun to watch. Our guys have been focused from pitch one.”
Lincoln (4-0) will be in action next on Thursday as they
continue their run through the state of Florida by moving to
Leesburg to take on Glen Oaks CC at 11:00 AM.
[Mark Tippett]
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