Lincoln Railsplitters honor baseball seniors
 

[May 15, 2017]  The Lincoln Railsplitters ended the week with a 2-2 record while recording victories over Decatur MacArthur and Springfield Lanphier, and getting swept in defeat by Rochester.

Vs MacArthur

On Monday Lincoln defeated MacArthur 6-2 behind an offensive attack led by Noah Funk and Colton Holliday. Funk led the team with three hits and Holliday recorded two hits for Lincoln.

Lincoln took a 1-0 lead in the first inning on an RBI single by Jake Konczyk. Holliday’s RBI single in the top of the sixth inning allowed Lincoln to seal the 6-2 win.

Funk was 3-for-4 at the plate with two RBIs for the Railsplitters.

Preston Ebelherr got the win for Lincoln. He pitched five strong innings, allowing two runs on five hits while striking out four batters. Nate Arnold recorded the last six outs and got the save.

Vs Rochester @ home

Tuesday was Senior Night at Mike Curry Field with six senior ballplayers and two managers being recognized before the game.

The senior ballplayers honored prior to the game with Rochester were Jake Konczyk, Cole Sheley, Austin Newton, Andrew Yount, Isaac Lewis and Preston Ebelherr.

The senior managers recognized were Nolan Hullinger and Jacob Berglin.

On the field Rochester handed Lincoln a 7-3 loss. The Rockets lead was 2-0 in the top of the first inning. Rochester scored again in the second inning to lead 3-0. Two more runs in the top of the fourth inning gave the Rockets a 5-0 lead.

Lincoln finally got a run across in the bottom of the fifth inning.

Rochester would continue to score in the sixth and seventh innings to take a 7-1 lead.

In the bottom of the seventh inning Lincoln managed to score two runs, but fell short and took the 7-3 loss on Senior Night. Newton took the loss on the mound for Lincoln.

The Lincoln Railsplitter seniors were honored last week prior to a home game with Rochester. From left to right Manager Nolan Hullinger, Preston Ebelherr, Jake Konczyk, Isaac Lewis, Austin Newton, Cole Sheley, Andrew Yount and Manager Jacob Berglin.

Vs Rochester @ Rochester

Wednesday the Railsplitters traveled to Rochester and lost a heartbreaker 2-1 to the Rockets.

Lincoln scored a run in the first inning on an RBI double by Austin Newton to take a 1-0 lead.

The Rockets tied the game in the fourth inning and took the lead in the fifth inning off starter Colton Holliday. Holliday only gave up four hits and one earned run in the loss.

Vs Lanphier

Thursday the Railsplitters bounced back at Lanphier and defeated the Lions easily 11-0.

Lincoln’s offense pounded out 14 hits in the win. Lincoln struck for three runs in the top of the first inning and added single runs in the fourth and fifth innings. A six-run sixth inning allowed Lincoln to cruise to the 11-0 victory.

Nate Arnold got the win for Lincoln, going five innings and striking out three batters.

Lincoln’s record is now 11-17 on the season.

The Railsplitters host Jacksonville today at home.

The remaining schedule this week is:

Tuesday Eisenhower at home 4:30 p.m.
Wednesday at Eisenhower 4:30 p.m.

[Teena Lowery]