High School Boys Baseball
SHG defeats Lincoln 5-1
 

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[June 02, 2021]   

The Railsplitters played on the turf Friday afternoon in Springfield against Sacred Heart Griffin. 

 

The Cyclones scored a run in the bottom of the first inning to take a 1-0 lead. 

 

Lincoln tied the game in the top of the third inning on an RBI single by Tanner Strampp. 

 

The Cyclones led off with a single in the bottom of the fourth inning. One out later, a batter reached after being hit by a pitch. After two outs, the Cyclones hit back-to-back doubles and took a 4-1 lead.

 

In the bottom of the sixth inning the Cyclones added an RBI single.

 

The Railsplitters were retired quickly in the top of the seventh inning on nine pitches.

 

Sacred Heart Griffin won the game by a final score of 5-1.

 

Three Sacred Heart Griffin pitchers combined to strike out eight Railsplitters.

 

Tanner Strampp threw the complete game for Lincoln, taking the loss. Strampp allowed five runs on eight hits. He struck out four batters and walked one. 

 

Lincoln had four hits versus the Cyclones.

 

Lucas Konczyk, Patrick McCraith, Dylan Singleton and Tanner Strampp had hits for Lincoln.

 

The Railsplitters fall to 16-8 on the season. 

 

Lincoln will host Mattoon today in a doubleheader beginning at 11 a.m. 

 

The Railsplitters will play Mount Vernon on Sunday in St. Louis at Busch Stadium. The game will begin at 4:00 p.m. and admission is free to this game. 

[Teena Lowery]

 

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