Colorado High School Baseball - Lewis-Palmer gets by Palmer Ridge
April 22, 2014: Monument, CO 80132 The Lewis-Palmer Rangers (Monument, CO) baseball the visiting Palmer Ridge Bears (Monument, CO), 8-5 in Tuesday's league contest.
Coming up next, the Rangers encounter the Falcon Falcons (Falcon, CO) in a non-league contest, on Thursday, April 24. Lewis-Palmer will attempt to better on its 1-3 season record. The Falcons come into the contest with a 4-4 record after their 7-6 league win over Palmer Ridge (Monument, CO).
The Bears now sport a 5-9 record. They take the field next when they travel to Valor Christian for a non-league outing on Thursday, April 24. Palmer Ridge will face a Eagles team coming off a 14-0 non-league win over Widefield (Colorado Springs, CO). The Eagles record now stands at 11-1.
Game Summary
The Bears scored three runs in the first inning and two in the fourth, but in the bottom of the fourth a double by the Rangers combined with a throwing error that allowed two runs led to an 8-5 loss.
Luke Socolofsky had his best outing of the year on the mound, recording eight strikeouts in 3.1 innings pitched. Joey Duca pitched 2.2 scoreless innings to close out the game.
The Bears had eight hits at the plate including doubles by Soco and Reese Pepple and singles by Jacob Johnson, Nathan Gishwiller, Weems, Josh Howe, Duca, and Preston Yates. Pepple, Gishwiller, Howe, and Soco each drove in one run.
