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TaftLincoln Park
Eagles
2
Lions
8

The Lincoln Park (Chicago, IL) varsity baseball team won Wednesday's home non-conference game against Taft (Chicago, IL) by a score of 8-2.

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Taft-------2--
Lincoln Park-------8--
Final score provided by J. VanDyke.
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Game Story

Illinois High School Baseball - Lincoln Park defeats Taft

May 8, 2024: Chicago, IL 60614

In Wednesday's non-league challenge, the Lincoln Park Lions (Chicago, IL) baseball squad triumphed over the visiting Taft Eagles (Chicago, IL), by a final score of 8-2.

With the win, Lincoln Park upgrades its record to 10-17 on the season. The Lions host Latin (Chicago, IL) to battle the Romans in a non-league challenge on Friday, May 10. The Romans come into the challenge with a record of 14-2. Latin won 16-3 in their recent league challenge against Lake Forest Academy (Lake Forest, IL)

With the defeat, Taft falls to 13-15 on the season. The Eagles travel to Kaneland (Maple Park, IL) to battle the Knights in a non-league challenge on Saturday, May 18. The Knights come into the challenge with a record of 15-11.

Rankings & Records

Taft (23-24)

ILClass
335117
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %RFRA
13-217-78-55-150-1.382.500198252

Lincoln Park (23-24)

ILClass
328115
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %RFRA
12-213-118-64-140-1.364.214152197

Team Scoring Averages

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Taft		2.1.8.7.91.01.3.74.0-5.87.22.3
Lincoln Park		.9.5.41.1.2.5.6.51.04.66.41.7

Head-to-Head

  • Taft won on 4/29/2024
    4/29 @ 4:30p1234567RHE
    Lincoln Park-------4--
    Taft-------8--

    The Lincoln Park (Chicago, IL) varsity baseball team lost Monday's away conference game against Taft (Chicago, IL) by a score of 8-4.

    Box score
  • Lincoln Park won last month
    5/1 @ 4:30p1234567RHE
    Taft-------3--
    Lincoln Park-------4--

    The Taft (Chicago, IL) varsity baseball team lost Wednesday's away conference game against Lincoln Park (Chicago, IL) by a score of 4-3.

    Box score
  • Lincoln Park won last month
    5/8 @ 4:30p1234567RHE
    Taft-------2--
    Lincoln Park-------8--

    The Taft (Chicago, IL) varsity baseball team lost Wednesday's away non-conference game against Lincoln Park (Chicago, IL) by a score of 8-2.

    Box score

Team Stat Comparison

TaftLincoln Park
.306Batting Average-
.431On Base Percentage-
.404Slugging Percentage-
.879Fielding Percentage-
.750Win Loss Percentage-

Team Leaders

TaftLincoln ParkNational Avg.
#14 Jacob French1.000Batting Average
-
.239
#14 Jacob French1.000On Base Percentage
-
.376
#14 Jacob French1.000Slugging Percentage
-
.299
#10 Nathan Meara1.000Fielding Percentage
-
.862
#30 Wes Blitz1.000Win Loss Percentage
-
.535

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Taft7-8Lincoln Park4-12
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
4/5/24TaftNorthside(W) 7-34/15/24Lincoln ParkNorthside(L) 8-3
4/8/24NorthsideTaft(W) 15-54/17/24NorthsideLincoln Park(W) 13-12
4/10/24Lane TechTaft(L) 15-54/24/24Lane TechLincoln Park(L) 13-9
4/12/24TaftLane Tech(L) 8-44/25/24Lincoln ParkLane Tech(L) 12-2
4/11/24BrooksTaft(W) 12-65/14/24Lincoln ParkBrooks(W) 5-4
4/13/24Payton College PrepTaft(W) 5-44/5/24Lincoln ParkPayton College Prep(L) 3-2
4/23/24TaftPayton College Prep(L) 5-44/8/24Payton College PrepLincoln Park(W) 1-0
4/15/24Von SteubenTaft(W) 9-34/19/24Von SteubenLincoln Park(L) 7-5
4/17/24TaftVon Steuben(W) 12-94/22/24Lincoln ParkVon Steuben(L) 9-6
4/19/24TaftWhitney Young(W) 12-104/1/24Lincoln ParkWhitney Young(L) 7-1
4/22/24Whitney YoungTaft(L) 15-44/6/24Whitney YoungLincoln Park(L) 13-0
5/16/24Lincoln ParkWhitney Young(L) 3-1
4/24/24TaftOgden International(L) 9-84/10/24Ogden InternationalLincoln Park(L) 10-1
4/30/24Ogden InternationalTaft(L) 12-34/12/24Lincoln ParkOgden International(L) 3-1
4/27/24TaftHoly Trinity(L) 6-34/16/24Holy TrinityLincoln Park(W) 7-2
5/15/24LindblomTaft(L) 4-23/23/24Lincoln ParkLindblom(L) 5-2

Record Breakdown

Taft (23-24)

Lincoln Park (23-24)
13-21
Overall
12-21
7-8
League
3-12
6-12
Non-League
8-8
1-2
Head to Head
2-1
7-8
Common Opponent
4-12
8-5
Home
8-6
5-15
Away
4-14
0-1
Neutral
0-1
0-2
Playoff
1-1
13-20
In-State
12-21
0-1
Out-of-State
0-0