Softball Recap: Lakeland triumphant thanks to a strong effort from Haley Stein

By Team Reports May 7, 2024, 2:21pm

Softball Recap: Lakeland Eagles vs. Walled Lake Central Vikings

In what's become a running theme this season, Lakeland gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Walled Lake Central Vikings a 17-0 shutout. Winning may never get old, but Lakeland sure is getting used to it with their fifth in a row.

Haley Stein looked comfortable as she pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.

On the hitting side, Lakeland got a massive performance out of Parker Ostach, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2. Ostach has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Nathalie Hagle was another key contributor, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and two RBI.

Lakeland is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. As for Walled Lake Central, they dropped their record down to 1-7 with that loss, which was their 17th straight on the road dating back to last season.

Lakeland will have a chance to go back-to-back against Walled Lake Central: the pair will be back at it again later today.

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