Baseball Recap: Landon George can't quite lead Lee Academy over Calhoun Academy

By Team Reports Apr 30, 2024, 6:04pm

Baseball Recap: Lee Academy Cougars vs. Calhoun Academy Cougars

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Lee Academy can now relate to. They lost 12-2 to the Calhoun Academy Cougars on Tuesday. The defeat leaves Lee Academy without a win on the season.

Lee Academy saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Landon George, who went 2-for-2 with a stolen base.

On Calhoun Academy's side, Layton Logan made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Logan has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Logan was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.

In other batting news, Carsen Stegall was a standout: he scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last six times he's played. Levi Walls was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.

Lee Academy's loss dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Calhoun Academy, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 12-10.

While Lee Academy had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.

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