Baseball Recap: Yahir Brito-Diaz can't quite lead Lima Senior over Celina

By Team Reports May 4, 2024, 7:41pm

Baseball Recap: Lima Senior Spartans vs. Celina Bulldogs

Lima Senior lost against Celina on Saturday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Lima Senior Spartans lost 9-3 to the Celina Bulldogs. Lima Senior has struggled against Celina recently, as their contest on Saturday was their third consecutive lost matchup.

Lima Senior saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Yahir Brito-Diaz, who went 2-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Hunter Castle, who scored two runs while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.

On Celina's side, they got a great performance from Ethan Bryant as he struck out six batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits (and only one walk).

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Brodee Schulte-Arnold, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Max Baumstark was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.

Lima Senior's loss dropped their record down to 6-13. As for Celina, their win was their 11th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-7.

Lima Senior will take on Waite at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Celina, they will head out on the road to square off against Lima Central Catholic at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Celina's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Lima Central Catholic's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

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