Baseball Recap: Nelson Takes a Loss

Nelson was the 9-6 winner over Lake Oswego when they last played one another back in April of 2025, but their luck changed this time around. Nelson fell just short of Lake Oswego by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. Nelson has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Jack Kiesel put in work no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over seven innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Nelson is 2-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 1-3 otherwise. Kiesel was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two RBI.

Kiesel wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Braylon Knoerzer, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and one run. Ben Stephen also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.

Nelson now has a losing record of 3-4. As for Lake Oswego, the victory got them back to even at 3-3-1.

Coming up, Nelson will be playing at home against McMinnville at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Nelson 2.6, McMinnville 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Lake Oswego, they will square off against Beaverton at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The Beavers' pitching crew has only allowed 2.2 runs per game this season, so the Lakers' hitters will have their work cut out for them.