Baseball Recap: Elkhart has no trouble against Bremen

By Team Reports May 8, 2024, 7:15pm

Baseball Recap: Elkhart Lions vs. Bremen Lions

Elkhart can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent contest on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Bremen Lions as the Elkhart Lions made off with a 15-7 win. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Elkhart also won the last time the pair played back in May of 2023.

Elkhart got a great performance from Carson Pollard as he pitched 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off seven hits. Pollard has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.

On the hitting side, Greg Guest was a standout: he went 3-for-4 with five RBI, two runs, and two doubles. The team also got some help courtesy of Quinn Rost, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4.

On Bremen's side, Reece Greene made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Silas Laidig, who scored a run while going 3-for-5.

The victory made it two in a row for Elkhart and bumps their season record up to 12-7. As for Bremen, their loss dropped their record down to 9-9.

Elkhart will be playing in front of their home fans against Valparaiso at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Bremen, they will head out on the road to face off against South Central at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.

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