Baseball Recap: Lake County Beats Humboldt for Their Third Straight Win

While Lake County put up plenty of runs on Thursday, the same can't be said for Humboldt. The Falcons put the hurt on the Vikings with a sharp 19-0 win. That's two games straight that the Falcons have won by exactly 19 runs.

John Aydon Cochran and Sawyer Roberson made a splash no matter where they played. Throwing, Cochran tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Roberson tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave Cochran a new career-high in strikeouts (two). At the plate, Cochran scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Roberson scored three runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-3. Roberson has become a key player for Lake County: the team is 4-1 when he posts at least two stolen bases, but 1-13-1 otherwise.

In other pitching news, Andrew Belt looked comfortable as he pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive appearances.

Cade Lanier

Stolen Base (Career)

04/10/25 @ Humboldt	3
04/08/25 vs Haywood	2
03/24/25 vs South Fulton	1
03/21/25 vs Peabody	1
03/20/25 vs Fulton County	1

Back at the plate, Lake County let Cade Lanier and Chance Estes run wild. Lanier scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances, while Estes scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-2. Those three stolen bases gave Lanier a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Antonio Molina, who scored two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.

Lake County always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .750. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

The victory (which was Lake County's third in a row) raised their record to 5-14-1. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 17.0 runs over those games. As for Humboldt, they are on a 25-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-12.

Looking ahead, Lake County will head out to challenge Obion County at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Humboldt, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Clarksburg at 5:30 p.m. on Monday.