Baseball Recap: Cedar Cliff triumphant thanks to a strong effort from Luke Sowers

By Team Reports May 16, 2024, 9:04am

Baseball Recap: Cedar Cliff Colts vs. State College Little Lions

Cedar Cliff waltzed into their matchup on Monday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. They had just enough and edged the State College Little Lions out 4-2. That's more bragging rights for Cedar Cliff, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Cedar Cliff got a great performance from Luke Sowers as he didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched.

At the plate, Cedar Cliff's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Luke Minium, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.

Cedar Cliff is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. As for State College, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-9.

Cedar Cliff will head out on the road to face off against Red Land at 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing isn't great for Red Land: they have been struggling with five straight losses at home, while Cedar Cliff has snatched up three consecutive wins on the road. State College will take on Selinsgrove at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. Selinsgrove's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so State College's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

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