Baseball Recap: Lakewood Park Christian Wins Going Away Against Hamilton

Lakewood Park Christian won the last time they faced Hamilton and things went their way on Monday too. The Panthers put the hurt on the Marines with a sharp 17-5 win. With that victory, the Panthers brought their scoring average up to 8 runs per game.

Ethan Young

Hits (Career)

04/14/25 vs Hamilton	3
05/18/24 vs Churubusco	2
05/18/24 vs Churubusco	2
04/30/24 vs Fort Wayne Crusaders	2
04/19/24 vs New Haven	2

Ethan Young made a big impact no matter where he played. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances. He was even better at the plate, scoring three runs while going 3-for-4. Those three hits gave him a new career-high.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Caleb Schlabach, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 1.2 stolen bases per game. Another player making a difference was Landon Stoll, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-3.

Lakewood Park Christian was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .385. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.

The win made it two in a row for Lakewood Park Christian and bumps their season record up to 2-3. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 6 runs in those games. As for Hamilton, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.

Looking ahead, Lakewood Park Christian will take on Whitko at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Hamilton, they will challenge West Noble at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.