Baseball Recap: Dante Rodriguez can't quite lead Tokay over Lincoln

By Team Reports May 4, 2024, 3:01pm

Baseball Recap: Tokay Tigers vs. Lincoln Trojans

Tokay was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They lost 11-1 to the Lincoln Trojans. That's two games in a row now that Tokay has lost by exactly ten runs.

Tokay saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dante Rodriguez, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.

On Lincoln's side, Diego Davis was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Davis has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Davis was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.

In other batting news, Lincoln got a big performance out of Dylan Patten, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Brady Dobson was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.

Tokay's defeat dropped their record down to 9-13. As for Lincoln, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 12-8-2.

Tokay will head out on the road to take on St. Mary's at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. St. Mary's is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season. As for Lincoln, they will head out on the road to square off against West at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. West is coming into the match with four straight losses at home, meaning Lincoln will have to defend against a squad hungry for a win.

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