Baseball Recap: Jake Smith and Tommy Smith secure win for Clarion-Limestone

By Team Reports May 14, 2024, 3:04pm

Baseball Recap: Clarion-Limestone Lions vs. East Forest/West Forest Fires

Clarion-Limestone can now show off five landslide victories after their most recent game on Tuesday. They never let the East Forest/West Forest Fires onto the board and left with a 12-0 victory. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Clarion-Limestone also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2023.

Tommy Smith and Jake Smith made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Smith struck out nine batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Meanwhile, Smith tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. At the plate, Smith scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3, while Smith scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.

In other batting news, Logan Lutz was incredible, scoring a run while going 3-for-4. Jack Craig was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.

On East Forest/West Forest's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nathan Dietrich, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.

Clarion-Limestone has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. As for East Forest/West Forest, their loss was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 2-13.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Clarion-Limestone will take on Keystone at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for East Forest/West Forest, they will be playing at home against Brockway at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.

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