Baseball Recap: University finds home field redemption against Franklin Community

By Team Reports May 18, 2024, 11:06am

Baseball Recap: University Trailblazers vs. Franklin Community Grizzly Cubs

There's no place like home for University, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Franklin Community Grizzly Cubs 5-4.

Laine Spears looked comfortable as he tossed 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jasper Owens, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, a stolen base, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Owen Schellhase, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.

On Franklin Community's side, Carsten Bland was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4.

University has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 13-11-1 record this season. As for Franklin Community, their loss dropped their record down to 13-10.

University will take on Sheridan at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. University is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.6 runs per game this season. As for Franklin Community, they will square off against Columbus North at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.

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