Baseball Game Preview: Lutheran Lions vs. Severance Silver Knights

By Team Reports May 15, 2025, 12:30am

Baseball Preview: Lutheran Lions vs. Severance Silver Knights

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Lutheran is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Severance is on a seven-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Lions will host the Silver Knights at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday. Lutheran is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.

While Lutheran's win against Lewis-Palmer wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Lions had just enough and edged out the Rangers 6-5. The victory continues a trend for the Lions in their matchups with the Rangers: they've now won five in a row.

Landry Warner tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out six over 4.2 innings pitched.

On the hitting side, Lutheran saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Anthony Misch, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and one run. Another was Tyce Macnamara, who went 1-for-2 with one run and one RBI.

Meanwhile, Severance got themselves on the board against Greeley Central on Monday, but Greeley Central never followed suit. They were the clear victors by a 10-0 margin over the Wildcats. The Silver Knights might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine matches by six runs or more this season.

Declan Moylett and Kolton Beidleman were major factors no matter where they played. On the mound, Moylett pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Beidleman pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in ten consecutive appearances. At the plate, Moylett went 2-for-3 with two doubles, one run, and one RBI, while Beidleman went 1-for-2 with one triple and two RBI. That's the most doubles Moylett has posted since back in April.

In other batting news, Severance let Dom Rice and Karson Panas run wild. Rice went 3-for-4 with two runs and one RBI, while Panas got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs and one RBI. Braeden Kerkseik was another key player, going 1-for-2 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.

Severance kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in 14 consecutive games.

Severance has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.3 runs over those games. As for Lutheran, their victory bumped their record up to 14-9.

The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Saturday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Lutheran has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Severance struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 7.5 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.

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