Baseball Recap: Elkhart Lions vs. Concord Minutemen
After constant struggles on the road, Elkhart has finally found some success away from home. Their rough 10-3 loss to the Concord Minutemen on Tuesday might stick with them for a while. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Elkhart of the 5-4 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in May of 2023.
Elkhart saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Caden Compton, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
On Concord's side, they got a great performance from Joey Hauger as he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Mark Herman, who scored two runs and stole five bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Alex Kridler, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Elkhart's loss dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Concord, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 5-3.
Elkhart will head out on the road to square off against Penn at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Penn's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Elkhart's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Concord, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Plymouth at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Plymouth is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.3 runs per game this season.
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