Baseball Recap: La Pine Wins Going Away Against Elmira

Hawks

Margin (Wins)

04/29/25 vs Harrisburg	13
04/18/25 @ Elmira	12
04/25/25 vs Pleasant Hill	10
03/29/25 @ Seaside	10
03/18/25 @ Oakridge	10

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Sisters, La Pine was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Elmira Falcons with a sharp 10-4 win. Considering the Hawks have won seven matchups by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Riley Flack made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. He also tossed a walk, which is notable because La Pine is 4-2 when he allows at most one walk, but 6-7 otherwise. Flack was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one run.

In other batting news, La Pine let Dayton Wilkinson and Jesse Hanner run wild. Wilkinson got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI, while Hanner got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one triple, one stolen base, and two RBI. Wilkinson has become a key player for La Pine: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 7-9 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Bryson Adams, who went 1-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.

La Pine has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 10-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Elmira, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-9.

Coming up, La Pine will challenge Creswell at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. The Bulldogs will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something the Hawks surely won't give up without a fight. As for Elmira, they will square off against Sisters at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. The Falcons will need to watch out since the Outlaws have now posted at least ten runs in their last three games.