Baseball Recap: Lakeland comes up short despite Raiston Ellwood's strong performance

By Team Reports May 2, 2024, 9:37pm

Baseball Recap: Lakeland Hawks vs. Moscow Bears

Lakeland lost against Moscow on Thursday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Lakeland Hawks lost 21-5 to the Moscow Bears. Lakeland has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Raiston Ellwood made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with four RBI and a double.

On Moscow's side, Butch Kiblen looked comfortable as he pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Kiblen has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.

On the hitting side, JP Breese and Tommy Holt did most of the damage at the plate: Breese went 3-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and a double, while Holt scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Jamison Green, who scored two runs while going 3-for-5.

Lakeland's loss dropped their record down to 9-13. As for Moscow, the victory (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 15-7.

As of now, neither Lakeland nor Moscow have any future games scheduled.

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