Baseball Recap: Red Lion Beats South Western for Their Third Straight Win

It may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Red Lion ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the South Western Mustangs 16-15. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for the Lions, who until this match were averaging 3.47 runs allowed.

Mitchell Sweitzer looked comfortable as he tossed 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.

Connor Lawrence

Hits (Career)

05/02/25 vs South Western	4
04/22/25 @ Susquehannock	3
04/30/25 @ Central York	2
04/29/25 @ South Western	2
04/16/25 @ William Penn	2

On the hitting side, Red Lion got a massive performance out of Connor Lawrence, who got on base in six of his seven plate appearances with three runs, one triple, and one stolen base. The dominant performance also gave Lawrence a new career-high in hits (four). Another player making a difference was Regan Koons, who went 3-for-5 with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base.

Red Lion was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .419. They are a perfect 6-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.

The victory was the third in a row for Red Lion, bringing their record up to 10-6-1. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.3 runs over those games. As for South Western, their defeat was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-15.

Coming up, Red Lion will square off against Harrisburg at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for South Western, they will venture away from home to face off against Ephrata at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Mustangs' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Mountaineers have averaged an impressive 7.3 runs per game this season.