Lincoln East put another one in the bag on Wednesday to keep their perfect season alive. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Creighton Prep Junior Jays 4-3. Despite the victory, that was the fewest runs Lincoln East has scored all season.
Paul Shortridge tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. Carter Mick picked up the save, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Kai Burkey, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played.
On Creighton Prep's side, Michael Sall made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double. Another player making a difference was Tony Coniglio, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Lincoln East's win was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-0. As for Creighton Prep, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-4.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Lincoln East will challenge Kearney at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lincoln East's pitching crew has only allowed 1.9 runs per game this season, so Kearney's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Creighton Prep, they will head out on the road to take on Rockhurst at 1:00 p.m. on Monday.
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