It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Lincoln had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Washington Eagles with a sharp 12-5 victory. The result was nothing new for Lincoln, who have now won 13 games by seven runs or more so far this season.
Lincoln got a massive performance out of Kieran Baker, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base. Baker has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Colin Smith, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
On Washington's side, Tyler Hampton made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole two bases.
The win was the fifth in a row for Lincoln, bringing their record for this year to 15-12. As for Washington, they dropped their record down to 10-17 with that loss, which was their third straight on the road.
Lincoln will square off against Lowell at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Lincoln knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past five matchups -- so hopefully Lowell likes a good challenge. Washington does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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