Baseball Recap: Make It Four in a Row for Lakeland

Chiefs

Margin (Wins)

05/19/26 vs Montrose	10
04/22/26 vs Carbondale Area	10
03/21/26 @ Mountain View	10
03/26/26 @ Holy Cross	9
04/23/26 vs Holy Cross	8

Lakeland entered their tilt with Montrose on Tuesday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They blew past the Meteors 14-4. Considering the Chiefs have won seven games by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Mason Finegan was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. What's more, he posted three strikeouts, the most he's had since back in April. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and two runs.

In other pitching news, Justin King looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in 13 consecutive appearances.

Back at the plate, Kody Miller was incredible, going 2-for-4 with three RBI, one run, and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Jackson Pochas, who got on base in two of his five plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.

Lakeland's record is now 15-6. As for Montrose, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 13-7.

Coming up, Lakeland will venture away from home to take on Riverside at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Montrose does not have any more games scheduled as of now.