Baseball Recap: Swink Comes Up Short

After flying high against Hoehne on Thursday, Swink came back down to earth. The Lions fell just short of the Farmers by a score of 6-4 on Thursday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Lions have suffered since March 28th.

Nick Paolucci

Stolen Base

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04/24/25 @ Hoehne	2
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Nick Paolucci was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He pitched 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in March. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games he's played.

In other batting news, Landon Mills was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with one triple, one stolen base, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Miles Turner, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one double and one RBI.

Swink's loss dropped their record down to 10-7. As for Hoehne, they moved to 5-14 with that victory, which also ended their seven-game losing streak.

Coming up, Swink will be playing at home against Las Animas at 10:00 a.m. on Friday. As for Hoehne, they will venture away from home to face off against Rye at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Thunderbolts have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.87 runs per game on average), something the Farmers will no doubt try to take advantage of.