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Bryce Vlahovich, Tate Aue and Brett Hayes each singled to start
the bottom of the second inning. Vlahovich was out trying to
score on a fielder’s choice by Cooper Koehler but Karson Komnick
was able to drive in Aue on a sacrifice fly to left. Rutledge
followed Komnick in the lineup and he hit an RBI single to left
that scored Hayes.
Lincoln held a 3-0 lead until the fifth inning.
Riverton loaded the bases in the top of the fifth inning on a
single and two walks with one out. The Hawks plated their first
run on a ground out. A double by Logan LaDew brought home two
runs to tie the game.
A leadoff triple followed by a single in the Hawks’ sixth inning
put Riverton up 4-3.
Vlahovich, Hayes and Koehler each singled in the bottom of the
sixth inning. Hayes drove in the tying run with his line drive
to left field and he scored the go-ahead run on a wild pitch.
The Hawks got the leadoff batter on base in the seventh inning
but Lucas was able to retire the next three batters and earn the
win for the Railsplitters.
Grady Rutledge, a freshman, started the game for Lincoln and he
was fantastic through four and one-third innings. Rutledge
struck out ten batters and walked one. He gave up two earned
runs on six hits.
Austin Lucas worked two and two-thirds innings in relief, giving
up three hits and two runs. He walked one and struck out two.
Lucas earned the win.
The Railsplitters had eleven hits on the afternoon.
Grady Rutledge, Bryce Vlahovich and Brett Hayes each had two
hits for Lincoln.
Karson Komnick, Austin Lucas, Owen Comstock, Tate Aue and Cooper
Koehler each had one hit.
The Railsplitters (2-0) will play today at 10:00 a.m. at
Olympia.
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