Home Sports Le Mars baseball concludes MRAC schedule with pair of losses to Council...

Le Mars baseball concludes MRAC schedule with pair of losses to Council Bluffs AL

The Le Mars Community baseball team finished their MRAC regular season schedule with a pair of losses at home to Council Bluffs AL. The Lynx got the Bulldogs good in the first game by a score of 16-1 in four innings, but the Bulldogs showed great resilience and lost the second by one run with a 9-8 final score.

The Bulldogs got down early in the game one giving up nine runs in the top of the first inning making a comeback next to impossible. Thankfully, Le Mars did not let that slow start in the first game get to them as they bounced back to take a lead after the first inning of game two. Head coach Trent Eckstaine says the guys sometimes have to get past those first few at-bats to get into a groove.

The Bulldogs then trailed the second game by as much as four runs trailing 6-2 after two innings and five runs heading into the sixth inning. Le Mars never backed down bringing the game back to within a run after a four-run sixth inning before ultimately losing 9-8. Coach Eckstaine says that fight back has not always been present this season, and it was good to see it there on Thursday night.

Carter Baumgartner had the clutch two-out bases clearing double in the sixth inning that gave the Bulldogs a fighter’s chance in the late innings. Coach Eckstaine says his focus at the plate has helped the Bulldogs many times this season.

Le Mars closes their MRAC schedule with a league record of 2-26. The Bulldogs have two more non-conference dates this coming week before starting the postseason on Friday. Coach Eckstaine says Monday and Tuesday’s non-conference games will give him a good idea of how prepared his team is for postseason competition.

Le Mars’ overall record is down to 2-28. They will play both Monday and Tuesday on the road at Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley and Lewis Central respectively.