LINCOLN – After a strong return by Kearney to tie the game at six runs each in the bottom of the sixth, Lincoln East’s Maison Gaines crushed a two run homer on his first pitch at bat scoring the go-ahead lead and putting Kearney out of reach as the Spartans earned a 10-8 victory at Den Hartog Field on Thursday evening. Click here to listen to the broadcast replay.
Kearney (2-5) fell despite garnering more hits than Lincoln East, ending with eight runs on twelve hits with one error. East finished with ten runs on ten hits and no errors.
East had a separate two run home run in the bottom of the first inning, as AJ Evasco drove in scores over the left field wall.
Beau Skala, Quinn Foster, and Griffin Novacek all added runs in the fifth inning – getting Kearney back in the contest by scoring four runs.
Novacek had a notable performance, going 3-for-4 and leading Kearney in hits with several RBI.
The Bearcats take Friday off before heading back to Lincoln’s Densmore Field for a double-dual against Millard West and Millard South Saturday afternoon.
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