Roadrunners Take One of Two From Rival

The Linn-Benton Roadrunners baseball team traveled to Eugene this past Saturday to play a double-header with division rival Lane Community College. LB split the two games, losing the first 3-2, and then recovery to blowout the Titans 13-0. The two games were the only ones of the week for LBCC, as poor weather prevented them from hosting Chemeketa earlier in the week.

Lane 3, Linn-Benton 2 (Game 1)

The Titans were able to overcome four errors in the first game to up-end the Roadrunners. LB scored two runs int the top of the third to take a 2-1 lead, but Lane responded by scoring runs in the bottom of the seventh and eighth innings to jump ahead for good. Sophomore pitcher Nick Phillips got the win for the Titans and LB sophomore A.J. Burke was dealt the loss to fall to 6-2 on the season.

Linn-Benton 13, Lane 0 (Game 2)

The Roadrunners were not going to go down without a fight as they came out swinging in the night cap. LB recorded 15 hits in the game, while the pitching staff held the Titans to just 4 hits. Sophomore Travis Iverson picked up the victory on the mound for LBCC to move to 3-2 on the season, while freshman pitcher Dawson Phinney was credited with loss for LCC despite striking out six batters on the day.

Coach Greg Hawk walks back to the
dugout after chatting to his pitcher
4/30/2011

With the split in Eugene the Roadrunners moved to 14-16 overall and 8-10 in the South Division of the NWAACC. Linn-Benton now sits four games back of Lane for the division's last playoff spot.