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.

Roadrunners Baseball Split Again

The Linn-Benton Community College baseball team split a pair of games this past Tuesday with Clackamas CC.The split was the third straight for the Roadrunners, who kept their record at .500 for the season.

In the first game of the day LBCC lost to Clackamas 7-1. Clackamas outhit the Roadrunners 13-5 and dominated just about every aspect of the game en route to the victory over the home team. Sophomore Carl Beckert scored the lone run for LB, blasting a solo home-run in the fifth inning. Clackamas starting pitcher Marshall Crawford threw a five hit complete game to lead the Cougars.

The second game of the day had a very different result from the first. Linn-Benton raced out to a six run lead as they dismantled the Cougars 10-2. Sophomore Jordan Keeker led the Roadrunners to the win recording three hits, including two doubles, and starting pitcher Travis Iverson held Clackamas to just one run in four innings of work while picking up the win.

By going 1-1 on the day LB moved to 9-9 overall and 3-3 in the South Region of the NWAACC. They also stayed within striking distance of first-place Lane CC, by moving just one game back of the division leader.

Starter Sam Paterson winds up to deliver a pitch in the first
game of the day against Clackamas 4/5/2011