Clear Lake baseball team moves record to 2-3

(Above) Pitcher Jett Neuberger started the game against Webster City.  He allowed three runs, while striking out ten.  -Reporter photo by Chris Barragy

by Marianne Gasaway

The Lions sandwiched a non-conference win between two losses last week, putting their record at 2-3.

WC 6, CL 3

Clear Lake lost the lead late in a 6-3 defeat at the hands of Webster City on Wednesday, June 2.  The game was tied at three, with the Lynx batting in the top of the seventh when a single scored one run.

The Lions had their offense going in the second inning, when Caden Jones singled on the first pitch, scoring a run.  

Webster City knotted the game up at 3-3 in the top of the sixth inning.

Eric Ritter took the loss for the Lions.  The right-hander surrendered three runs on four hits over one and two-thirds innings, striking out three.

Jett Neuberger started the game on the mound.  The pitcher lasted five and one-third innings, allowing four hits and three runs while striking out 10.  

Ben Loge, Austin Warnke and Jones each collected one hit to lead the Lions.

CL 5, R-S 4

Clear Lake defeated Roland-Story on Friday, thanks to walk-off single.  

The game was tied at 4-4 with the Lions batting in the bottom of the seventh when Jett Neuberger singled on an 0-1 count, scoring one run and giving Clear Lake the win in the back and forth affair.

The Norseman got on the board first in the game.  They took a 1-0 lead in the first inning, but the Lions quickly answered with a run of their own in the frame. 

Clear Lake took the lead in the third with two runs, but again the Norsemen tied 

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it up with two runs in the top of the fourth.  A single run in the fifth put the Lions ahead until the sixth when it was knotted-up again.

Carson Toebe picked up the win for the Lions.  The pitcher went seven innings, allowing four runs on seven hits, striking out  six and walking one.  

The Lions tallied nine hits on the day.  Eric Ritter and Neuberger had two this apiece. 

Caden Jones, Austin Warnke, Andrew Formanek and Neuberger all had RBIs.  

Humboldt 18, CL 3 (5)

The Lions struggled to get their offense going on Saturday and were easily dispatched by Humboldt, 18-3.

There was no indication of the blowout early in the game, as the Lions  opened up scoring in the first when AJ Feuerbach singled on a 3-2 count, scoring two runs.  

Humboldt pulled away for good with eight runs in the second inning.   They padded their lead with one run in the third, six in the fourth and three in the fifth to end it.

Andrew Formanek took the loss for the Lions. The right-hander lasted one and two-thirds innings, allowing three hits and eight runs while striking out three and walking six.  Andrew Formanek threw one and two-thirds innings and gave up three hits, struck out three and walked six.  Andrew Crane pitched one and one-third inning and surrendered three hits struck out one and walked one.

Eric Ritter, Feuerbach, Andrew Crane, Austin Warnke and Caden Jones all had one hit to lead the Lions.

The Wildcats saw the ball well and finished with eight hits. They ran wild on the base paths with seven stolen bases.

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