The Lancer freshman baseball team fell to Lawrence Free State 17-9 on Wednesday, April 20. In the first inning of the game, Free State scored eight times. Around the fourth inning, the opposing team had scored 13 times, while East had only scored seven times. “It was a tough loss, but the wins are coming, I can feel it, we just need to bond a little bit as a team and work together”, said freshman Jack Trusty. Lawrence Free State continued to score throughout the rest of the seven innings played. The team’s current season record is 3-6.
The team’s next game will be played on Wednesday, April 27 at 3 p.m. against rival Rockhurst High School. The away game will take place at Rockhurst High School.
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4.20.22 Freshman Team Baseball vs. LFS
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Freshman Cooper Ford pitches the ball in the first inning of the game. The Lancers were down 5-0. Photo by Caroline Martucci
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In the dugout, freshman Luke Bartalos turns to talk to freshmen Vincent Cherra and Michael Winter before batting in the third inning. Photo by Caroline Martucci
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Freshman Jack Ferguson fist-bumps freshman Cole Lawrence after making it to first base safe. Photo by Clara Peters
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Freshman Ted Smith practices throwing and catching with freshman Chris Beikmann before the next pitch is thrown. Photo by Clara Peters
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Freshman Luke Bartalos takes a practice swing before his turn to bat. His teammates stand in the dugout behind him to watch the game. Photo by Caroline Martucci
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Freshman Cooper Ford catches the ball to pitch in the first inning of the game. Photo by Clara Peters
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Freshman Jack Trusty slides into first base and is called safe. Photo by Clara Peters
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Freshman Ted Smith prepares to swing at the ball approaching him. Photo by Clara Peters
