Glenbrook North and Lake Forest Battle To A Tie
May 4, 2018
The Scouts of Lake Forest got on the board first with an RBI groundout by Will Davis following a leadoff double and stolen base by Caleb Durbin. Glenbrook North responded with four of their own runs, highlighted by a bases clearing three-run double by Evan Barnes. The Spartans continued their offensive output into the second inning, tacking on three more runs, making it 7-1. Chris Heywood and Chris Karasinski both with RBI doubles in the inning.
After getting runs back in the third and fifth innings, to make it 7-3, Lake Forest exploded in the sixth for four runs. Glenbrook North starting pitcher, freshman, Eric Orloff hit the first batter of the inning. He then surrendered a single to Breck Nowik, setting up first and second with no outs. Orloff, showing poise on the mound, struck the next batter out before Glenbrook North made a move to the bullpen.
Colton Pfeiffer wasted no time, jumping on the first pitch he saw for a two-run double, cutting the Spartan lead in half. Durbin delivered the game-tying runs on a two-run double with two outs in the inning, knotting the game at 7-7.
Both teams had opportunities to secure a lead over the final one and a half frames, but neither were able to convert with runners in scoring position.
For Glenbrook North, Orloff picked up the no-decision, pitching 5.1 innings, allowing five runs, four earned, on five hits, while striking out 11 and walking two. Heywood, Karasinski and Ben Kieffer all had multi-hit games.
Durbin led Lake Forest offensively with a perfect 3-for-3 day with two doubles, two runs scored and three RBI. Nowik finished 2-for-4 with a run scored.
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