If you host an opponent with four division one recruits, add in six walks, 4 hit batsman, commit 4 errors and allow nine hits you have a recipe for disaster. That is what was cooking at Schreiber Field Wednesday night as the Slicers fell 12-2 in six innings to powerful Lake Central.

 

The game started out well for the La Porte baseball team. Grant Olson retired three straight Indians after a leadoff walk in the top of the first. The Slicers jumped on LC starter Blake Sivak for two runs in the bottom of the inning. Carter Moses bounced a one out single up the middle and Kade Flores drew a walk. A pass ball moved courtesy runner Drew Flores to third and brother Kade to second.  RJ Anglin lined a single to right field driving in both making it 2-0 LP after one. 

 

La Porte held Lake Central scoreless in the second but momentum started shifting to the LC dugout during the inning. Olson retired the first two hitters, then back to back infield errors and an infield hit loaded the bases before Olson got the final out. 

 

Lake Central took the lead in the third inning parlaying three walks and two hits into three runs for a 3-2 edge. They picked up another run in the fourth inning on and error, two hit batsmen, a walk and two singles. Brock Schultz came in relief of with one out in the inning. Slicer third basemen Drew Catron saved two runs with a diving stop and a force at second to end the fourth. It was 4-2 LC after four. 

 

Lake Central made it 6-2 after five innings on a two run single by Hunter Snyder. 

 

The roof completely caved in on the Slicers in the LC sixth. The Indians used a walk, a hit batsmen, three hits and a Slicer error to score six runs off of third LP pitcher Drew Flores. The big blow was a three run homer to left by Garrett Webber making it a 12-2 game. 

 

Relief pitcher Grant Mercer gave up a single to Anglin the bottom of the sixth but retired the next three hitters for the 12-2 win. 

Anglin was named the Salisbury and Stence Edward Jones Player of the Game. He went three for three with a double and two RBI. He also made a couple of nice defensive plays at shortstop after starting the game in right field. La Porte falls to 8-5 on the year and 4-2 in the DAC. Lake Central is a perfect 6-0 in the DAC and 10-1 overall. The first four hitters in the LC lineup were six for twelve, scored eight runs and drove in nine.

 

The Slicers travel to Plymouth Saturday. The varsity game has been moved up an hour to 10:00 AM Central time. The JV team will play right after the varsity game.