Baseball Bears earn victory on rain-soaked field

Byron baseball team shut out Rochester Lourdes, 8-0, on Friday, April 29, at Mayo Field. As has been pretty much standard procedure, the teams also battled Mother Nature, as rain caused the field conditions to deteriorate, causing a stop in the action after six innings.

The Bears’ victory, however, preserves their undefeated season. John Lutzi pitched 5 innings, surrendering just two hits, while striking out nine batters, as the Bears scored 7 runs in the 3rd inning.

Byron: Reid Bielen, 1 for 3, RBI, run scored; Riley Knudson, 1 for 2, RBI, run scored; Tyler Fox, 2 for 2, RBI, two runs scored; Pitchers: John Lutzi (WP), 5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 9 K; Q. Holmes, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K;

Lourdes: Sam Schneider, 1 for 2; Gannon Fix, 1 for 2; Pitchers: Cam Powell (LP), 2 IP, 2 H,8R,6ER,6BB,1K; Carter Wenszell, 4 IP, 2 H,0R,0ER,1BB,3K;

BEARS EDGE-OUT EAGLES

James Durst allowed one earned run, on four hits, over the first six innings, as Byron nipped Lourdes, 2-1, in a battle of Hiawatha Valley League powers, last Tuesday, April 26.