Triceratops surge past Lakeland in Monday matinee

KIRTLAND, Ohio (athletics.tri-c.edu) - In an offensive barrage, the Cuyahoga Community College baseball team (16-12, 4-1 OCCAC) handled rival and Ohio Community College Athletic Conference foe Lakeland Community College (9-21, 1-2 OCCAC) by an 18-4 mark, April 13. 

The Triceratops' bats exploded for their third highest run total of the season, behind 19 runs scored in a win over Terra State, March 21, and 23 runs scored in a win over Lansing Community College, March 15. This contest marks the ninth time Tri-C has crossed into the double digits in runs, with the Triceratops going 9-0 in those contests. 

HOW IT HAPPENED 

• Lakeland struck first, jumping out to a short-lived 2-0 in the first inning. 

• The Triceratops would not stay down for long, plating six runs in the third inning to take control of the contest behind a bevy of walks and Laker errors. 

• The game quickly moved to 6-4 as the Lakers scored two runs of their own in the bottom of the third. 

• Tri-C took a commanding lead of the game after chasing Lakeland starting pitcher Ethan Duncan in the fourth, tallying 12 more runs in the following four innings. 

UP NEXT 

Tri-C and Lakeland will close the two-game weekday series tomorrow, April 14, at the Lakeland Baseball Field in Kirtland, Ohio. First pitch is scheduled for 4 p.m. ET. 

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