Post 174 opens June with multiple victories, highlighted by 11-0 and 8-0 shutout performances at the Wakefield Tourney
- Lennox Independent Staff
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The Lennox Legion Post 174 Senior Baseball team began action on May 30 with a 2-1 win over the Vermillion Post 1 team.
Highlights included Talen Eich going three of four at the plate. Jackson Anacker and Cole Spieler each had two hits as well for the Lennox Legion team.
Spieler handled pitching duties the entire seven innings, allowing only two hits, one run and recording 11 strike-outs.
On Monday, June 2 the Lennox Legion traveled to Colton to face off against Post 206. Lennox again came away with the victory, defeating Colton 6-3.
Jaxson Bittner, Cole Spieler, and Dayne Moeller each went two of four at the plate. Anacker, Mason Reischl, and Gabe Veurink also each had a hit in the game.
Anacker and Emory Lefers handled pitching duties. Anacker pitched three innings, allowing two hits, three runs and recording one strike-out. Lefers pitched four inning allowing one hit and recording five strike-outs.
On Friday, June 6 the Lennox Legion took on Volga Post 114 and earned the 6-5 victory.
Eich and Moeller each had two hits in the game, Spieler and Cullen Wright each provided one.
Dane Winterboer, Nate Haar, and Moeller were at the mound for Lennox. Winterboer pitched just over four innings, allowing seven hits, five runs and recording six strike-outs.
Haar recorded three strike-outs during his inning at the mound.
On Saturday, June 7 and Sunday, June 8 the Lennox Senior Legion competed in the Wakefield Wood Bat Tourney. Lennox began play on Saturday morning facing off against Wayne.
Despite a promising start in the first inning, Lennox couldn’t capitalize on key opportunities and struggled against a strong Wayne pitcher, ultimately losing 4-1.
Lennox got on base early in the top of the first when Bittner laid down a bunt single and Anacker was hit by a pitch. But then Lennox had back-to-back strikeouts and a lineout to end the inning.
Wayne took the lead in the bottom of the first, scoring three runs on two hits and an error. Wayne added another run in the second inning, pushing the lead to 4-0.
Lennox managed to get on the board in the top of the fourth. Spieler reached on an error and advanced to third on a wild pitch. With two outs, Veurink drove a line-drive single to center, scoring Spieler and giving Lennox their lone run of the game.
Despite a few scattered baserunners—including a leadoff double from Spieler in the sixth—Lennox was unable to rally. The Wayne defense stayed sharp, turning two double plays and keeping Lennox from gaining momentum.
On the mound, Spieler pitched a complete game for Lennox, striking out seven batters and working through several tough innings to keep the deficit manageable.
Offensively, Lennox was led by Spieler, who had a double and scored the team’s only run. Bittner also reached base three times, with a bunt single, a walk, and a hit-by-pitch.
Lennox, however, bounced back facing off against BDS later in the afternoon on Saturday, a grabbing the 11-0 shutout.
Lennox came out swinging in the top of the first inning, capitalizing on shaky BDS pitching and smart base running to take a quick 4-0 lead. Bittner opened the game with a walk and later came around to score on a single by Spieler. Lennox’s patience at the plate paid off as three batters—Reischl, Moeller, and Haar—were hit by pitches in the inning, each one bringing in a run. Griffen Boomgarden added to the scoring with a bases-loaded walk.
Reischl was lights out on the mound, holding BDS hitless through the first two innings and striking out five batters in his four innings of work.
In the second inning, Lennox tacked on another run when Spieler doubled to bring Eich home, making it 5-0. The offense didn’t slow down. In the third, Boomgarden and Bittner each walked, setting the table for a two-run double by Anacker, who drove in both runners and pushed the lead to 7-0.
The fourth inning saw more solid hitting and aggressive base running. Moeller doubled and later scored on a single from Haar. Another BDS error allowed Haar to score, stretching the lead to 9-0.
Lennox capped off the scoring in the fifth when Jack Aashiem, who entered the game as a sub, drilled a two-run double to left field, driving in Spieler and Reischl. That brought the game to its final score of 11-0.
Defensively, Lennox was sharp and efficient, highlighted by error-free play in the field. Reischl finished with six strikeouts over four innings, while Eich closed out the game on the mound with a strong fifth inning, including a strikeout to end it.
Lennox then faced off against W-P/D-H on Sunday, June 8 and earned the 8-0 shutout.
Lennox set the tone early, exploding for eight runs in the bottom of the first inning. The offensive onslaught started with three consecutive walks issued to Bittner, Anacker, and Eich. Cleanup hitter Spieler delivered the first big blow, crushing a bases-clearing double to right field and then advancing to third on an error.
A hit-by-pitch, two more walks, and a wild pitch pushed another run across before Veurink launched a two-RBI double to right, giving Lennox a commanding 7-0 lead before W-P/DH could record a single out. An error in the outfield later in the inning allowed Veurink to score, pushing the lead to 8-0.
On the mound, Lefers was sharp and efficient for Lennox. The right-hander went the distance, tossing a five-inning complete game shutout. Lefers allowed just two hits, and struck out seven.
Lennox’s offense cooled after the first inning but continued to apply pressure. Spieler finished with two hits and three RBIs, and Veurink added a pair of RBIs as well.
The Lennox Senior Legion is scheduled to compete in the Dakota Classic at the Sanford Complex this Friday and, June 14 and Saturday, June 13. The team is scheduled to face against Huron Post 7 on June 13 at 11 a.m.; Columbus at 4 p.m.; Omaha Gross at 10:30 a.m. on June 14 and Chanhassen Blue at 6 p.m.
The team will be at Freeman vs. Menno Post 152 on Thursday, June 19 and at Elk Point on Friday, June 20. Lennox’s next home match-up will be June 24 when they take on Beresford.