The Loggers met the Heartland Hawks in their second game of Region 24 Tournament. The Loggers scored first but the Hawks responded with 2 runs in the bottom half of the 1
st inning and another run in the second. Lincoln Land came back with 3 runs in the 5
th to take the lead 4-3. Heartland scored 5 runs in the 6
th inning on 4 hits. The Loggers were unable produce runs in last three innings and lost their second game 8-4.
The Loggers left 9 runners on base even though they produced 10 hits. Corey Fanning led the Logger hitters going 3-for-4 with a double. Jarod Pellman was 2-for-5 with 2 RBI. Ryan Aper also collected 2 hits. Derringer Huff (3-9) was the losing pitcher, going 5.1 innings. Huff gave up 9 hits and allowed 7 runs and striking out 6. Brendan Fickert relieved Huff and pitched the remaining 2.2 innings.
Lincoln Land will play the winner between Parkland and Danville at 3 pm.