LLCC beats Heartland 12-2 & 7-6
 
Lincoln Land swept a doubleheader from Heartland Community College at home saturday afternoon to take their record to 25-7 on the season, and 12-6 in the Midwest Athletic Conference.
 
The Loggers shortened up game one to six innings as they pounded out twelve hits to beat the Hawks by the ten run rule.  LLCC catcher Johnny Steinwart led the charge, going 3 for 3 and driving in three runs.  Nick Maton added two hits, drove in two, and scored three times for the Loggers.  Xavier Collier doubled in his 1 for 2 performance that included three rbis and Michael Ryan (2 for 3) also doubled.   
 
Tristan Weaver (7-1) earned the win for Lincoln Land as he pitched his third complete game of the year. Weaver allowed two runs, only one earned, on five hits, one walk, and had six strike outs.
 
Lincoln Land led the Hawks 5-2 in the top of the sixth inning of game two when Heartland chased Logger starter Devin Smith with four runs to take a 6-5 lead.  The lead didn't last long as the Loggers answered with two runs of their own in the bottom half of the inning to take a 7-6 lead.  Catcher Clay Bachman walked to lead off the inning and was replaced at first by pinch runner Sam Anderson.  Anderson stole second and scored on Xavier Collier's (1 for 3) game tying triple to left center field.  Collier scored the go ahead and game winning run on a wild pitch two pitches later.  Aaron Steinhoff was the only logger with two hits, he tripled and drove in two.
 
Noah Kesselmayer picked up the win in relief for the Loggers, taking his record to 2-1 on the season, and Nick Maton picked up his fifth save.