Parkland High School Baseball

The Parkland Trojans suffered their first loss of the season today with a 6-3 loss to Wilson West Lawn.  Parkland could only manage a total of three hits in the game getting two singles from Hudson Rabenold (2-for-4, 2 RBI) and a single by Chris Rabasco (1-for-3, BB, run).  The Trojan bats struggled to get things going all game and could not get a clutch hit when needed.  Parkland did have their chances to score runs as they put runners on base regularly with six walks and two hit batters, but they would strand a total of 10 runners on base in the game.

Starting pitcher Rhett Jacoby worked five effective innings allowing three runs on four hits, while walking one and striking out four Bulldog batters.  Wilson took a 3-0 lead into the bottom of the 3rd inning when the Trojans finally got on the board.  The first two batters of the inning, Brad Vasilik (0-for-1, BB, HBP, sac bunt, run) and Alex Flynn reached base on back-to-back walks.  Rabenold gave Parkland its first base hit of the game with a line drive RBI single to centerfield to score Vasilik.  Zach Merkle then hit a sacrifice fly to plate Flynn and cut the Bulldog lead to 3-2 after three innings of play.  The Trojans tied the game at 3-3 in the 5th inning when Rabasco singled to lead off the inning and advanced to second base on the play when the outfielder bobbled the ball.  After moving to third base on a wild pitch, Rabasco scored to tie the game when Rabenold came through again earning his second RBI single of the game with another line drive to the outfield. 

Flynn came on to pitch in relief in the 6th inning and worked a 1-2-3 inning.  The Trojans put the go-ahead run on second base in the bottom of the 6th inning when Jeff Strisovsky reached base safely on a dropped third strike and then advanced to second base on a Vasilik sacrifice bunt.  A walk to Rabasco put runners on first and second base, but they would be stranded with the score remaining tied at 3-3 entering the 7th inning.  Wilson started the 7th inning with three consecutive base hits and would go on to score three runs to take a 6-3 lead into the bottom of the 7th inning.  Flynn pitched a total of two innings allowing three runs on three hits with two walks and two strikeouts.  The Trojan bats went down in order in the 7th inning to end the game with a 6-3 loss.