The Webster City Lynx baseball team returned to action on Monday, as they made the trip north to Cerro Gordo County to take on the Clear Lake Lions in a North Central Conference doubleheader at Lions Field. Webster City entered at 7-13, while Clear Lake entered at 9-7.
Following a scoreless 1st, Clear Lake would get a run across on a wild pitch in the bottom of the 2nd to take a 1-0 lead. This was then followed by 2 runs in the 4th off a 2-run RBI single, with another run scoring on an error in the 5th to put the Lions up 4-0. Webster City would then forge a rally in the 7th, scoring 2 runs off a Matt Tesdahl RBI single and an error, but could not finish it off in a 4-2 loss.
Matt Tesdahl would go 1-for-4 with an RBI single, while Brady Asklund would go 2-for-4. Carter Mickelson would pitch 5 innings in relief, allowing 3 runs (1 earned) on 6 hits and striking out 3.
Game 2 would go much differently, as following a run by Clear Lake in the top of the 1st, Webster City put up 3 runs in the bottom of the frame off an error, and a 2-run RBI double by Aiden Hrnicek to take a 3-1 lead. The Lions scored another run in the 2nd, only to rebutted by 3 more Lynx runs off a Matt Tesdahl RBI single, a Braylon Dyvig RBI groundout and an error to take a 6-2 lead. Following a scoreless 3rd, Webster City broke the game open in the 4th with 6 runs scoring on an Aiden Hrnicek sac fly, bases-loaded walks from Gordon Bargfrede and Alex Staley, a Matt Tesdahl RBI hit-by-pitch, and a Brady Asklund 2-run RBI double as the Lynx clinched a 12-2 victory.
Brady Asklund would go 1-for-2 with a 2-run RBI double, Aiden Hrnicek went 1-for-2 with a double and 3 RBI, while Matt Tesdahl went 1-for-3 with 2 RBI. Tesdahl also picked up the win on the mound, pitching all 5 innings, allowing 2 runs on 2 hits and striking out 8.
Webster City baseball returns to action on Thursday, when they travel to Charles City to take on the Comets in non-conference action with first pitch at 7 PM on AM 1570 KZWC or streaming online at kqradio.com.