Box Score LC begins the season 4-0 with tonight's 7-4 win over Oglethorpe (Feb. 20).

Game details
Freshman Logan Willis had his first career start in tonight's midweek matchup against the Petrels. The first out for Willis happened when the freshman knocked down a line drive and threw out the base runner headed to first. The game stayed scoreless until senior Adam Dorn hit a line drive to third, advancing senior David Smigelski home. After two innings, LC led 1-0. In the third, the Panthers added two more runs. First, thanks to a sacrifice fly to left from junior Jorge Fragoso that brought in freshman Fletcher Hislop. Then David Smigelski secured his first RBI of the day when his hit advanced Jackson McElvy home. In the top of the fourth, Oglethorpe scored their first points of the day on an RBI hit between first and second. Smigelski extended the Panthers' lead to 4-1 after a wild pitch allowed the senior to steal home (second stolen base of the game for him). LC finished the fifth up 4-1. In the top of the sixth, the Petrels closed in on the Panthers' lead to 4-2 when an LC error allowed the base runner to score. During the sixth, Logan Willis was replaced on the mound by junior Caden Hare. The freshman from Waverly Hall, Ga. finished the night having faced 24 batters, allowing only two runs and eight hits. Through 79 pitches, WIllis threw 61 strikes and struck out two Petrel batters. The Panthers escaped the top of the sixth still up 4-2. For a chilly Tuesday night in LaGrange, Phil Williamson Stadium felt crowded. This LC crowd was thrilled when junior Jorge Fragoso hit a double down the right field line, bringing home Fletcher Hislop. Fragoso and graduate student Joe Ruth would then get hit home on a double from senior Noah Preuer. After six, the Panthers were up 7-2. In the top of the eighth, the Petrels brought the score to 7-4. Their first point came off of an LC error and the second happened when a deep hit to right brought home a runner. Caden Hare was replaced on the mound by senior Benjamin Epperley in the eighth. Hare finished the night striking out three batters and allowing two runs on 31 pitches. Sophomore Eli Folds came in the game to close out the night for LC pitching. With the bases loaded and zero outs the Panthers were able to escape the night with a 7-4 win.

Next game information
The Panthers head to Birmingham-Southern this weekend (Feb. 23-25) to face BSC (Feb. 23), Wheaton Ill. (Feb. 24) and Adrian (Feb. 25).