11u Lakeland Stars

August 29, 2018September 24, 2019 Paul Clark

The 11u Lakeland Stars won 1st Place in the Sandlots baseball tournament on July 1st.

Parker Bronson fires a fastball in the championship game Sunday

The team earned the #2 seed in pool play on Saturday. They shut down Mundelein White 13-1, as Carson Sieler threw a 2-hitter, allowing only one run, while striking out 5 with no walks, and the offense had a balanced attack with 8 different players scoring.

Hartnell Chevrolet provides the background as Lucas Sandrik goes full-throttle around 2nd base. He finished the semi final game 3-3, 3 RBI, 2 R, SB.

Later they beat the McHenry Cobras 11-3 behind the arm of Parker Bronson (3 inn, 0 ER, 1 H, 4K, 0 BB) and the baserunning of leadoff hitter Kolton LeQuesne (2-3, 3 R, SB). Carson Sieler and Lucas Sandrik each scored 2 runs with 2 hits.

Jason Patterson scores an early run vs Grant. He finished the game with 2 runs scored.

The Stars came out hot in the semi-final game, scoring 8 runs in the first inning vs the Grant Bulldogs, en route to a 16-6 victory. Lucas Sandrik led the offensive attack with 3 RBI and 2 runs scored.

The team had to wait through a rain delay before the championship game vs the Wisconsin Wave, at Sandlots on Sunday night.

Parker Bronson was a workhorse again, giving up only 3 hits over 4 innings, and the Stars scored 7 runs in the 2nd inning to go on to win the championship 8-2.

The Stars outscored their opponents by a combined score of 48-12.

Wins:

Lakeland Stars 13-1 over Mundelein White
Lakeland Stars 11-3 over McHenry Cobras
Lakeland Stars 16-6 over Grant Bulldogs
Lakeland Stars 8-2 over Wisconsin Wave

Lequesne was a terror on the base-paths all weekend, scoring 9 runs in 11 at-bats, with 6 stolen bases. Sieler and Sandrik led the Stars in batting, with a .555 average for the tournament. Seiler added 5 RBI and 4 SB, while Sandrik added 6 RBI and 3SB.

The team looks to be solid again in 2019.

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