The Lakeland Stars 13U baseball team took to the road one final time in 2019. They came home from Battle Creek, Michigan as tournament champions, and ended their season on a 12-2-1 run.
Liam Lubkeman (#41) gets ready to fire a pitch for the 13U Lakeland Stars. He finished the season with 27 strikeouts in 24.1 innings pitched.Jason Patterson (#17) finished his season with a .330 batting average. Patterson was also an 85-lb wrestling state qualifier for the Panthers Wrestling Club. Lucas Sandrik (#44) hit .333, and led the 13U Stars in RBIs, while winning the championship in Battle Creek, Michigan. Parker Bronson (#24) was dominant at the Battle Creek tournament. He had 5 hits and 4 walks in 11 plate appearances. He also struck out 11 batters in just 8 innings pitched, while giving up only two earned runs.Lakeland shortstop, Kolton Lequesne (#22), is fired up after a big defensive play to end the inning. Lequesne batted .492 on the season and scored a whopping 61 runs in 120 at-bats.Silver Lake’s Jack Horvath (#30) slides in to home plate for a key run scored. Horvath was the team leader with a 3.72 ERA over 41.1 innings pitched.Carson Sieler (#13) steals 2nd base here. He batted .362 on the season, and struck out 64 opponents in 54.2 innings pitched.Lucas Sandrik (#44) fires this pitch vs. the Wind Lake Screaming Eagles. He struck out 25 batters in 31.2 innings pitched this season.Starting Pitcher, Liam Lubkeman (#41), unloads this pitch for the 13U Lakeland Stars. The team finished the season on a 12-2-1 run, including a tournament championship in Battle Creek, MI.Starting Pitcher, Jack Horvath (#30), delivers a pitch in a July tournament at Sandlots. He finished the season with a 3.72 ERA.Lakeland’s Carson Sieler (#13) gets ready to steal 2nd base here. He was safe. Sieler batted .362 on the season.Trevor’s Jason Patterson (#17) rounds 3rd base and scores a key run. He is the younger brother of former Wilmot softball standout Kerrigan Patterson.
Great season boys! See you in 2020.
If interested in trying out for the 13U Lakeland Stars next season, contact Mike Sandrik at mikesandrik@gmail.com
