04/09/26 Chelsea 2, Lincoln 1 at Lincoln HS Quad (UNOFFICIAL)

04/09/26  Chelsea 2, Lincoln 1 at Lincoln HS Quad (UNOFFICIAL)

Jim's unofficial stats (format suggested by Northwest Signal and Crescent News)

Chelsea 2 (SEC White; 2-1 / 2-1), Lincoln 1 (SEC White; 1-2 / 1-3)

Chelsea scored one run in the top of the seventh inning to break a 1-1 tie and take the three game SEC White series 2 games to 1. 

Chelsea scored in the first with a leadoff single by Jax Ichesco, a sacrifice bunt by Nolan Sciackitano and an RBI single by Preston Paoletti. Chelsea starting pitcher Tanner Linde stranded Lincoln runners at third base in the second and fourth innings while striking out six in four innings. 

 Lincoln starter Connor Sindlinger stranded Chelsea runners in scoring position in the fourth and fifth innings and struck out ten Chelsea batters in six and 2/3 innings. 

Jax Ichesco (Chelsea) relieved Linde in the fifth.  In the fifth Lincoln scored an unearned run off of a walk and an infield error.  Ichesco earned the win striking out five, walking one, no hits and one unearned run. 

Jackson Sullivan (Lincoln) relieved Sindlinger in the sixth, stranding a Chelsea runner on third, but a hit batter and a hit and run single brought home the leading (and winning) run in the seventh.

*v Chelsea: 1.0.0-0.0.0-1 = 2R-8H-1E-8LOB;

*H Lincoln: 0.0.0-0.1.0-0 = 1-2-1-8LOB;

Records: Chelsea 2-1 / 2-1, Coach Adam Taylor; Lincoln 1-2 / 1-3, Coach Brad Labadie;

Winning Pitcher/P2: Jax Ichesco (3 innings/12 batters, 1R/0er, 0 hits, 5 strikeots, 1 walk); Starter/P1: Tanner Linde (4innings/18 batters, 0R, 2 hits, 6 strikeouts, 4 walks);

Losing Pitcher/P2: Jackson Sullivan (1-1/3 innings/6 batters, 1R/1er, 2 hits, 1 HBP); Starter/P1: Connor Sindlinger (5-2/3 innings/25 batters, 1R/1er, 6 hits, 10 strikeouts, 3 walks);

Leading hitters (Chelsea) - Jax Ichesco (1/1, 2 runs); Nolan Sciackitano (2/3, 1RBI, Sac Bunt); Preston Paoletti (2/4, 1RBI); Caden Basar (1/4); Nathan Sobiechowski (2/3, 2B);

Leading hitters (Lincoln) - Cornin Kern (2 BB, 1R); Carson Sims (1/4); Jackson Sullivan (1/2);

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