The Lakeland varsity baseball team opened its 2013 season with a bang Monday night in LaGrange by blasting three home runs in a 15-0 pasting of Bethany Christian.
Turnovers, untimely penalties and a steady rain all added up to a dreary night for the Lakeland Lakers in their Class 3A sectional opener at Heritage last Friday.
The Lakeland Lakers continued their dominance on the gridiron over their county neighbors from Prairie Heights last Friday night in LaGrange in the annual Milk Can Game.
NorthWood scored seven runs in its final two at bats to fend off a pesky Lakeland squad, 7-1 in 3A baseball sectional semifinal action Monday afternoon at Wawasee.
Mitch Van Zuilen had four hits, including a pair of doubles, and knocked in four runs in sparking Fremont to a 13-4 varsity baseball win over Lakeland last Thursday.