Eagles clipped by Lenawee, 4-1,
in MIAC season opener

April 13, 2010, 3:50 p.m.

  Plymouth Christian Academy's baseball team was a couple of clutch hits away from pulling off a season-opening victory against host Lenawee Christian Monday afternoon in the season opener for both teams.

  However, the Eagles were clipped by Lenawee, 4-1, after leaving men stranded in scoring position in four of the seven innings.

  "We had runners on second and third with less than two outs in the second and a runner at second in each of the third, fifth and seventh innings, but we couldn't get the big hit," said PCA coach Joe Bottorff.

  The Eagles' lone run came in the first inning when Ethan Walker drove home Daniel Slater.

  PCA's only other hits were a single off the bat of Matt Dodson, and a single and double from Matt Hagelin. The Eagles also drew four walks.

  Walker suffered the loss, yielding three earned runs while striking out five in five innings. Walker was victimized by a bout of wildness, walking eight batters.

  The highlights of the game came from the two teams' center fielders. PCA's Josh Johnston made four "great catches at key moments of the game," according to Bottorff. On one play, Johnston fired a throw to Dodson, who cut down a Lenawee Christian base-runner who was attempting to stretch a double into a triple in the bottom of the first.