Lincoln Baseball Defeats Top Ranked Buchholz, 10-4

On Apr. 5, the Lincoln Baseball team (14-9) hosted Buchholz (21-1) for their first and only meeting of the regular season in Tallahassee. Coming into the matchup, Buchholz was undefeated with 21 wins and ranked 5th in the state and 10th nationally according to MaxPreps.

Lincoln, ranked 34th in the state, was the clear underdog trying to put an end to a tough four game losing streak. The Trojans ended up shocking the Bobcats giving them their first loss of the season with a convincing 10-4 win.

The Bobcats struck first with Buchholz taking a 2-0 lead in the first inning. Lincoln could not get anything going offensively but their defense kept them in the game not giving up a run for four straight innings.

Lincoln then found the spark they needed in the fifth inning scoring nine runs going up 9-2 heading into the sixth inning. Buchholz put two more runs on the board, but it wasn’t enough to cover the damage done in the previous inning. Lincoln won the game 10-4 giving Buchholz what could be there only loss of the season.