EASTLAKE, Ohio – The Lake Erie baseball team hosted the final series of the season and held senior day against the Tiffin Dragons, with playoff implications in play for each team. Tiffin would take a comfortable 12-4 victory in game one, despite Robert Helt breaking the single season record for strikeouts. Lake Erie went ahead late to grab game two, winning 8-7. Tiffin would take game three with a 3-0 shutout. Tiffin would hold on in game four 6-3, putting themselves in prime position to clinch a spot in the G-MAC tournament. 
 
Team Records
 
Lake Erie: 21-26 (13-19)
Tiffin: 23-27 (14-18)
 
Game Recaps
 
Game 1:
Tiffin- 12
Lake Erie- 4
 
After a scoreless first three innings and rain delay, Tiffin would take the lead in the fourth, putting up two runs on three hits for a 2-0 lead. Lake Erie would tie the game at 2-2 in the fifth with Alex Jones scoring on a wild pitch and an RBI sacrifice fly from Zimba Cadiz. The Dragons responded in the sixth with two more runs to retake the lead at 4-2. Tiffin would break the game open in the seventh, plating seven runs on three hits for a 11-2 lead. The Storm would respond back in the bottom half, putting up two runs on an RBI sacrifice fly from Ty Sowers and Connor Shimek scoring on a wild pitch, bringing the score to 11-4. The Dragons added another run in the ninth for a 12-4 lead. Tiffin would hold Lake Erie in the bottom half to win a rain delaying game one 12-4. 
 
W: Mason Brunecz (2-1) - 2.1 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
L: Robert Helt (4-7) - 5.0 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 4 BB, 11 K
 
Key Team Stats:
 
Batting-
Runners Left on Base: Storm- 3, Dragons- 12
Walks: Storm- 3, Dragons- 8
Strikeouts: Storm- 13, Dragons- 14
Stolen Bases: Storm- 0, Dragons- 1
 
Pitching-
Walks: Storm- 8, Dragons- 2
Strikeouts: Storm- 14, Dragons- 13
Hit by Pitches: Storm- 1, Dragons- 0
 
Fielding-
Errors: Storm- 1, Dragons- 2
 
Game 1 Top Storm Performers: 
 
R-Jr. Connor Shimek: 2-2, 2B, R
Sr. Alex Jones: 1-2, 2B, R
R-Jr. Zimba Cadiz: 0-2, RBI
 
Game 2:
Lake Erie- 8
Tiffin- 7
 
Tiffin opened game two with two runs in the first for an early 2-0 lead. Lake Erie would take their first lead of the day, putting four runs up in the second for a 4-2 lead with an RBI double from Mitchel Szymczak and a three-run home run from Zimba Cadiz, his first of the season. The Dragons would retake the lead in the fourth, going ahead 5-4, on an RBI double. Tiffin would tack on two more runs in the sixth, growing their lead 7-4. The Storm would strike in the bottom half, putting up four runs to go back ahead 8-7, with an RBI double and steal of home from Cadiz, and an RBI single from Graham Solak. Brandon Metivier would come in and close the door as Lake Erie would steal game two late with a score of 8-7. 
 
W: Hunter Bays (1-1) – 0.2 IP, H, 0 ER, 0 BB, K
L: Zach Johnson (2-3) – 0.1 IP, 2 H, ER, 0 BB, 0 K
S: Brandon Metivier (6) – 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, K
 
Key Team Stats:
 
Batting-
Runners Left on Base: Storm- 5, Dragons- 8
Walks: Storm- 4, Dragons- 7
Strikeouts: Storm- 7, Dragons- 10
Stolen Bases: Storm- 3, Dragons- 0
 
Pitching-
Walks: Storm- 7, Dragons- 4
Strikeouts: Storm- 10, Dragons- 7
Hit by Pitches: Storm- 0, Dragons- 0
 
Fielding-
Errors: Storm- 0, Dragons- 2
 
Game 2 Top Storm Performers:
 
Sr. Graham Solak: 3-4, 2B, 2 RBI, K
Sr. Zimba Cadiz: 2-3, HR (1), 2B, 4 RBI, 2 R, SB
R-Soph. Mitchel Szymczak: 1-2, 2B, RBI, BB, R
 
Game 3:
Tiffin- 3
Lake Erie- 0
 
Tiffin jumped ahead 1-0 in the first after an error. After four quiet innings, the Dragons would add two runs on three hits, growing their lead to 3-0. Lake Erie would not send anyone past second throughout the game as Tiffin would take a 3-0 shutout victory in game three. 
 
W: Scotty Adelman (7-5) – 7.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
L: Dominic Poltrone (3-4) – 6.0 IP, 7 H, 3 R (2 ER), 4 BB, 4 K
 
Key Team Stats:
 
Batting-
Runners Left on Base: Storm- 7, Dragons- 11
Walks: Storm- 2, Dragons- 4
Strikeouts: Storm- 3, Dragons- 6
Stolen Bases: Storm- 0, Dragons- 1
 
Pitching-
Walks: Storm- 4, Dragons- 2
Strikeouts: Storm- 6, Dragons- 3
Hit by Pitches: Storm- 1, Dragons- 2
 
Fielding-
Errors: Storm- 2, Dragons- 1
 
Game 3 Top Storm Performers:
 
Soph. Jaxson Christ: 1-2, BB
R-Jr. Zimba Cadiz: 1-1, BB, HBP
R-Soph. Mitchel Szymczak: 1-3 
 
Game 4:
Tiffin- 6
Lake Erie- 3
 
Tiffin would race out to an early 1-0 in the first. Lake Erie would get on the board in the second, tying the game at 1-1 with a single from Garrett Esposito. The Dragons responded in the third, putting up one run to go ahead 2-1. The Storm would answer back in the bottom half, tying the game back at 2-2 with an RBI groundout from Jaxson Christ. Tiffin would retake the lead in the fifth, putting up two runs on two hits and an error for a 4-2 lead. Lake Erie would fight back in the bottom half, cutting the lead to 4-3 with an RBI double from Alex Jones. The Dragons would add two more insurance runs in the ninth, bringing the score to 6-3. The Storm would threaten in the bottom half, but Tiffin would hold for the 6-3 victory.
 
W: Mason Brunecz (3-1) – 5.0 IP, 3 H, ER, 0 BB, 4 Ks
L: Gregory Kennedy (4-4) – 4.1 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 6 BB, 2 Ks
S: Keegan Phillips (1) – 2.0 IP, H, 0 ER, 0 BB, K
 
Key Team Stats:
 
Batting-
Runners Left on Base: Storm- 6, Dragons- 11
Walks: Storm- 2, Dragons- 6
Strikeouts: Storm- 5, Dragons- 9
Stolen Bases: Storm- 1, Dragons- 0
 
Pitching-
Walks: Storm- 6, Dragons- 2
Strikeouts: Storm- 9, Dragons- 5
Hit by Pitches: Storm- 2, Dragons- 1
 
Fielding-
Errors: Storm- 1, Dragons- 2
 
Game 4 Top Storm Performers:
 
Soph. Travis Yankovich: 1-3, 2B, BB, K
Sr. Alex Jones: 1-3, 2B, RBI
R-Jr. Zimba Cadiz: 1-4, R
 
Series History
 
Lake Erie's series defeat brings their all-time record to 19-24 against Tiffin. Lake Erie's last series victory against Tiffin came at home in 2015.
 
Storm Individual Season Stats
 
Hitting (35+ Games Played In):
 
AVG- Travis Yankovich (.319), Jaxson Christ (.311), Garrett Esposito (.278)
Hits- Jaxson Christ (51), Travis Yankovich (43), Graham Solak (36)
Doubles- Graham Solak (12), Travis Yankovich (10), Jaxson Christ/Garrett Esposito (8)
Home Runs- Mitchel Szymczak (6), Graham Solak (5), Garrett Esposito (3)
RBI- Jaxson Christ (34), Mitchel Szymczak (26), Graham Solak (25)
Total Bases- Jaxson Christ (67), Graham Solak (65), Travis Yankovich (61)
Walks- Mitchel Szymczak (25), Micah Geise (23), Travis Yankovich (22)
Stolen Bases- Zimba Cadiz (15), Travis Yankovich (11), Micah Geise/Alex Jones (10)
 
Pitching (15+ Innings Pitched):
 
ERA- Alex Caudill (4.08), Brandon Metivier (4.12), Floyd Mckenna (4.71)
Innings Pitched- Robert Helt (64.2), Alex Caudill (64.0), Dominic Poltrone (57.1)
Wins- Robert Helt/Gregory Kennedy (4), Dominic Poltrone/Alex Caudill (3)
Appearances- Brandon Metivier (17), Robert Helt (14), Alex Caudill/Dominic Poltrone/Hunter Bays (13)
Saves- Brandon Metivier (6), Hunter Bays (2), Floyd Mckenna/Nicholas Oyster (1)
Strikeouts- Robert Helt (93 *Single Season Program Record*), Alex Caudill (89), Dominic Poltrone (61)