ASHLAND, Ohio – The Lake Erie baseball team drove down south to battle the Ashland Eagles during Easter weekend. Micah Geise would lead the charge in game one, putting up two home runs to take game one 9-7 in 10 innings. Game two would also need extras with the Storm again prevailing 6-3. The Eagles would come from behind in game three and win 5-3. Rain would cut game four short, but Ashland would shut out Lake Erie 4-0 for the series split.  
 
Team Records
 
Lake Erie: 7-24 (6-10)
Ashland: 20-11 (10-6)
 
Game Recaps
 
Game 1:
Lake Erie- 9
Ashland- 7
10 Innings
 
Micah Geise would start the series with a leadoff home run, his third of the season, to put the Storm ahead 1-0. The Eagles would take their first lead of the day in the second, going ahead 3-1. Lake Erie would go back in front 5-3 in the fifth, with an RBI hit by pitch from Matt Fountain, an RBI single from Brendan Hazuda, and an RBI sacrifice fly from Travis Yankovich. Ashland answered back in the bottom half, retaking a 7-5 lead. Geise would tie the game at seven in the eighth with a two-run homer for his second of the game and fourth of the season. The game would stay tied at seven after nine and would need extras to finish. The Storm would move ahead 9-7 in the 10th, with pinch-runner Brenden Tuttle scoring on an error, and a RBI sacrifice fly from Fountain. Hunter Bays would come in for the save to give Lake Erie a 9-7 extra innings victory in game one.
 
W: Ethan Hendrickson (1-2) - 2.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
L: Chase Carter (1-4) - 2.1 IP, 0 H, 2 R (0 ER), 2 BB, 2 K
S: Hunter Bays (2) – 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, K
 
Key Team Stats:
 
Batting-
Runners Left on Base: Storm- 11, Eagles- 15
Walks: Storm- 9, Eagles- 5
Strikeouts: Storm- 16, Eagles- 5
Stolen Bases: Storm- 2, Eagles- 2
 
Pitching-
Walks: Storm- 5, Eagles- 9
Strikeouts: Storm- 5, Eagles- 16
Hit by Pitches: Storm- 3, Eagles- 2
 
Fielding-
Errors: Storm- 1, Eagles- 2
 
Game 1 Top Storm Performers: 
 
Jr. Micah Geise: 2-5, 2 HR (4), 3 RBI, 3 R, BB, 2 K
Jr. Brendan Hazuda: 2-6, RBI, 2 K
R-Soph. Matt Fountain: 0-3, 2 RBI, R, BB, K
 
Game 2:
Lake Erie- 6
Ashland- 3
8 Innings
 
The Storm would take the first lead of the game in the top of the third with an RBI double from Matt Fountain. The Eagles would tie the game in the fourth, taking advantage of two Storm errors. Lake Erie would retake the lead in the fifth with Hunter Aurand scoring on a wild pitch. Ashland answered back in the bottom half tying the game. The Storm and Eagles would need extras for a second straight game with the game tied at two. Lake Erie came out hot in the eighth, taking a 6-2 lead with RBI singles from Brendan Hazuda and Dominic Roberts, and a two-run homer from Hunter Aurand, his third of the season. Ashland would muster across one run in the bottom half, but not enough as the Storm would take a second straight extra innings victory 6-3. 
 
W: Luke Reasor (2-4) - 8.0 IP, 6 H, 3 R (ER), BB, 8 K
L: Ben Zink (1-2) - 1.1 IP, 3 H, 4 R (3 ER), 0 BB, 0 K
 
Key Team Stats:
 
Batting-
Runners Left on Base: Storm- 7, Eagles- 8
Walks: Storm- 0, Eagles- 1
Strikeouts: Storm- 4, Eagles- 8
Stolen Bases: Storm- 1, Eagles- 0
 
Pitching-
Walks: Storm- 1, Eagles- 0
Strikeouts: Storm- 8, Eagles- 4
Hit by Pitches: Storm- 0, Eagles- 0
 
Fielding-
Errors: Storm- 3, Eagles- 2
 
Game 2 Top Storm Performers:
 
R-Soph. Matt Fountain: 1-4, 2B, RBI, R
R-Fr. Hunter Aurand: 2-4, HR (3), 2 RBI, 2 R, K
Sr. Dominic Roberts: 2-4, RBI, R
 
Game 3:
Ashland- 5
Lake Erie- 3
 
The Eagles would come out quick, putting up two runs in the first. Brendon Rowe would tie the game in the third with a two-run homer, the first of his collegiate career. Micah Geise continued his strong series by giving the Storm a 3-2 lead in the fifth with a solo homer, his third of the series and fifth of the season. Ashland would move back ahead in the bottom half 4-3 on one hit. The Eagles would get insurance in the sixth, growing their lead to 5-3. Ashland would hold on for a 5-3 lead in game three.
 
W: Drew Becker (4-0) – 5.0 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, BB, 9 K
L: Dominic Poltrone (1-6) – 5.1 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, 4 BB, 5 K
S: Josh Stalnaker (1) - 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 5 K
 
Key Team Stats:
 
Batting-
Runners Left on Base: Storm- 7, Eagles- 7
Walks: Storm- 4, Eagles- 4
Strikeouts: Storm- 14, Eagles- 7
Stolen Bases: Storm- 0, Eagles- 0
 
Pitching-
Walks: Storm- 4, Eagles- 4
Strikeouts: Storm- 7, Eagles- 14
Hit by Pitches: Storm- 1, Eagles- 0
 
Fielding-
Errors: Storm- 0, Eagles- 2
 
Game 3 Top Storm Performers:
 
Jr. Micah Geise: 1-3, HR (5), RBI, R, BB, 2 K
Fr. Brendon Rowe: 1-2, HR (1), 2 RBI, R, BB, K
R-Soph. Matt Fountain: 1-4, 3B, K
 
Game 4:
Ashland- 4
Lake Erie- 0
5 Innings (Rain)
 
The Eagles would continue momentum from game three, going up 2-0. Ashland would add two more in the third, growing their lead to 4-0. The game would be called in the fifth due to rain giving the Eagles the 4-0 win to split the series. 
 
W: Griffin Ailes (3-2) – 5.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, BB, 6 K
L: Tanner O'Farrell (0-3) – 4.0 IP, 4 H, 4 R (3 ER), 3 BB, 0 K
 
Key Team Stats:
 
Batting-
Runners Left on Base: Storm- 3, Eagles- 2
Walks: Storm- 1, Eagles- 3
Strikeouts: Storm- 6, Eagles- 0
Stolen Bases: Storm- 0, Eagles- 3
 
Pitching-
Walks: Storm- 3, Eagles- 1
Strikeouts: Storm- 0, Eagles- 6
Hit by Pitches: Storm- 0, Eagles- 0
 
Fielding-
Errors: Storm- 1, Eagles- 0
 
Game 4 Top Storm Performers:
 
Jr. Brendan Hazuda: 1-2, 2B
R-Soph. Matt Fountain: 1-2
 
Series History
 
Lake Erie won consecutive games against Ashland for the first time since April 28th, 2011, and are now 11-37 all-time.  
 
Up Next
 
Lake Erie hosts Senior Day weekend against Hillsdale beginning on Saturday, April 11th. 
 
Hillsdale is currently 12-15 overall and 7-6 in the G-MAC on the season. Recently, the Chargers dropped their home series against Ohio Dominican and won a midweek game against Davenport. In the 2026 G-MAC preseason poll, Hillsdale was voted to finish 3rd in the north division. 
 
Hillsdale currently is 4th in the G-MAC in batting average (.290), 8th in ERA (6.89), and 3rd in fielding percentage (.968 with 31 errors).