TIFFIN, Ohio – The Lake Erie baseball team played in their final series of the season against the Tiffin Dragons. The Dragons would comfortably take game one 10-1. Tiffin would pitch a 3-0 shutout in game two. In game three,
Dominic Roberts would hit his first career home run while
Dominic Poltrone closed out his career tossing a complete game in a 3-1 victory.
Brendan Hazuda's grand slam would power Lake Erie to a 9-1 win in game four for the series split to close the 2026 season.
Team Records
Lake Erie: 11-36 (10-22)
Tiffin: 17-33 (12-20)
Game Recaps
Game 1:
Tiffin- 10
Lake Erie- 1
The Dragons would take an early lead, putting up four runs in the first two innings. The Storm would score their lone run of the game in the third with an RBI hit by pitch from
Teagan Williams, cutting their deficit to 4-1. Tiffin would slowly pull away as the game went on and they would take game one 10-1.
W: Ethan Mohr (4-1) - 5.0 IP, 0 H, ER, 3 BB, 11 K
L: Zavior Esquivel (0-3) – 1.1 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 3 BB, 0 K
Key Team Stats:
Batting-
Runners Left on Base:
Storm- 11, Dragons- 7
Walks:
Storm- 5, Dragons- 6
Strikeouts:
Storm- 14, Dragons- 6
Stolen Bases:
Storm- 3, Dragons- 1
Pitching-
Walks:
Storm- 6, Dragons- 5
Strikeouts:
Storm- 6, Dragons- 14
Hit by Pitches:
Storm- 2, Dragons- 3
Fielding-
Errors:
Storm- 1, Dragons- 3
Game 1 Top Storm Performers:
R-Fr. Owen Sullivan: 4.1 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
R-Jr. William Cornett: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, K
Game 2:
Tiffin- 3
Lake Erie- 0
The Dragons would get on the board in the second and another run in the third, going ahead 2-0. Tiffin would add an insurance run in the fifth on a throwing error, growing their lead to 3-0. The Storm offense would struggle to produce in their limited chances as they were shutout in game two 3-0.
W: Dominic Elia (4-4) - 5.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 8 K
L: Tanner O'Farrell (0-6) - 4.2 IP, 4 H, 3 R (2 ER), 2 BB, 4 K
S: Colin Becker (7) - 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Key Team Stats:
Batting-
Runners Left on Base:
Storm- 7, Dragons- 6
Walks:
Storm- 3, Dragons- 3
Strikeouts:
Storm- 11, Dragons- 7
Stolen Bases:
Storm- 0, Dragons- 1
Pitching-
Walks:
Storm- 3, Dragons- 3
Strikeouts:
Storm- 7, Dragons- 11
Hit by Pitches:
Storm- 1, Dragons- 0
Fielding-
Errors:
Storm- 1, Dragons- 0
Game 2 Top Storm Performers:
Jr. Teagan Williams: 1-3,
Jr. Brendan Hazuda: 0-1, 2 BB, K
R-Soph. Matt Fountain: 1-3, BB, K
Game 3:
Lake Erie- 3
Tiffin- 1
After two innings of shutout ball, the Storm and Dragons would get all of their runs in the third. Lake Erie would take their first lead of the series with three runs on an RBI groundout from
Micah Geise, an RBI single from
Brendan Hazuda, and a solo shot from
Dominic Roberts, his first of the season and of his career. Tiffin would put up their lone run in the bottom half.
Dominic Poltrone would toss his third complete game of the season in the 3-1 win.
W: Dominic Poltrone (2-8) – 7.0 IP, 5 H, ER, 3 BB, 9 K
L: Johnathon Ray (3-8) – 5.2 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 9 K
Key Team Stats:
Batting-
Runners Left on Base:
Storm- 7, Dragons- 4
Walks:
Storm- 4, Dragons- 3
Strikeouts:
Storm- 10, Dragons- 9
Stolen Bases:
Storm- 1, Dragons- 0
Pitching-
Walks:
Storm- 3, Dragons- 4
Strikeouts:
Storm- 9, Dragons- 10
Hit by Pitches:
Storm- 0, Dragons- 0
Fielding-
Errors:
Storm- 1, Dragons- 0
Game 3 Top Storm Performers:
Sr. Dominic Roberts: 1-2, HR (1), RBI, R, BB, K
R-Fr. Hunter Aurand: 2-2, BB, SB
Jr. Brendan Hazuda: 1-2, RBI, BB, K
Game 4:
Lake Erie- 9
Tiffin- 1
The Storm would get on the board first in the third with two-run homer from
Micah Geise, his seventh of the season. The Dragons would cut their deficit to 2-1 in the bottom half. Lake Erie would break the game wide open in the eighth, putting up seven runs with an RBI hit by pitch from
Matt Fountain, an RBI single from
Teagan Williams and a grand slam from
Brendan Hazuda, his fourth home run of the season to take a 9-1 lead. The Storm would hold on with the same score to secure a series split.
W: Luke Reasor (3-6) - 7.0 IP, 3 H, R (0 ER), 0 BB, 9 K
L: Trent Hedges (1-4) - 6.0 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 10 K
Key Team Stats:
Batting-
Runners Left on Base:
Storm- 8, Dragons- 3
Walks:
Storm- 7, Dragons- 0
Strikeouts:
Storm- 16, Dragons- 10
Stolen Bases:
Storm- 0, Dragons- 0
Pitching-
Walks:
Storm- 0, Dragons- 7
Strikeouts:
Storm- 10, Dragons- 16
Hit by Pitches:
Storm- 3, Dragons- 1
Fielding-
Errors:
Storm- 3, Dragons- 0
Game 4 Top Storm Performers:
Jr. Micah Geise: 2-4, HR (7), 2 RBI, 2 R, BB, K
Jr. Brendan Hazuda: 1-5, GS (4), 4 RBI, R, 3 K
R-Soph. Matt Fountain: 2-4, RBI, R, HBP
Series History
Lake Erie has split with Tiffin for the first time since the 2016 season as members of the GLIAC and are now 21-26 all-time against Tiffin.
Storm Individual Season Stats
Hitting (30+ Games Played In):
AVG-
Brendan Hazuda (.272),
Micah Geise (.250),
Matt Fountain (.242)
Hits-
Brendan Hazuda (40),
Micah Geise (31),
Matt Fountain (30)
Doubles-
Ty Sowers (13),
Matt Fountain (10),
Brendan Hazuda/
Travis Yankovich (7)
Home Runs-
Micah Geise (7),
Brendan Hazuda (4),
Ty Sowers/
Hunter Aurand (3)
RBI-
Micah Geise (22),
Brendan Hazuda (20),
Matt Fountain (26)
Total Bases-
Brendan Hazuda (61),
Micah Geise (60),
Ty Sowers (51)
Walks-
Matt Fountain (31),
Micah Geise (27),
Ty Sowers (25)
Pitching (15+ Innings Pitched):
ERA-
Luke Reasor (4.83),
Ethan Hendrickson (4.97),
Tanner O'Farrell (5.72)
Innings Pitched-
Luke Reasor (63.1),
Dominic Poltrone (63.0),
Tanner O'Farrell (39.1)
Wins-
Luke Reasor/
Ethan Hendrickson (3),
Dominic Poltrone/
Hunter Lefkus (2)
Appearances-
Hunter Bays (16),
Ethan Hendrickson (14),
Owen Sullivan (13)
Saves-
Hunter Bays (4),
Neeko Spicer (1)
Strikeouts-
Dominic Poltrone (65),
Luke Reasor (41),
Tanner O'Farrell (25)
