Cavs can’t find a run in close loss

Published 9:20 pm Wednesday, May 22, 2019

The Lakeland High School baseball team took a 1-0 loss to Park View High School in the opening round of the region tournament.

The Cavs couldn’t get on the board Wednesday, leading to a shutout loss to Park View on the road. With the game being tied at zero through five innings, a late-inning score from Park View gave them the edge over Lakeland.

The Cavs scrimmaged Park View in the preseason and took a 12-2 loss.

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Lakeland had five hits to Park View’s six, but the game only produced one run. Micah Joyner led in hits for Lakeland, going 2-3 with a double. Noah Boone pitched a complete game and struck out four on the mound while allowing six hits.

The Cavs finished the season with a 4-17 record.

Park View 1, Lakeland 0

PVHS 0 0 0 0 0 1 0—1

LHS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0—0

LHS: Hits 5—Joyner 2, Walden, Hawkins, Thompson

PVHS: Hits 6—Barmoy 2, Clary 2, Sheets, Hamby; Runs 1—Sheets