Strong Start For LHS Baseball
The Lakewood Rangers baseball team started the season in style, winning its first nine games. The streak included a 3-2 home win over St. Ignatius on April 11. Senior Max Levisky earned the win by pitching three scoreless innings in relief. He also scored the winning on a wild pitch in the bottom of the 8th inning.
The streak was finally snapped in an 8-4 loss to Elyria Catholic on April 16. Despite the loss, the team earned a Number 6 ranking in the April 19th Ohio High School Baseball Coaches Association's Division I poll.
The OHSAA baseball tournament will begin on May 9th. The tournament schedule will be drawn and announced on May 3rd.
Mike Deneen
Mike Deneen has extensive experience covering sports and community stories for the Lakewood Observer. Mike has been a Senior Industry Analyst for the Freedonia Group in Cleveland, Ohio, since 1998. He has appeared on CNBC’s Closing Bell, NPR’s MarketPlace and has been quoted multiple times in The Wall Street Journal. He has made multiple guest appearances on ESPN Cleveland radio. Mike also writes for Inside Northwestern, a website that covers Northwestern Wildcat Athletics. You can reach him on Twitter at @MikeDeneen1