Lincoln defeats Lanphier 9-1
[April 09, 2026]
Owen Comstock led the Railsplitters with three hits and three
runs batted in on Wednesday afternoon as Lincoln beat the Lanphier
Lions 9-1 in Springfield.
Lincoln put three runs on the board in the top of the first inning
with Austin Lucas and Owen Comstock each having RBI doubles. The
Lions also walked in a run for Lincoln in the inning.
The Lions scored their run in the bottom of the third inning on a
sacrifice fly.
Lincoln’s big inning came in the top of the fifth inning when they
plated five runs, all with two outs. Cooper Koehler drove in a run
with a double and Comstock drove in two runs with a single. The
Railsplitters also had five batters walk in the inning that ended
with Lincoln taking an 8-1 lead.
Kane Komnick drove in a run in the top of the seventh inning to make
the score 9-1.
Brett Hayes ended Lanphier’s seventh inning by striking out the
side.
Kane Komnick was the winning pitcher for Lincoln. Komnick pitched
the first three innings, giving up three hits and one run. He walked
one and struck out two batters.
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Tate Aue shut down the Lions offense for the next
three innings. He did not allow a single hit. He walked one and
struck out three batters.
Brett Hayes shut the door with three strikeouts in
the final inning. Hayes threw just twelve pitches and nine were
strikes.
Lincoln had nine hits off Lions pitching.
Comstock was 3-for-5 and Tate Aue was 2-for-4 to lead the team.
Grady Rutledge, Austin Lucas, Bryce Vlahovich and Cooper Koehler
each had one hit.
Lincoln improves to 7-5 on the season.
The Railsplitters will travel to Bartonville to play Limestone on
Friday at 4:30 p.m.
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