Railsplitters defeat Tri-Valley 2-1
in season opener
[March 19, 2026]
Baseball is back and off to a great start with some great
weather! And the Lincoln Railsplitters have win no. 1 in the books.
A wild pitch in the bottom of the fifth inning broke a 1-1 tie
between Lincoln and Tri-Valley on Wednesday afternoon and the
Railsplitters held on to win 2-1.
The Vikings took a 1-0 lead over Lincoln in the first inning after
smacking two singles and a double on Mike Curry Field to start the
2026 baseball season. The Vikings left runners stranded at second
and third in the inning as Carson Fuiten struck out the final two
batters to avoid further damage.
The Railsplitters tied the game in the bottom of the second inning
on an RBI single by Karson Komnick. Chase March, who had doubled
with one out in the inning, scored the tying run for Lincoln. Cooper
Koehler also singled in the inning ahead of Komnick’s base hit.
With two outs in the bottom of the fifth inning and Austin Lucas on
base via a walk, he advanced bases on a wild pitch and a stolen
base. Bryce Vlahovich was in the batter’s box when Lucas scored the
go-ahead run on a wild pitch. It was a tough break for the Vikings,
who had Eli Roberts on the mound. Roberts struck out three batters
in the inning and allowed the walk that proved to be the winning
run.
Lincoln had six hits off Tri-Valley pitching.
Chase March led Lincoln at the plate with a 2-for-3 performance and
one run scored.
Karson Komnick, Austin Lucas, Tate Aue and Cooper Koehler each had
one hit for the Railsplitters.
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Baseball is back and so is Spring weather. The Railsplitters won
their season opener 2-1 over Tri-Valley. Photo by Teena Lowery
Carson Fuiten earned the win for Lincoln. He worked six innings and
allowed seven hits and one earned run. He struck out six batters and
walked one. Fuiten threw 79 pitches and 53 were for strikes. He
faced 26 batters.
Grady Rutledge worked one inning in relief to earn the save. He
walked one batter. Rutledge threw 15 pitches and eight were for
strikes. He faced four batters.
Karson Komnick threw out two baserunners attempting to steal second.
Grayson Coughlin started the game for Tri-Valley. He worked four
innings, giving up four hits and one earned run. He walked two and
struck out four.
Eli Roberts took the loss for Tri-Valley. He worked two innings,
allowing one run on two hits. He struck out five and walked one.
Lincoln (1-0) will host Riverton on Friday at 4:30 p.m. on Mike
Curry Field.
[Teena Lowery]
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