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Trio of Baseball Seniors Celebrated in Weekend Series Against Winston-Salem State

Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 LINCOLN UNIVERSITY, PA – Seniors Devin Legins (Baltimore, Md./Milford Mill Academy), Alejandro Jones (Los Angeles, Calif./Dorsey HS), and Steve Talmo (New Castle, Del./William Penn HS) played in their final home game as a Lion in a double header against Winston-Salem State University on Sunday, April 14th. The Lions loss both games 5-4 & 11-3.

Pitcher Stephen Smith (Los Angeles, Calif./Dorsey HS) held the Rams to six hits and struck out four batters for the Lions in game one of a double header against Winston-Salem State. After a Martin Evans (Willingboro, N.J./Church Farm HS) RBI single in the fifth inning that tied the game at 4-4, Winston-Salem State responded in the next inning with two hits and the game-winning run for a 5-4 victory.

The Lions had seven hits and forced two WSSU errors. Outfielder William Hodges (Bronx, NY/Cardinal Spellman HS) hit a pair of doubles. Hodges finished 2-for-3 at the plate and scored two runs and an RBI to lead his team. Infielder Brendan Sherman-Johnson (Baltimore, MD/Baltimore Polytechnic Institute) also hit an RBI double while outfielder Martin Evans (Willingboro, N.J./Church Farm HS) had two RBIs.

In game two, Winston-Salem State jumped out to a 10-0 lead before the Lions capitalized on three hits for three runs in the bottom of the sixth inning. Lincoln only had six hits and committed two costly defensive errors in their 11-3 loss.

Relief pitchers Ronald Lashley (Brooklyn, NY/Benjamin Banneker Academy) and Devin Legins (Baltimore, Md./Milford Mill Academy) both tossed a pair of strikeouts and surrendered a run each. Six different Lions recorded hits led by Martin Evans (Willingboro, N.J./Church Farm HS). Evans finished with two RBIs and had the only double for the Lions. Edwin Rivera (Bronx, N.Y./Gompers HS), Martin Evans (Willingboro, N.J./Church Farm HS), and Gabriel Santiago (Bronx, NY/Mount Saint Michael Academy) scored the three runs for Lincoln in their final home game of the season.

Three seniors played in their final home game as a Lion; infielders Alejandro Jones (Los Angeles, Calif./Dorsey HS), Devin Legins (Baltimore, Md./Milford Mill Academy), and Steve Talmo (New Castle, Del./William Penn HS).
 
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