Another pitchers dual? Another offensive struggle? You choose.

The Chesterton baseball team managed just five hits and only got one runner into scoring position in a 2-0 Duneland Athletic Conference loss to Lake Central Wednesday night.

LC’s Brandon Cloutier started the scoring with a leadoff home run in the second inning. The insurance run came in the fifth after back-to-back hits from Austen Wagoner and Chase Fieldhouse.

The Trojans lone offensive threat came in the fifth inning after Alex Olson led off the frame with a single to centerfield. JR Frederick’s two-out single moved Olson to third, but a fielder’s choice on a one-hop rocker off the bat of Nate Majcher ended the frame.

Chesterton’s Bobby Humphreys, the hard-luck loser, pitched well enough to win after scattering five hits and striking out one.

AT CHESTERTON

SCORING BY INNINGS

Lake Central 010 010 0 – 2 5 0

Chesterton 000 000 0 – 0 3 3

2B – Brandon Cloutier (LC). HR – Brandon Cloutier (LC). Pitching Summary – Lake Central – Jordan Polito (7 IP, 3 H, 5 K, 1 BB); Chesterton – Bobby Humpreys (7 IP, 5 H, 1 K, 0 BB). WP – Polito. LP – Humphreys.

The Chesterton junior varsity continued its stellar play with a 14-4 victory over Lake Central on Wednesday.

Offensively, Aery Pratt had three hits including a double, while Mike Crowley was 2-for-3 with a home run and five RBI’s. Corey Rusboldt and Nate Crownover also had two hits each.

Jeremy Jaeger and Andrew Ralph each had a double.

Jaeger started for the Trojans on the mound and went 3 1/3 innings and struck out six. Brandon Roeske struck out two in working the final 1 2/3 innings.

Posted 5/5/2011