A Strong Outing from Gabbard Leads PL past Lakeville South

A Strong Outing from Gabbard Leads PL past Lakeville South

Andrew Gabbard was about as efficient as a starting pitcher could be in a 4-0 win over Lakeville South on Wednesday night.

Gabbard threw a complete game for Prior Lake, finishing with 5 strikeouts while only allowing 4 hits and walking none. He also threw under 80 pitches which is very good for a 7 inning outing.

Prior Lake had some issues at the plate on Wednesday but was able to produce enough to win the game. The scoring started right away in the 1st inning when Zac Repinski lined a triple to right center followed by a sacrifice fly by Jon Houston to make it 1-0. The struggles then set in for PL as they never really got anything going until the top of the 7th. After Kyle Manderfeld reached base on an throwing error, Repinski sent a rocket to right center for a double to drive in Manderfeld and make it 2-0 PL. Then came possibly the most important at bat of the game when Jon Houston dropped a perfect bunt down the third base line. The third baseman then proceeded to throw the ball over the first baseman's head, allowing Repinski to score and Houston to advance to second base. Houston then scored when Tyler Edwards lined a double into right center to get the final score of 4-0.

Next Prior Lake game is tonight at Memorial against Apple Valley at 7:30pm.