Lima Locos
No Hitter, Cohesion, and Calmness Push Locos To A Sweep
Date:06/09/2025 Source:Lima Locos
PICTURES BY DOMINIC CARPENTER The Lima Locos sent the Muskegon Clippers back home with an 0-3 record after the opening weekend of the GLSCL season. In Game two of the series starting pitcher Evan Shapiro came out firing throwing four innings and only allowing two Clippers on the basepath via walks. Shapiro stated that he was "Getting comfortable from the get-go" by getting ahead ...
Locos Blast Past Clippers on Opening Day
Date:06/06/2025 Source:Lima Locos
Lima - Bottom of the fourth, one out.Jackson Bradfield was up to bat and delivered with a single to left field that would be all Charlie Vercuysse needed to score and tie the game at 4 each. This was just the beginning of what would become the Lima Locos first win on Opening Day of the GLSCL season. The Muskegon Clippers would jump on starting pitcher Austin Vargas early with a single and a ...
Locos Fall Short in Game One
Date:07/27/2024 Source:Lima Locos
The Locos fell in game 1 of the GLSCL Semi-Final Playoff Round yesterday 10-4. The Locos now trail the series 1 game to 0 and need to win both games 2 and 3 in Hamilton today and tomorrow to advance to the championship series. Matteo Pare was given the starting nod for Lima. This was his first start since being named the GLSCL Pitcher of the Year. In his outing against Hamilton, he ...
Lima Rolls Past Grand Lake
Date:07/25/2024 Source:Lima Locos
The Locos ran over Grand Lake in the 2024 GLSCL regular season finale 18-7. The game concluded after 7 innings due to the league’s run rule rule in place. Hunter Allen started the contest for the Locos. He pitched 2 innings, allowed 2 runs and 2 hits, stuck out 2, and walked 2. Jacob Emerson entered the game in relief in the 3rd, pitched 3.1 innings, and picked up the ...
Grand Lake blanks the Locos
Date:07/23/2024 Source:Lima Locos
The Mariners blanked Lima yesterday 12-0 to start the final 3-game set of the regular season. Ryan Yinst started the game and only lasted 2 innings. He allowed 7 runs off of 4 hits. He was the only ‘traditional’ pitcher who pitched for the Locos. After trailing 7-0 heading into the 3rd, Coach Ernsberger sent out Caden Lockwood. Liam Richards and Brice Estep also ...
Lima's comeback effort just comes up short
Date:07/20/2024 Source:Lima Locos
Despite an explosive 8th-inning comeback, the Locos fell short of victory, 10-8, in yesterday’s contest against the Joes. Jacob Emerson made his Locos debut and tossed 2.2 innings of work and allowed 4 runs off of 5 hits. He was in line for the loss for much of the matchup, but the loss was ultimately handed to Thomas Howard after he allowed 2 runs in the 9th when the game was...
Locos win and clinch 13th consecutive postseason appearance
Date:07/19/2024 Source:Lima Locos
The Locos defeated the Joes yesterday to clinch a record 13th consecutive postseason appearance. They dominated, winning 6-1 to boost their record to 19-2. They now hold the 2nd spot in the GLSCL standings. Hunter Allen made his 1st start of the season for Lima. He tossed 4 innings of 1 run baseball. He also struck out 4 Joes. Griffin Howe entered the game in the 5th and also pitche...
Lima sweeps the doubleheader
Date:07/12/2024 Source:Lima Locos
The Locos and Copperheads played 2 games yesterday after Wednesday’s rainout. Lima won both games to put themselves in 2nd place in the GLSCL. They now are in position to have home-field advantage in the 1st round of the postseason with 6 games left to play. Both games were opposite of each other. Game 1 was a high-scoring game with a final of 7-6. Outside of 2 innings Thomas Howard, Lima&r...
Locos roll past Copperheads
Date:07/10/2024 Source:Lima Locos
The Locos ran over the Copperheads by a score of 13-4 yesterday. The Locos are now 16-12 and the Copperheads have a record of 12-16. Lima scored 11 of its 13 runs in innings 6 through 9. Drew Kirby started on the mound for Lima. He pitched 6.2 innings and struck out 8 Copperheads. He also allowed 4 runs off of 6 hits. Blake Bowen knocked in the game’s first run ...
Xenia defeats Lima in series finale
Date:07/08/2024 Source:Lima Locos
The Scouts handily defeated the Locos 13-4 a day ago at Simmons Field. The Scouts now boast a record of 11-16 and the Locos are 15-12. Ryan Yingst started the game for Lima. In 2 innings of work, he allowed 4 hits, 4 runs, and 1 walk. Xenia took the lead in the 1st inning and never gave it back. Jake McNamara hit a 2-run home run to left and Will Lawrence hit a solo s...
Locos Defeat Scouts 6-1
Date:07/07/2024 Source:Lima Locos
The Locos dominated the Scouts once again to pick up their 2nd consecutive win. 6-1 was the final score, also giving the Locos the series win. Chase Jarnagin was given the start for Lima. He pitched 6 innings and allowed 1 run to give him his 4th win of the year. Joshua Hickey started for Xenia and pitched 5 innings. In those 5 innings, he allowed 11 hits and 4 runs. ...
Lima gets a big time win against Xenia
Date:07/06/2024 Source:Lima Locos
The Locos defeated the Scouts 12-4 in yesterday’s series opener. The Loco bats were on fire as well. They outhit the Scouts 13 to 7. Dane Ebel started the game for Lima and picked up his first win of 2024. The only run he allowed was an unearned one in the 1st inning. Noah Ruiz scored from 3rd after a Will Lawrence base knock. Ryne Kaiser started the gam...
Locos fall to Clippers 9-2
Date:07/05/2024 Source:Lima Locos
The Locos fell to the Clippers in the series finale yesterday 9-2. The game was ended after 7 innings due to the rain. Matteo Pare started for Lima and picked up his first loss of the season. He pitched 4 innings and allowed 2 earned runs. He now boasts a season record of 3-1. Jacob Pallo started for Muskegon and he pitched 6 of the 7 innings that were played. He allo...
The locos get back in the winning column
Date:07/04/2024 Source:Lima Locos
The Locos defeated the Clippers 5-2 yesterday to move to 13-10 and drop the Clippers to 13-7. Thomas Howard started for the Locos and looked terrific. His final line consisted of 5 innings of work, 1 allowed run, and boosted an ERA under 1. He also picked up his 2nd win of 2024 for Lima. Benjamin Kochany started for the Clippers. He pitched 4 innings and allowed 5 run...
Muskegon defeats Lima 7-1
Date:07/03/2024 Source:Lima Locos
The Locos fell to the Clippers in game 1 of the 3-game series 7-1. Drew Kirby started on the mound for Lima. In 3 innings of work, he allowed 5 runs; however, only 2 of them were earned. He also allowed just 1 hit and struck out 5. Zach Viresenga started for the Clippers. He struck out 8 and allowed no runs through 7 innings of work. Offensively, the Locos’ only...
Locos fall to the Mariners
Date:07/01/2024 Source:Lima Locos
Yesterday Lima’s winning streak came to an end after they fell to the Mariners 8-5. The pitching matchup was Dane Ebel vs Marco Dumsky. Ebel pitched 4 innings, struck out 7, and allowed 1 earned run. He left the game with his team up 4-2. Richards, Brown, Wright, and Stechschulte each knocked in run(s) for the Locos. Dumsky pitched 5 innings, allowed 4 runs, and...
Locos extend their winning streak to 5
Date:06/29/2024 Source:Lima Locos
Yesterday Lima picked up its 5th consecutive win with a dominating victory over Michigan 9-1. Matteo Pare started for the Locos and looked fantastic. He pitched 6 shut-out innings and allowed just 3 hits. He now has a season record of 3-0 and a 1.80 earned run average. Offensively, Brooks Wright knocked in 3 runs after singling in the 3rd. Gorski knocked in a run in the 7th and in t...
Locos sweep Michigan
Date:06/28/2024 Source:Lima Locos
After Wednesday’s game was postponed the Locos and Monarchs participated in the doubleheader yesterday. Both games were played in Howell, Michigan and both games were won by Lima. The Locos took game one, 10-7. The Locos scored 5 runs in the opening inning and the Monarchs did not score in their half of the 1st. Austin Fisher started the game for Michigan and was pulled after ...
Locos Avoid Getting swept
Date:06/24/2024 Source:Lima Locos
The Locos defeated the Joes 11-2 to avoid getting swept. The Joes assigned Nathan Ciemny the start, his 3rd of the year. His final line consisted of this: 4 innings, 3 runs, and 1 strikeout. Paul Osting knocked in 2 runs to start the game. The Joes failed to score again despite the hot start. Chase Jarnagin got the starting nod for the Locos. He looked fantastic and w...
Locos Fall to Joes
Date:06/23/2024 Source:Lima Locos
Thanks to the 7th inning heroics from Kieser, Novak, and Szymczak the Joes took down the Locos 7-5 yesterday to boost their record to 11-3 and drop the Locos to 6-8. The Locos started out the contest strong and led 5-2 through 7.5 innings. Matteo Pare had another excellent start on the mound. His final line was: 5 innings pitched, 2 earned runs, 2 strikeouts, and 4 hits allowed. Bow...
Locos Clinch 2nd consecutive series win
Date:06/21/2024 Source:Lima Locos
The Locos clinched their second consecutive series win yesterday with an extra-inning win over Xenia. Lima won the game 8-8 in sudden death. Drew Kirby started the game for Lima pitched 4 innings and allowed 5 runs, 3 of which were earned. Soliday also pitched and allowed 3 runs in 3 innings of work and Urish finished the game. Gorski, Fujiwara, Tyson, Tate, and Shinkl...
Locos Fall to Xenia 2-1
Date:06/20/2024 Source:Lima Locos
Yesterday the Locos fell to the Scouts 2-1 to move to 5-6 this year. The game was delayed 10 minutes due to rain. Ryan Yingst started on the mound for Lima. He was very efficient right from the get-go. He put down Zarko and McNamara in just 2 pitches. Then after walking Ruiz, he struck out Lawrence to end the inning. The Locos faced Brenden Holland. After Gorski and R...
Lima Wins Again
Date:06/19/2024 Source:Lima Locos
For the 4th time in 5 games, the Locos got into the win column. Yesterday they defeated the Xenia Scouts 11-5 to move to 5-5. It is also worth noting the Locos outhit the Scouts 14-4. Chase Jarnagin started on the mound for Lima and picked up his first win of the season. Innings 1 and 2 were dominated by the Scouts. They scored 4 times to take a 4-0 lead. Jake McNamara hit a 2-run h...
Lima gets a big time win to win their first series of 2024
Date:06/17/2024 Source:Lima Locos
The Locos got a great team victory yesterday over the Copperheads to win their first series of the season. 12-1 was the final in 7 innings. Matteo Pare started on the mound for Lima and looked fantastic. He put down Neuer, Canzoni, and Unger in 7 pitches to open the game. Lou Fujiwara also made 2 fantastic plays over at short. Ben Bates started to game for the Copperh...
Locos Bounce back and defeat the Copperheads 9-1
Date:06/16/2024 Source:Lima Locos
The Locos got back in the winning column yesterday(6/15) defeating the Copperheads 9-1. Drew Kirby started the game for Lima and pitched 4 innings of shutout baseball. He also struck out 7 of the 16 batters he faced. Cody Soliday also pitched 4 innings of shutout baseball. Soliday was credited with his second win of the early season. Blake Bowen knocked in another run...
Copperheads defeat Locos 9-5
Date:06/15/2024 Source:Lima Locos
After 5 days off the Locos were back in action yesterday(6/15). They had a matchup with the Copperheads and fell short of victory. 9-5 was the final score dropping the Locos record to 2-5. They now have had their worst start since 2014. The Cooperheads starting pitcher Matthew Blanchard was credited the win. He pitched 6 innings and allowed 4 runs, 2 of which were earned. Trenton Ne...
Welcome to the Hall of Fame Rob Livchak
Date:06/13/2024 Source:Lima Locos
Last Thursday, Lima Loco’s legendary coach Rob Livchak was inducted into the GLSCL Hall of Fame. He was invited to throw out the first pitch at Simmons Field and join the Loco’s broadcast. Rob said that he found out he was receiving the honor by getting a phone call. Back in 1991, Livchak was asked to coach the Locos. 2 years later, the Locos won their first titl...
Locos Split Doubleheader with the Clippers
Date:06/09/2024 Source:Lima Locos
The Lima Locos split today’s doubleheader with the Clippers. Yesterday(6/8) the Locos and Clippers were set to play at 7:05, but the weather had other plans. In game 1 Muskegon defeated Lima 14-10. Christian Pownall started the game for Lima and Colton Blackstrom started for Muskegon. The Locos went into the third inning leading 3-2. Brice Estep hit a home run early in the 2nd...
Muskegon Takes Down Lima 8-3
Date:06/08/2024 Source:Lima Locos
Friday night(6/7/24) Muskegon took down Lima 8-3. The Clippers grabbed the lead in the bottom half of the 1st inning and didn’t give it back. Kaden Brown had both RBI for the Locos. He hit a 2-run home run in the first to give the Locos the early lead. The Locos’ third run came in the 7th inning. It was an unearned one after an Austin Ciceron fielding error at 3rd allowi...
Locos Defeat Monarchs 12-3 to Get Their First Win of 2024
Date:06/07/2024 Source:Lima Locos
Yesterday(6/7/24) the Lima Locos got into the win column for the first time this season after defeating the Michigan Monarchs 12-3 in the series finale. Carter Parks made his first start on the mound for Lima. The Monarchs 3 hole hitter, Alonzo Paul knocked in Tanner Mally to score the game’s first run. The Monarchs proceeded to then get runners at the corners with just 1 out....
