Erik Lockwood came off the bench and never even had to swing his bat as Lockwood reached on a in the 10 to lead the DeKalb County Liners (28-15) to a 3-2 win over the Northwest Indiana Oilmen (28-15) on Saturday at Founders Field.
With the score tied at two,.
Joey Burney pushed the DeKalb County Liners ahead, in the tenth inning, and the lead lasted until the final out. Markus Duckworth to start the tenth. He then went from first to second on a groundout by Cody Simon. Finally, Burney came to the plate with the score tied at two in the tenth inning, and singled, scoring Duckworth.
Burney recorded his second win of the year for the DeKalb County Liners. Burney struck out two, walked none and gave up two hits.
Nik Mason was charged with his first loss of the year. He lasted just 1 1/3 innings, walked one, struck out two, and allowed one run.