Nolan Bastendorff came off the bench and never even had to swing his bat as Bastendorff reached on a in the seven to lead the Linn-Benton (17-21) to a 5-2 win over the Clark (18-22) on Friday at LBCC Baseball Field .

With the score tied at two,.

Mike Takamori got on base three times in the game for the Linn-Benton. He singled in the fourth and eighth innings.

Jake Lessel handled the Clark's lineup with ease, racking up seven strikeouts. Lessel allowed one earned run on four hits and three walks over 6 2/3 innings.

Colton Krueger brought the heat against the Linn-Benton during his outing. The Linn-Benton managed just two hits off of Krueger, who allowed no earned runs, walked none and struck out three during his 3 1/3 innings of work.

Bastendorff recorded his first win of the year for the Linn-Benton. Bastendorff struck out one, walked one and gave up two hits.

Chase Vanek (0-2) took the loss for the Clark. He lasted just two innings, walked one, struck out none, and allowed three runs.