Prep roundup: Portland St. Patrick baseball wins pair in top-five showdown
The highlights from April 17 games featuring Greater Lansing teams.
BASEBALL PORTLAND ST. PATRICK 13, FULTON 2 / PORTLAND ST. PATRICK 12, FULTON 6 Charlie Thelen and Mason Simon each hit home runs while helping the Division 4 top-ranked Shamrocks sweep Division 4 No.
5 Fulton in a nonleague twinbill. Thelen had a home run and drove in five in the 13-2 win in five innings that featured the Shamrocks allowing just two hits. Mason Simon went 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI in the 12-6 win.
St. Patrick scored all 12 runs over the final four innings. WILLIAMSTON 11, MIDLAND DOW 0 Brett Palmer went 3-for-3 with three RBI and fired a one-hitter while throwing all five innings on the mound for the Division 2 No.
7-ranked Hornets in their win over Midland Dow. Hunter VanSickler added a double and had two RBI for Williamston. MASON 5, PORTLAND 1 / MASON 7, PORTLAND 3 Gerrit Koot and Alex Engel each notched victories to help the Bulldogs take a pair of nonleague wins over Portland.