Hartland Eagles Baseball

HARTLAND – John Baker drove in the winning run in the ninth inning of the opener and drove in

Hartland’s first two runs in the nightcap.  Jake Lowery also had a good day at the plate, hitting triples in

each game and throwing a two-hit shutout in the nightcap, striking out 11.  Jordan Kesson pitched four

innings of shutout relief in the opener, and Marcus Ziebold had two hits in the nightcap for the Eagles

(22-8).

“I thought we pitched really well,” Hartland coach Brian Morrison said. “Jordan pitched four strong innings.

He got in some tough situations and got a key strikeout a couple of times.

Novi-

 The Eagles didn't allow the 20 minute rain delay to have any effect on the outcome of the KLAA Association Crossover game.   The Eagles came out on top of Novi with a 8-4 win.  Jake Lowery and Anthony Villar homered for the Eagles!

Hartland    9

Novi           5

HARTLAND – Senior Stephen Milarch went four strong innings and also doubled and tripled to

help Hartland beat Lakeland 8-2 and give coach Brian Morrison his 300th career win.“Guys like

(assistant coaches) Aaron Bell, Gary Cottrel and Jim Jessen have been with me long time and have been

 great guys in our program,” said a reflective Morrison, closing in on the end of his 12th season with the

Eagles.“You don’t do things like this without great help from guys like them and the numerous kids. ... It

makes me reflect on all the teams we’ve had and the good memories.”After giving up two runs in the first,  

Milarch settled in, matching his six hits allowed with six strikeouts. Travis Johnson and Jordan

Kesson shut the door in relief as Eagles pitchers combined for 10 strikeouts.

Johnson and Brent Diamond joined Milarch with two hits apiece and the Eagles (19-8) committed no

errors.

HARTLAND – It was a day to honor this year’s seniors and to welcome back a familiar face for the

Hartland baseball team on Saturday.The Eagles had their senior day under brilliant sunshine while

spltting a doubleheader with Zeeland East, losing the first game 1-0 before winning the nightcap 10-0.

Zeeland East is coached by Matt Sattler, a former Hartland standout who went on to play baseball at

Hope College. He was one of the players on Hartland coach Brian Morrison’s first teams.“It’s always

special when you see guys you coached do well,” Morrison said. “But to see Matt become a teacher and

a coach is extra special.”Sattler also had a new role on Saturday, less than 48 hours after his wife gave

birth to their first child.“He was a little tired,” Morrison joked.The Dux won the first game by stealing home

after a failed sacrifice bunt in the top of the seventh.In the nightcap, Jake Lowery pitched five innings

and went 3-for-4, belting two triples and a homer while driving in four runs.

Travis Johnson also doubled for Hartland (18-8), which also got two hits from Brent Diamond and

John Baker.