LaSalle (13-12) struggled with mistakes all game long, walking six batters, hitting six more and committing three errors. The six Hornets runs came on a balk, two errors, two hit batsmen with the bases loaded and two walks with the bases loaded.

“We’re not that team that is going to bang the ball all over the yard,” Grand Lake head coach Tyler Alton said. “We like to bunt and run, fake run, steal, put a lot of pressure on the defense.”

Grand Lake manufactured a run in the first with two outs. Eli Fountain walked, stole second, went to third on a wild pitch and scored on a balk.

The Hornets added a second run in the third inning when Connor Guillote was hit by a pitch to start the inning. He stole second base and advanced to third on a Massey single. He scored when a LaSalle outfielder overran the ball, resulting in Hornets baserunner Fountain being caught in a rundown between second and third. Fountain stretched the rundown long enough to allow Guillote to race home without a throw.

The game was delayed due to a nearby lightning strike immediately after Guillote scored. The Hornets had Massey on first with two outs in the inning.

Massey overcame a slow start on the pitcher’s mound. He hit a batter and walked another in the top of the first inning, but escaped unharmed with two grounders and a pickoff.