Lima, OH- The Locos got the bats swinging early and would sweep the Lexington Hustlers in the double header at Simmons Field. Lima would combine for 24 hits in both games and defeat the Hustlers 8-4 and 13-4.

In the first game Lima got things started with a three run second inning that saw Andy Chriscaden get walked and Will Arnold single. Garrett Black would single and then advance third on a Hustler error and both Chriscaden and Arnold would score. Ryan Ussery would have a RBI double that would bring Black home and the Locos would take a 3-0 lead.

In the fourth inning Black would single and Ussery would add to his great day with a two run homerun. Matt Morse would later come home on sacrifice bunt from Taylor Pickens and the Locos would take a 6-0 lead. However fielding troubles would put Hustlers on base and the lead would be cut to 6-4.

But the Locos would strike back with two more runs as Matt Morse would score on a Taylor Pickens single and Cesar Loiz would come home on a George Roberts sacrifice fly.

Mike O'Neal had the start on the mound for the first game and would also get the win, improving his record to 2-1. O'Neal pitched 4.2 innings and faced 24 batters allowing only six hits. Four runs were scored, but all of them were unearned. Adam Tyson and Zach Sterling would both pitch in relief. Tyson would pitch two thirds of an inning, with two strikeouts. Sterling would pitch 1.1 innings allowing no hits. He would have two strikeouts and would pick up the save, his third on the season.

In Game 2 of the double header the Locos took a big lead in the first inning and never looked back. Lima would capitalize off of six hits and would bat through the entire lineup as they took a 7-0 lead after the first. Leadoff Taylor Pickens would go 2 for 2 and have two RBI in the first inning alone. Harry Clark, T.J. McManus, Garrett Black and Kyle Niermann would all have RBI singles in the first as well. In the third inning Niermann and Matt Morse both got on base and Dustin Dunlop brought home Niermann with a RBI single and Morse came home on a George Roberts sacrifice bunt. Dunlop would later come home off an Andy Chriscaden RBI double.

Locos would add runs in the fourth and sixth innings. In the fourth it was a Niermann double that scored Black and in the sixth Niermann brought Clark home on a fielders choice and McManus would come home on an error.

Catlan Kendrick started things off for the Locos in game two and would get the win, improving his record to 3-1. He would pitch five innings with just five hits, and three earned runs. He would also have two strikeouts. Josh Vandemark and Travis Kottenbrock would both pitch two innings in relief. Vandemark would allow just four hits and one earned run. Kottenbrock would allow no hits or runs and would post two strikeouts.

The Locos improve to 11-6 on the season with the sweep. They host the Xenia Scouts in a double header today starting at 4:00. This is due to a rain out at Xenia earlier this season.

Lima, OH- Locos pitch a shutout and pick up thier first win of the week as they down Lake Erie 1-0. With the win Lima stays atop the North Division, tied with Licking County.

In the second inning Harry Clark and Will Arnold both led off with singles and Matt Morse would later single to get the bases loaded. Taylor Pickens would then have an RBI fielders choice to bring home Clark and the Locos would take a 1-0 lead and it was all that was needed to get back on the winning track.

Zach Helewski had the start on the mound and would also pick up the win. Helewski pitched eight innings of shut out baseball with only four hits allowed. Adam Clark would pitch the ninth inning and would pick up the save with no runs or hits and one strikeout.

Lima will be back in action this Saturday in a double header against the Lexington Hustlers. Game one will start at 3:00 pm. It is also Luau Night.

Locos fans, tonight Vince Koza will be on the broadcast for the Locos with 93.1 The Fan. If you are in the Lima area then you can simply tune in by listening to 93.1 FM. Out of area fans can tune in as well by going to http://www.931thefan.com/ and click the listen live tab at the top of the page. Thats the Lima Locos against the Lake Erie Monarchs tonight at 7:00.

Hamilton, OH- The Lima Locos lost an early lead late and lost to the Hamilton Joes in 13 innings. The Joes complete the sweep on the Locos as they had previously won at Simmons Field. Lima led the entire game until the eighth when Hamilton tied the game at three. The Locos would lose 4-3.

The Locos started things off in the third when an error by Joes Pitcher Patrick Curtin would allow Drew Williams, who was walked to start the inning, score. Later Dustin Dunlop, who advanced on base Curtin's error, would come home as Joes 2B Zach Willis would have an error that allowed Ryan Ussery to get to first. In the bottom of the third Hamilton would put a run on the board, but the Locos would strike back.

In the fourth inning, George Roberts hit a double to lead things off for the Locos and would advance to third on a Matt Morse sacrifice hit. Then a T.J. McManus RBI single would bring Roberts home to put the Locos up 3-1. However, despite bases loaded, Lima would leave all three baserunners stranded. In the bottom of the eighth, the Joes tied up the game at three with several base hits and a sacfrice fly. In the thirteenth with bases loaded, Joes 3B Bryan Beaver would hit a sacrifice fly that would bring home SS James Sheltrown.

Joey Hoelzel had the start for Lima and pitched a very strong six and a third innings. He faced 23 batters and only allowed two hits with one earned run. He would also post five strikeouts. Four pitchers would come in relief for Hoelzel, the first being Adam Clark who pitched one inning total with three hits and two earned runs on six batters faced. Ethan McKenny pitched 1.2 innings allowing two hits on seven batters faced with no runs. Zach Sterling would pitch the first three innings of extras and would face ten batters allowing no hits or runs, wit five strikeouts. Eric Kartman would pitch the 13th inning and would pick up the tough loss, facing four batters with one hit and one earned run.

Lima falls to 8-6 and a half game behind Licking County in the GLSCL North Division. The Locos will be back in action at Simmons Field this Thursday against Lake Erie. First pitch will be at 7:00.