Lima, OH: With thier season on the line and on the brink of elimination, the Lima Locos came through in a huge Game 2 of the GLSCL Semi Finals with a 9-5 win over the Licking County Settlers. The win forces a Game 3 Friday at Simmons Field. The winner will advance to the GLSCL Championship series against the winner of the Cincinnati Steam and Southern Ohio Copperheads, which is tied at one game a piece.

The Locos were led offensively by TJ Losby and Cesar Loiz. Losby went 3 for 4 with 1 RBI on a solo home run and scored three times. Loiz went 2 for 3 with an RBI and a run. Stuart Eisler also had a two run home run to add on to the advantage. Loiz also was great defensively for the Locos, as he would rob a Jake Fields home run effort. Loiz robbing Fields saved a three run home run that would have tied the game had the play not been made. At the time, those three runs would have tied the game at 4.

Garrick Whittle had the start on the mound and would pick up the win, his second on the year. Whittle pitched 6.2 innings allowing seven hits and two earned runs. He would also post two walks and three strikeouts. Connor Porter would pitch 0.2 innings and allow three earned runs off three hits. He did have one strikeout. Matt Vollenwieder would finish out the game with 1.2 innings of one hit baseball. He would allow no runs and post one walk and three strikeouts.

The Semi Final series between the Locos and Settlers is now tied up at one game a piece with only one game left to decide the series. Its win or go home for the Locos, so come out and cheer your Lima team as they look to reach the GLSCL Championship series for a second straight year and try to defend thier GLSCL crown! First pitch is set for 7pm at Simmons Field.