Commodores Take Three of Four from Penn State Shenango

March 22, 2026 - - The Lorain County Community College baseball team won three out of four games against the Penn State Shenango Lions over the weekend, splitting a doubleheader on the road Saturday before returning home to sweep the Lions at ForeFront Field on Sunday.

It marks the first series win for first-year head coach Jacob Solomon and the program's first series victory since the 2022 season.

Game One (Saturday) – LCCC 8, Penn State Shenango 3

LCCC opened the series with an 8-3 win, using a five-run eighth inning to pull away in game one of Saturday's doubleheader.

LCCC took an early 1-0 lead in the first when Jackson Frame (Newcastle, Australia/Callaghan HS) drove in Jacob Sanders (Columbia Station, Ohio/Columbia HS) on a sacrifice fly.  Shenango answered with runs in the first, third, and seventh innings to tie the game at 3-3 after Frame and Leo Soneson (Lakewood, Ohio/Lakewood HS) scored in the sixth to give LCCC the late advantage.  With two runners on in the seventh, Shenango double home a run and would have won the game in not for Brady Eckert's (Strongsville, Ohio/Strongsville HS) tag on the trailing runner to preserve the tie.

In extras, Frame delivered an RBI single to score Adam Lee (Englewood, Fla./Charlotte HS) before Dylan Coughlin's (Amherst, Ohio/Marion L. Steele HS) two-run single brought home Soneson and Frame.  Eckert later scored on a wild pitch, and Michael Gonzalez (Cleveland, Ohio/John Marshall HS) added an RBI single to cap the five-run frame.

Frame led LCCC at the plate with a 3-for-3 performance, two RBIs, and two runs scored.  Coughlin added two hits and two RBIs, while Eckert also drove in two runs.  Gonzalez contributed with a hit and an RBI.

On the mound, Nick Schuster (Elyria, Ohio/Elyria HS) earned the win with 7.0 innings of work, allowing three runs (one earned) on six hits with four walks. Ethan Taylor (Elyria, Ohio/Midview HS) closed the game with a scoreless eighth inning.

Game Two (Saturday) – Penn State Shenango 13, LCCC 0

The Commodores dropped the second game of Saturday's doubleheader, falling 13-0 in five innings.

LCCC managed just three hits in the contest, with Sanders, Frame, and Eckert each recording a hit.  The Commodores drew three walks but were unable to generate any scoring opportunities.

Shenango took control early with five runs in the first inning and added two more in the second before breaking the game open with a six-run fourth.

Game One (Sunday) – LCCC 2, Penn State Shenango 0

The Commodores bounced back in Sunday's opener with a 2-0 shutout victory, backed by strong pitching.

LCCC scored both runs in the third inning. Carlos Grell (Cleveland, Ohio/Garrett Morgan School HS) crossed the plate on an RBI single by Lee, and Sanders later scored when Frame was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded.

Despite recording just one hit, the Commodores capitalized on five walks and timely situational hitting to produce the two runs.

On the mound, Luke Holtzman (Avon, Ohio/Avon HS) earned the win with 4.1 scoreless innings, allowing four hits and striking out six.  Taylor added 1.2 scoreless innings in relief, and Soneson closed the game with a scoreless seventh inning, striking out two and earning his third save of the season.

Game Two (Sunday) – LCCC 6, Penn State Shenango 3

LCCC completed the series win with a 6-3 victory in the finale, securing three wins in the four-game set.

The Commodores took the lead in the third when Frame singled to score Lee.  The Commodores added two more runs in the fourth on a sacrifice bunt by James Sikora (Brunswick, Ohio/Brunswick HS) that was mishandled by the Shenango third baseman, along with a sacrifice fly from Sanders to make it 3-0.

After the Lions scored three runs in the fifth to tie the game, LCCC responded immediately. Eckert delivered an RBI single to score Soneson and later came around to score, giving the Commodores the lead back at 5-3.  Frame added another RBI single in the sixth to extend the lead.

Frame again led the offense with two hits and two RBIs, while Eckert added a hit and an RBI.  Sanders and Sikora also drove in runs.

Coughlin earned the win on the mound, pitching 6.0 innings while allowing three runs, none earned, on seven hits.  Soneson closed the game with a scoreless seventh inning to secure the victory and earn his second save of the day and fourth of the season.

Next Up:

The Commodores (6-9) will take on Lakeland Community College in a pair of doubleheaders next weekend.  Saturday's doubleheader will be in Kirtland, Ohio on Lakeland's campus and then they return to ForeFront Field in Avon to finish the series on Sunday.  Both doubleheaders have a 1 p.m. start time.