LHS baseball tops Olathe East, 8-7

Lawrence High pitcher Hank Dobson hit a RBI single in the top of the eighth inning, driving in Dante’ Jackson as the game-winning run in an 8-7 road victory over Olathe East on Thursday at CBAC.

Devin Lauts hit a double in the eighth inning and was replaced on the basepaths by Jackson. The Lions (2-5) rallied from a four-run deficit, holding the Hawks (3-3) scoreless for the final four frames.

Lawrence 004 012 01 – 8 10 0

O-East 222 100 00 – 7 8 3

W – Hank Dobson. L – Olson. S – Riley Turpin.

2B – Reese Carmona, Andrew Stewart, Austin Quick, Carlos Vasquez, Devin Lauts, LHS; Cade Wilson, OE. HR – Nick Best, OE.

LHS highlights – Stewart, 2-for-4, 2 runs; Carmona, 2-for-4, 2 runs; Lauts, 2-for-4; Quick, 2-for-4, 4 RBI.