Lincoln Little League Team shows its potential

Led by the pitching expertise of Henry Smith and Myles Greany, the newly-formed Bent Nail Construction team gave the visiting Great West Engineering team from Helena a run for their money in Little League action on May 6th in Hooper Park.

The score at the close of innings was 11 – 4 in favor of Helena, but Lincoln played well and had loaded up the bases several times.

Almost all of these little athletes have never played baseball before 2021, so this respectable showing portends a great future for Lincoln baseball.

"I love playing baseball," said Preslie Vogl after the game, "It's a really fun sport. I've  learned a lot from my coaches and my mother."

The game had a lot of action despite many runners from both sides advancing on a four-ball count. Smith and Greany had heaters in their arsenal, much to the amazement of more experienced players for Great West, as the Lincoln ball sizzled across the plate.

Aromas of pulled pork sandwiches wafted from the concession stand, dogs cruised the spectators looking for scraps and friends chatted on the side lines while the Little League teams battled it out on the field.

Gosh, it was almost like a normal warm summer evening except for the dismal weather report warning of snow expected on Saturday night.