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Adam Lemon threw six innings, giving up two runs on six hits while striking out seven and Luke Marlow scored three runs as the Swanton Bulldogs opened the NWOAL baseball season with a 5-3 home victory over the Liberty Center Tigers at Memorial Park.  The Bulldogs scored single runs in the first and third innings to take a 2-0 lead, then saw the Tigers string together four straight singles in the top of the fifth to tie the game at 2-2.

Swanton responded with two runs in the bottom half of that inning to regain the advantage and added an insurance run in the sixth to take a 5-2 lead into the final inning.  Brady O’Shea come on in relief for Swanton to start the seventh inning.  O’Shea set down the first two batters but experienced control issues and proceeded to load the bases with a hit batsman and two walks. Carson Bond relieved O’Shea and gave up a run-scoring infield single before striking out the last hitter to pick up the save in the 5-3 victory.

The win kept Swanton’s start to the season at a perfect 8-0, including a 1-0 record in the NWOAL.  The Bulldogs play next at Evergreen on Thursday.  Liberty Center drops to 3-2 on the season and 0-1 in the league.  They will be at home on Thursday to play the Delta Panthers.

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Photo: Adam Lemon delivers from the mound.