Agape Freedom Sports LLC

WRITTEN BY: JERIC YURKANIN

Lackawanna College’s bats didn’t just wake up Tuesday afternoon — they took over the game. What felt like a tight, back-and-forth battle early quickly turned into something loud, relentless, and completely one-sided. In one inning, everything changed. Lackawanna erupted for 11 runs in the fourth and rolled past Wake Tech, 13–2, turning a competitive matchup into a statement win that echoed far beyond the final score.

Wake Tech struck first, capitalizing on an early error to grab a 1–0 lead in the opening inning, but Lackawanna never looked shaken. Instead, they responded with poise in the second. Mekenzie Dineen sparked the offense with a double to left to drive in a run, and Ayahna Fleisher followed with an RBI single to push the Falcons ahead 2–1. Wake Tech answered back to tie the game at 2–2 in the third, but even then, it felt like Lackawanna was building toward something bigger — like the lineup was one moment away from breaking through.

That moment came in the fourth, and when it did, it came all at once. Lackawanna didn’t just rally — they overwhelmed. The inning started with baserunners and quickly snowballed into complete chaos for Wake Tech. Haleigh Mazol and Dineen helped set the table, Fleisher kept the pressure rolling, and Riverside graduate Kyleah Edwards delivered a clutch RBI single to keep the line moving. Then came the knockout blows. Laniah Tasker stepped up and took control of the inning with multiple run-producing hits, while Gracie Sokol ripped a three-run single that blew the game wide open. An error added to the damage, Edwards forced more pressure with a key sequence, and Tasker continued to deliver, pushing the inning further out of reach. By the time the dust settled, Lackawanna had scored 11 runs in the frame and turned a 2–2 game into a 13–2 runaway.

Tasker was the headline performer, finishing with four RBIs on two hits and delivering in the biggest moments when the game was hanging in the balance. Fleisher set the tone all afternoon from the top of the order, going 3-for-4 and constantly applying pressure. Edwards added two hits and two RBIs, Mazol scored three times while collecting two hits, and Dineen quietly put together a strong day with two hits, three runs scored, and an RBI. Sokol drove in multiple runs, and Mid Valley graduate Mackenzie Adolfson showed patience at the plate with two walks as Lackawanna’s lineup combined for 14 hits and six walks in a complete offensive performance.

What made it even more impressive was how balanced it all felt. This wasn’t one player carrying the load — it was a lineup passing the torch, stacking quality at-bats, and building an inning together until it became unstoppable. By the end of the fourth, there was no doubt who controlled the game.

In the circle, Mia Scalese delivered exactly what Lackawanna needed, working five innings and allowing two runs, only one earned, while navigating through traffic with composure. She didn’t need to overpower hitters — she simply kept the game steady long enough for the offense to explode, and once it did, she took care of the rest. Defensively, Lackawanna backed her up with clean, timely plays, including a double play that helped shut down any chance of momentum shifting back.

Wake Tech had early opportunities and put together some solid at-bats, but the fourth inning proved to be too much to overcome. Once Lackawanna grabbed control, every at-bat seemed to add more pressure, more runs, and more separation.

By the final out, this wasn’t just a win — it was a message. In one inning, Lackawanna turned tension into dominance and showed exactly what they’re capable of when the lineup starts clicking. It was fast, it was relentless, and it was the kind of performance that can bury an opponent in a hurry

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