Akron, Oh.- The Lakers inaugural Division season came to close on Saturday afternoon in a 5-1 loss to Akron. The Lakers finished their season with a 17-35 record but had a lot of bright spots over the course of the season. They finished 15-15 in conference play and went 11-6 in Erie. Now all of the attention shifts from this season to next as the Lakers look to build on the successes from this year.
 
How it Happened:
The Lakers started things off quick in the first inning after Joey Trivisonno and Eric Chorba reached base. But both were left in scoring position. The Lakers got their third man into scoring position in the second inning when Ranciel Ventura singled and then advanced to second on a wild pitch. But Ventura would be caught stealing to quickly end that threat. Mercyhurst finally got a run across the plate in the third when Jayden Walker hit a triple to drive in Trivisonno and give the Lakers a 1-0 lead.
 
In the fourth inning though, the Zips would tie things up with an Austin Lafferty groundout that brought in the tying run. Akron took the lead for good in the sixth inning when Caden Matlon hit an RBI triple to put them up 2-1. They added three more insurance runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to put the game out of reach and secure a 5-1 victory.  
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