CLINTON, Iowa – The Clinton LumberKings (Pilots) (8-4) defeated the Lafayette Aviators (6-8) on Thursday night at NelsonCorp Field. Clay Jacobs came through in a big spot for the LumberKings with a two-out bases-clearing double in the bottom of the seventh to take the lead over the Aviators and ultimately the victory. The Aviators scored four runs in the top of the second. Eli Hickman hit a sac-fly RBI to put Lafayette on the board first. Grant Miller followed with an RBI sin

PERU, Ill. – The Clinton LumberKings defeated the Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp at Schwiekert Stadium, 12-10 on Friday night. This ended a franchise-best three-game winning streak to start the Pistol Shrimp's season. The LumberKings trailed for most of the game 3-2 until a seven-run sixth inning put Clinton ahead 9-3. Illinois Valley retaliated in the bottom of that inning with five runs of their own to make it 9-8. The LumberKings did find some insurance in the top of the se