{"id":300603,"date":"2026-05-05T09:44:35","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T09:44:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/300603\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T09:44:35","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T09:44:35","slug":"photo-gallery-from-milford-at-lakeland-in-lvc-baseball-action-the-oakland-press","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/300603\/","title":{"rendered":"Photo gallery from Milford at Lakeland in LVC baseball action \u2013 The Oakland Press"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The top two teams in the Lakes Valley Conference baseball standings, Milford and Lakeland, opened their three-game series with the Mavericks taking a 7-5, come-from-behind win in Game 1 on Monday, May 4, 2026.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The top two teams in the Lakes Valley Conference baseball...\" class=\"size-article_inline\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TOP-L-MilfordLakelandBASE-0504-44.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The top two teams in the Lakes Valley Conference baseball standings, Milford and Lakeland, opened their three-game series with the Mavericks taking a 7-5, come-from-behind win in Game 1 on Monday, May 4, 2026. (MATTHEW B. MOWERY \u2014\u00a0MediaNews Group)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The top two teams in the Lakes Valley Conference baseball...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TOP-L-MilfordLakelandBASE-0504-41.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TOP-L-MilfordLakelandBASE-0504-41.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The top two teams in the Lakes Valley Conference baseball standings, Milford and Lakeland, opened their three-game series with the Mavericks taking a 7-5, come-from-behind win in Game 1 on Monday, May 4, 2026. (MATTHEW B. MOWERY \u2014\u00a0MediaNews Group)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The top two teams in the Lakes Valley Conference baseball...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TOP-L-MilfordLakelandBASE-0504-43.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TOP-L-MilfordLakelandBASE-0504-43.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The top two teams in the Lakes Valley Conference baseball standings, Milford and Lakeland, opened their three-game series with the Mavericks taking a 7-5, come-from-behind win in Game 1 on Monday, May 4, 2026. (MATTHEW B. MOWERY \u2014\u00a0MediaNews Group)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The top two teams in the Lakes Valley Conference baseball...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TOP-L-MilfordLakelandBASE-0504-37.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TOP-L-MilfordLakelandBASE-0504-37.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The top two teams in the Lakes Valley Conference baseball standings, Milford and Lakeland, opened their three-game series with the Mavericks taking a 7-5, come-from-behind win in Game 1 on Monday, May 4, 2026. (MATTHEW B. MOWERY \u2014\u00a0MediaNews Group)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The top two teams in the Lakes Valley Conference baseball...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TOP-L-MilfordLakelandBASE-0504-45.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TOP-L-MilfordLakelandBASE-0504-45.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The top two teams in the Lakes Valley Conference baseball standings, Milford and Lakeland, opened their three-game series with the Mavericks taking a 7-5, come-from-behind win in Game 1 on Monday, May 4, 2026. (MATTHEW B. MOWERY \u2014\u00a0MediaNews Group)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The top two teams in the Lakes Valley Conference baseball...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TOP-L-MilfordLakelandBASE-0504-21.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TOP-L-MilfordLakelandBASE-0504-21.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The top two teams in the Lakes Valley Conference baseball standings, Milford and Lakeland, opened their three-game series with the Mavericks taking a 7-5, come-from-behind win in Game 1 on Monday, May 4, 2026. (MATTHEW B. MOWERY \u2014\u00a0MediaNews Group)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The top two teams in the Lakes Valley Conference baseball...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TOP-L-MilfordLakelandBASE-0504-33.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TOP-L-MilfordLakelandBASE-0504-33.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The top two teams in the Lakes Valley Conference baseball standings, Milford and Lakeland, opened their three-game series with the Mavericks taking a 7-5, come-from-behind win in Game 1 on Monday, May 4, 2026. (MATTHEW B. MOWERY \u2014\u00a0MediaNews Group)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The top two teams in the Lakes Valley Conference baseball...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TOP-L-MilfordLakelandBASE-0504-35.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TOP-L-MilfordLakelandBASE-0504-35.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The top two teams in the Lakes Valley Conference baseball standings, Milford and Lakeland, opened their three-game series with the Mavericks taking a 7-5, come-from-behind win in Game 1 on Monday, May 4, 2026. (MATTHEW B. MOWERY \u2014\u00a0MediaNews Group)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The top two teams in the Lakes Valley Conference baseball...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TOP-L-MilfordLakelandBASE-0504-22.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TOP-L-MilfordLakelandBASE-0504-22.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The top two teams in the Lakes Valley Conference baseball standings, Milford and Lakeland, opened their three-game series with the Mavericks taking a 7-5, come-from-behind win in Game 1 on Monday, May 4, 2026. (MATTHEW B. MOWERY \u2014\u00a0MediaNews Group)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The top two teams in the Lakes Valley Conference baseball...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TOP-L-MilfordLakelandBASE-0504-27.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TOP-L-MilfordLakelandBASE-0504-27.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The top two teams in the Lakes Valley Conference baseball standings, Milford and Lakeland, opened their three-game series with the Mavericks taking a 7-5, come-from-behind win in Game 1 on Monday, May 4, 2026. (MATTHEW B. MOWERY \u2014\u00a0MediaNews Group)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The top two teams in the Lakes Valley Conference baseball...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TOP-L-MilfordLakelandBASE-0504-28.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TOP-L-MilfordLakelandBASE-0504-28.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The top two teams in the Lakes Valley Conference baseball standings, Milford and Lakeland, opened their three-game series with the Mavericks taking a 7-5, come-from-behind win in Game 1 on Monday, May 4, 2026. (MATTHEW B. MOWERY \u2014\u00a0MediaNews Group)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The top two teams in the Lakes Valley Conference baseball...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TOP-L-MilfordLakelandBASE-0504-38.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TOP-L-MilfordLakelandBASE-0504-38.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The top two teams in the Lakes Valley Conference baseball standings, Milford and Lakeland, opened their three-game series with the Mavericks taking a 7-5, come-from-behind win in Game 1 on Monday, May 4, 2026. (MATTHEW B. MOWERY \u2014\u00a0MediaNews Group)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The top two teams in the Lakes Valley Conference baseball...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TOP-L-MilfordLakelandBASE-0504-40.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TOP-L-MilfordLakelandBASE-0504-40.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The top two teams in the Lakes Valley Conference baseball standings, Milford and Lakeland, opened their three-game series with the Mavericks taking a 7-5, come-from-behind win in Game 1 on Monday, May 4, 2026. (MATTHEW B. MOWERY \u2014\u00a0MediaNews Group)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The top two teams in the Lakes Valley Conference baseball...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TOP-L-MilfordLakelandBASE-0504-39.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TOP-L-MilfordLakelandBASE-0504-39.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The top two teams in the Lakes Valley Conference baseball standings, Milford and Lakeland, opened their three-game series with the Mavericks taking a 7-5, come-from-behind win in Game 1 on Monday, May 4, 2026. (MATTHEW B. MOWERY \u2014\u00a0MediaNews Group)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The top two teams in the Lakes Valley Conference baseball...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TOP-L-MilfordLakelandBASE-0504-29.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TOP-L-MilfordLakelandBASE-0504-29.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The top two teams in the Lakes Valley Conference baseball standings, Milford and Lakeland, opened their three-game series with the Mavericks taking a 7-5, come-from-behind win in Game 1 on Monday, May 4, 2026. (MATTHEW B. MOWERY \u2014\u00a0MediaNews Group)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The top two teams in the Lakes Valley Conference baseball...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TOP-L-MilfordLakelandBASE-0504-34.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TOP-L-MilfordLakelandBASE-0504-34.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The top two teams in the Lakes Valley Conference baseball standings, Milford and Lakeland, opened their three-game series with the Mavericks taking a 7-5, come-from-behind win in Game 1 on Monday, May 4, 2026. (MATTHEW B. MOWERY \u2014\u00a0MediaNews Group)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The top two teams in the Lakes Valley Conference baseball...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TOP-L-MilfordLakelandBASE-0504-23.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TOP-L-MilfordLakelandBASE-0504-23.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The top two teams in the Lakes Valley Conference baseball standings, Milford and Lakeland, opened their three-game series with the Mavericks taking a 7-5, come-from-behind win in Game 1 on Monday, May 4, 2026. (MATTHEW B. MOWERY \u2014\u00a0MediaNews Group)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The top two teams in the Lakes Valley Conference baseball...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TOP-L-MilfordLakelandBASE-0504-42.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TOP-L-MilfordLakelandBASE-0504-42.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The top two teams in the Lakes Valley Conference baseball standings, Milford and Lakeland, opened their three-game series with the Mavericks taking a 7-5, come-from-behind win in Game 1 on Monday, May 4, 2026. (MATTHEW B. MOWERY \u2014\u00a0MediaNews Group)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The top two teams in the Lakes Valley Conference baseball...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TOP-L-MilfordLakelandBASE-0504-36.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TOP-L-MilfordLakelandBASE-0504-36.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The top two teams in the Lakes Valley Conference baseball standings, Milford and Lakeland, opened their three-game series with the Mavericks taking a 7-5, come-from-behind win in Game 1 on Monday, May 4, 2026. (MATTHEW B. MOWERY \u2014\u00a0MediaNews Group)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The top two teams in the Lakes Valley Conference baseball...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TOP-L-MilfordLakelandBASE-0504-20.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TOP-L-MilfordLakelandBASE-0504-20.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The top two teams in the Lakes Valley Conference baseball standings, Milford and Lakeland, opened their three-game series with the Mavericks taking a 7-5, come-from-behind win in Game 1 on Monday, May 4, 2026. (MATTHEW B. MOWERY \u2014\u00a0MediaNews Group)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The top two teams in the Lakes Valley Conference baseball...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TOP-L-MilfordLakelandBASE-0504-31.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TOP-L-MilfordLakelandBASE-0504-31.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The top two teams in the Lakes Valley Conference baseball standings, Milford and Lakeland, opened their three-game series with the Mavericks taking a 7-5, come-from-behind win in Game 1 on Monday, May 4, 2026. (MATTHEW B. MOWERY \u2014\u00a0MediaNews Group)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The top two teams in the Lakes Valley Conference baseball...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TOP-L-MilfordLakelandBASE-0504-25.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TOP-L-MilfordLakelandBASE-0504-25.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The top two teams in the Lakes Valley Conference baseball standings, Milford and Lakeland, opened their three-game series with the Mavericks taking a 7-5, come-from-behind win in Game 1 on Monday, May 4, 2026. (MATTHEW B. MOWERY \u2014\u00a0MediaNews Group)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The top two teams in the Lakes Valley Conference baseball...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TOP-L-MilfordLakelandBASE-0504-24.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TOP-L-MilfordLakelandBASE-0504-24.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The top two teams in the Lakes Valley Conference baseball standings, Milford and Lakeland, opened their three-game series with the Mavericks taking a 7-5, come-from-behind win in Game 1 on Monday, May 4, 2026. (MATTHEW B. MOWERY \u2014\u00a0MediaNews Group)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The top two teams in the Lakes Valley Conference baseball...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TOP-L-MilfordLakelandBASE-0504-30.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TOP-L-MilfordLakelandBASE-0504-30.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The top two teams in the Lakes Valley Conference baseball standings, Milford and Lakeland, opened their three-game series with the Mavericks taking a 7-5, come-from-behind win in Game 1 on Monday, May 4, 2026. (MATTHEW B. MOWERY \u2014\u00a0MediaNews Group)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The top two teams in the Lakes Valley Conference baseball...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TOP-L-MilfordLakelandBASE-0504-26.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TOP-L-MilfordLakelandBASE-0504-26.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The top two teams in the Lakes Valley Conference baseball standings, Milford and Lakeland, opened their three-game series with the Mavericks taking a 7-5, come-from-behind win in Game 1 on Monday, May 4, 2026. (MATTHEW B. MOWERY \u2014\u00a0MediaNews Group)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The top two teams in the Lakes Valley Conference baseball...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TOP-L-MilfordLakelandBASE-0504-32.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TOP-L-MilfordLakelandBASE-0504-32.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The top two teams in the Lakes Valley Conference baseball standings, Milford and Lakeland, opened their three-game series with the Mavericks taking a 7-5, come-from-behind win in Game 1 on Monday, May 4, 2026. (MATTHEW B. MOWERY \u2014\u00a0MediaNews Group)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The top two teams in the Lakes Valley Conference baseball...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TOP-L-MilfordLakelandBASE-0504-15.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TOP-L-MilfordLakelandBASE-0504-15.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The top two teams in the Lakes Valley Conference baseball standings, Milford and Lakeland, opened their three-game series with the Mavericks taking a 7-5, come-from-behind win in Game 1 on Monday, May 4, 2026. (MATTHEW B. MOWERY \u2014\u00a0MediaNews Group)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The top two teams in the Lakes Valley Conference baseball...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TOP-L-MilfordLakelandBASE-0504-05.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TOP-L-MilfordLakelandBASE-0504-05.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The top two teams in the Lakes Valley Conference baseball standings, Milford and Lakeland, opened their three-game series with the Mavericks taking a 7-5, come-from-behind win in Game 1 on Monday, May 4, 2026. (MATTHEW B. MOWERY \u2014\u00a0MediaNews Group)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The top two teams in the Lakes Valley Conference baseball...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TOP-L-MilfordLakelandBASE-0504-07.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TOP-L-MilfordLakelandBASE-0504-07.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The top two teams in the Lakes Valley Conference baseball standings, Milford and Lakeland, opened their three-game series with the Mavericks taking a 7-5, come-from-behind win in Game 1 on Monday, May 4, 2026. (MATTHEW B. MOWERY \u2014\u00a0MediaNews Group)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The top two teams in the Lakes Valley Conference baseball...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TOP-L-MilfordLakelandBASE-0504-14.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TOP-L-MilfordLakelandBASE-0504-14.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The top two teams in the Lakes Valley Conference baseball standings, Milford and Lakeland, opened their three-game series with the Mavericks taking a 7-5, come-from-behind win in Game 1 on Monday, May 4, 2026. (MATTHEW B. MOWERY \u2014\u00a0MediaNews Group)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The top two teams in the Lakes Valley Conference baseball...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TOP-L-MilfordLakelandBASE-0504-18.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TOP-L-MilfordLakelandBASE-0504-18.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The top two teams in the Lakes Valley Conference baseball standings, Milford and Lakeland, opened their three-game series with the Mavericks taking a 7-5, come-from-behind win in Game 1 on Monday, May 4, 2026. (MATTHEW B. MOWERY \u2014\u00a0MediaNews Group)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The top two teams in the Lakes Valley Conference baseball...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TOP-L-MilfordLakelandBASE-0504-13.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TOP-L-MilfordLakelandBASE-0504-13.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The top two teams in the Lakes Valley Conference baseball standings, Milford and Lakeland, opened their three-game series with the Mavericks taking a 7-5, come-from-behind win in Game 1 on Monday, May 4, 2026. (MATTHEW B. MOWERY \u2014\u00a0MediaNews Group)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Baseball players\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TOP-L-MilfordLakelandBASE-0504-03.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TOP-L-MilfordLakelandBASE-0504-03.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Milford&#8217;s Craig Borges (26) gets congratulations from teammate Brok Badertscher (30) after scoring a run in a 7-5 win over Lakeland on Monday, May 4, 2026. (MATTHEW B. MOWERY \u2014 MediaNews Group)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Baseball players\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TOP-L-MilfordLakelandBASE-0504-01.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TOP-L-MilfordLakelandBASE-0504-01.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Milford&#8217;s Mitchel Cottongim (14) slides in safely with a run, as Lakeland catcher Blake Loisel (left) can&#8217;t handle the throw. The Mavericks won Game 1 of the three-game Lakes Valley Conference series 7-5 on Monday, May 4, 2026. (MATTHEW B. MOWERY \u2014 MediaNews Group)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Lakeland's Ethan Rowley is pumped up after getting out of...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TOP-L-MilfordLakelandBASE-0504-04.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TOP-L-MilfordLakelandBASE-0504-04.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Lakeland&#8217;s Ethan Rowley is pumped up after getting out of an early jam in Game 1 of a three-game Lakes Valley Conference series against Milford on Monday, May 4, 2026. Milford came back to win, 7-5. (MATTHEW B. MOWERY \u2014 MediaNews Group)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The top two teams in the Lakes Valley Conference baseball...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TOP-L-MilfordLakelandBASE-0504-09.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TOP-L-MilfordLakelandBASE-0504-09.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The top two teams in the Lakes Valley Conference baseball standings, Milford and Lakeland, opened their three-game series with the Mavericks taking a 7-5, come-from-behind win in Game 1 on Monday, May 4, 2026. (MATTHEW B. MOWERY \u2014\u00a0MediaNews Group)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The top two teams in the Lakes Valley Conference baseball...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TOP-L-MilfordLakelandBASE-0504-12.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TOP-L-MilfordLakelandBASE-0504-12.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The top two teams in the Lakes Valley Conference baseball standings, Milford and Lakeland, opened their three-game series with the Mavericks taking a 7-5, come-from-behind win in Game 1 on Monday, May 4, 2026. (MATTHEW B. MOWERY \u2014\u00a0MediaNews Group)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The top two teams in the Lakes Valley Conference baseball...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TOP-L-MilfordLakelandBASE-0504-06.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TOP-L-MilfordLakelandBASE-0504-06.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The top two teams in the Lakes Valley Conference baseball standings, Milford and Lakeland, opened their three-game series with the Mavericks taking a 7-5, come-from-behind win in Game 1 on Monday, May 4, 2026. (MATTHEW B. MOWERY \u2014\u00a0MediaNews Group)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The top two teams in the Lakes Valley Conference baseball...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TOP-L-MilfordLakelandBASE-0504-17.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TOP-L-MilfordLakelandBASE-0504-17.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The top two teams in the Lakes Valley Conference baseball standings, Milford and Lakeland, opened their three-game series with the Mavericks taking a 7-5, come-from-behind win in Game 1 on Monday, May 4, 2026. (MATTHEW B. MOWERY \u2014\u00a0MediaNews Group)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The top two teams in the Lakes Valley Conference baseball...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TOP-L-MilfordLakelandBASE-0504-16.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TOP-L-MilfordLakelandBASE-0504-16.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The top two teams in the Lakes Valley Conference baseball standings, Milford and Lakeland, opened their three-game series with the Mavericks taking a 7-5, come-from-behind win in Game 1 on Monday, May 4, 2026. (MATTHEW B. MOWERY \u2014\u00a0MediaNews Group)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Baseball players\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TOP-L-MilfordLakelandBASE-0504-02.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TOP-L-MilfordLakelandBASE-0504-02.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Lakeland&#8217;s Dylan Brown (right) runs into a tag by Milford&#8217;s Mitchel Cottongim (left) in the first game of a Lakes Valley Conference three-game series on Monday, May 4, 2026. Milford won, 7-5. (MATTHEW B. MOWERY \u2014 MediaNews Group)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The top two teams in the Lakes Valley Conference baseball...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TOP-L-MilfordLakelandBASE-0504-10.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TOP-L-MilfordLakelandBASE-0504-10.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The top two teams in the Lakes Valley Conference baseball standings, Milford and Lakeland, opened their three-game series with the Mavericks taking a 7-5, come-from-behind win in Game 1 on Monday, May 4, 2026. (MATTHEW B. MOWERY \u2014\u00a0MediaNews Group)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The top two teams in the Lakes Valley Conference baseball...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TOP-L-MilfordLakelandBASE-0504-11.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TOP-L-MilfordLakelandBASE-0504-11.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The top two teams in the Lakes Valley Conference baseball standings, Milford and Lakeland, opened their three-game series with the Mavericks taking a 7-5, come-from-behind win in Game 1 on Monday, May 4, 2026. (MATTHEW B. MOWERY \u2014\u00a0MediaNews Group)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The top two teams in the Lakes Valley Conference baseball...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TOP-L-MilfordLakelandBASE-0504-19.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TOP-L-MilfordLakelandBASE-0504-19.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The top two teams in the Lakes Valley Conference baseball standings, Milford and Lakeland, opened their three-game series with the Mavericks taking a 7-5, come-from-behind win in Game 1 on Monday, May 4, 2026. (MATTHEW B. MOWERY \u2014\u00a0MediaNews Group)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Baseball player\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TOP-L-MilfordLakelandBASE-0504-08.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TOP-L-MilfordLakelandBASE-0504-08.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The top two teams in the Lakes Valley Conference baseball standings, Milford and Lakeland, opened their three-game series with the Mavericks taking a 7-5, come-from-behind win in Game 1 on Monday, May 4, 2026. (MATTHEW B. MOWERY \u2014\u00a0MediaNews Group)<\/p>\n<p>Show Caption<\/p>\n<p>1 of 45<\/p>\n<p>The top two teams in the Lakes Valley Conference baseball standings, Milford and Lakeland, opened their three-game series with the Mavericks taking a 7-5, come-from-behind win in Game 1 on Monday, May 4, 2026. (MATTHEW B. MOWERY \u2014\u00a0MediaNews Group)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\" class=\"icon-enlarge mng-gallery-fullscreen-expand\" aria-label=\"Expand fullscreen slideshow\">Expand<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theoaklandpress.com\/2026\/05\/04\/milford-alone-in-first-in-lvc-baseball-standings-after-rallying-late-to-beat-lakeland\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Milford alone in first in LVC baseball standings after rallying late to beat Lakeland<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The top two teams in the Lakes Valley Conference baseball standings, Milford and Lakeland, opened their three-game series&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":300604,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[2044,143,145,144,127],"class_list":["post-300603","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-oakland","tag-high-school-sports","tag-oakland","tag-oakland-headlines","tag-oakland-news","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/300603","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=300603"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/300603\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/300604"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=300603"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=300603"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=300603"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}