Wisconsin High School Baseball - Waupun tipped by Lake Country Lutheran
April 20, 2024: Waupun, WI 53963 The Lake Country Lutheran Lightning the host Waupun Warriors baseball team by a count of 3-1 in Saturday's non-league bout.
The Lightning now possess a 9-1 record. They take the field next when they travel to Brookfield Academy for a Midwest Classic bout on Tuesday, April 23. Lake Country Lutheran will face a Blue Knights team coming off a 7-4 league loss to St. Francis (St. Francis, WI). The Blue Knights record now stands at 4-1.
Next, the Warriors face the Kewaskum Indians (Kewaskum, WI) in a East Central bout, on Tuesday, April 23. Waupun will attempt to move on its 9-1 season record. The Indians enter the bout with a 5-7 record after their 2-1 league win over Plymouth (Plymouth, WI).
Game Summary
The DeBoer Diamond Classic final featured a masterpiece pitched by each starting pitchers, with Lake Country Lutheran coming out ahead by plating 3 runs in the 3rd inning to secure the championship victory. Jack Poellot (jr) worked around an unearned run in the first inning to pitch a complete game victory striking out 7 batters and walking none. Poellot also had two hits including a double and drove in one of the three runs. Gavin Skrzypchak (sr) and Preston Manthei (jr) drove in the other runs for the Lightning. Lake Country Lutheran is now 9-1 and 2-0 in conference.
