Wisconsin High School Baseball - Marquette University defeats Lake Country Lutheran
May 19, 2021: Hartland, WI 53029 Spectators at Wednesday's non-league battle between the Marquette University Hilltoppers (Milwaukee, WI) and the host Lake Country Lutheran Lightning (Hartland, WI), saw Marquette University's baseball squad knock off Lake Country Lutheran by a count of 8-1.
Coming up next, the Hilltoppers play the Wauwatosa East Red Raiders (Wauwatosa, WI) in a Greater Metro battle, on Thursday, May 20. Marquette University will attempt to move on its 4-8 season record.
The Lightning now possess a 12-2 record. They take the field next when they travel to St. Francis for a Midwest Classic battle on Thursday, May 20. Lake Country Lutheran will play a Mariners squad coming off a 11-1 non-league win over Varsity Opponent (, ). The Mariners record now stands at 9-9.
Game Summary
Marquette blew open a 1-1 game after a 3-run error by Lake Country Lutheran with two outs in the top of the fifth inning as they followed that error with 2 doubles and a HR over the final 4 outs. Lake Country Lutheran senior Gavin Theis contributed an RBI and pitched 5 strong innings (5 K's, 0 BB's) in the loss. The Lightning move to 12-2 overall. (9-0 in conference)
