Wisconsin High School Baseball - Lake Country Lutheran holds off Dominican
May 30, 2023: Hartland, WI 53029 In Tuesday's non-league challenge, the Lake Country Lutheran Lightning (Hartland, WI) baseball squad the visiting Dominican Knights (Whitefish Bay, WI), by a margin of 9-5.
With the win, Lake Country Lutheran betters its record to 21-6 on the season. The Lightning host St. Joseph (Kenosha, WI) to encounter the Lancers in a non-league challenge on Wednesday, May 31. The Lancers come into the challenge with a record of 18-6. St. Joseph lost 11-8 in their recent non-league challenge against Union Grove (Union Grove, WI)
With the defeat, Dominican falls to 13-12 on the season.
Game Summary
The Lightning responded well to an early deficit and came roaring back for a 9-4 win in the Regional Semi-Final. Tyler Howard pitched 4 innings of relief for the win, allowing just one earned run and striking out 2 batters. Gavin Skrzypchak pitched the first 3 innings and worked out of some really tough situations by striking out 7 batters. The LCL offense was lead by Brendon Flinton who was 2 for 2 with 2 RBIs and 2 stolen bases and Braden Theis and Gavin Schieffer who each drove in 2 runs. The Lightning will now face Kenosha St. Joe's in the regional final tomorrow at LCL at 4:30 pm.
