Wisconsin High School Baseball - Lake Country Lutheran nips Wauwatosa East
May 13, 2023: Hartland, WI 53029 The Lake Country Lutheran Lightning (Hartland, WI) baseball nipped the visiting Wauwatosa East Red Raiders (Wauwatosa, WI), 5-4 in Saturday's non-league contest.
Coming up next, the Lightning encounter the Heritage Christian Patriots (New Berlin, WI) in a Midwest Classic contest, on Monday, May 15. Lake Country Lutheran will attempt to better on its 16-5 season record. The Patriots come into the contest with a 0-11 record after their 13-5 league loss to Brookfield Academy (Brookfield, WI).
The Red Raiders now sport a 7-13 record. They play next when they travel to Germantown for a Greater Metro contest on Tuesday, May 16. Wauwatosa East will encounter a Warhawks squad coming off a 4-0 league win over Marquette University (Milwaukee, WI). The Warhawks record now stands at 8-10.
Game Summary
Game two of the non-conference doubleheader was close all the way, with LCL picking up the go ahead run in the bottom of the sixth off of an RBI double from Jack Poellot and then closing it out on a perfect frame from reliever Tyler Howard. Gavin Schiefer also contributed 2 RBIs for the Lightning. LCL is now 16-5 overall and 10-1 in conference.