Wisconsin High School Baseball - Lake Country Lutheran can't hold off University School of Milwaukee
May 11, 2023: Milwaukee, WI 53217
In Thursday's league game, the host University School of Milwaukee Wildcats baseball team scored a tight 4-3 victory over the Lake Country Lutheran Lightning.
The Wildcats (12-5) will now prepare for their game against St. John's Northwestern Military Academy (Delafield, WI). The Lancers go into the Midwest Classic game with a 3-9 record. In their last game, St. John's Northwestern Military Academy tipped Kenosha Christian Life (Kenosha, WI), 11-2, in a league game.
The Lightning (14-5) will now prepare for their game against Wauwatosa East (Wauwatosa, WI). The Red Raiders go into the non-league game with a 7-11 record. In their last game, Wauwatosa East was edged by Marquette University (Milwaukee, WI), 6-2, in a league game.
Game Summary
LCL took a heartbreaking conference loss giving up the winning run with 2 outs in the bottom of the seventh. Jacob Merten was very good in relief going 4-2/3 innings and striking out 3 batters. On offense, the Lightning could not get their bats going, but they did get a triple and 2 RBIs from Gavin Schieffer and Maddux Kiley went 2 for 3 with a triple. The Lightning drop to 14-5 overall and 10-1 in conference.