Baseball Recap: Living Word Lutheran has no trouble against Brookfield Academy

By Team Reports May 17, 2024, 11:30am

Baseball Recap: Living Word Lutheran Timberwolves vs. Brookfield Academy Blue Knights

Living Word Lutheran stacked a ninth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Brookfield Academy Blue Knights with a sharp 11-1 victory. 11 seems to be a good number for Living Word Lutheran as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.

Gavin Weissenburger was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 11 over six innings pitched. Weissenburger was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.

In other batting news, Owen Sather was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Beau Kuhl, who scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.

The victory was the third in a row for Living Word Lutheran, bringing their record for this year to 12-6. As for Brookfield Academy, they dropped their record down to 7-10 with that loss, which was their sixth straight on the road.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Living Word Lutheran beat Brookfield Academy by a score of 9-0.

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