Waukesha West and Catholic Memorial are an even 5-5 against one another since June of 2021, but likely not for long. The Wolverines will be playing at home against the Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Catholic Memorial will challenge a team with plenty of momentum: Waukesha West extended their winning streak to six on Friday. The Wolverines were the clear victors by an 11-1 margin over Cambridge. That ten run margin sets a new team best for the Wolverines this season.
Tanner Kalinowski was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Those six strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with one double and one RBI. That double marked the first that he has hit this season.
Nolan Schmidbauer
| 05/09/25 vs Cambridge | 3 |
| 05/05/25 vs Catholic Memorial | 1 |
| 05/03/25 vs Westosha Central | 1 |
| 05/03/25 vs Westosha Central | 1 |
| 05/02/25 vs Arrowhead | 1 |
In other batting news, Evan Brown and Nolan Schmidbauer did most of the damage at the plate: Brown went 3-for-4 with two RBI and one run, while Schmidbauer went 1-for-4 with three RBI and one run. Those three RBI gave Schmidbauer a new career-high.
Catholic Memorial not only won on Saturday, but they posted their biggest win since April 26th (when they won 16-4). They were the clear victors by a 12-5 margin over Waukesha South. The Crusaders haven't had any issues with the Blackshirts recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
Catholic Memorial got a massive performance out of Ethan Adamson, who went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and one run. Marek Wawrzyniakowski was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two doubles, two RBI, and one run.
Waukesha West pushed their record up to 9-7 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Catholic Memorial, the win was their first at home , bumping their record up to 8-12.
Waukesha West came out on top in a nail-biter against Catholic Memorial in their previous meeting on Monday, sneaking past 6-5. Will the Wolverines repeat their success, or do the Crusaders have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
