Baseball Game Preview: New Glarus Knights vs. Waterloo Pirates

For the second straight game, New Glarus will face off against Waterloo. The Knights will be playing in front of their home fans against the Pirates at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. New Glarus is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.

If New Glarus beats Waterloo with ten runs on Thursday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. The Knights came out on top against the Pirates by a score of 10-6 on Tuesday. The win continues a trend for the Knights in their matchups with the Pirates: they've now won eight in a row.

Nolan Julseth

Runs

04/28/26 @ Waterloo	3
04/24/26 vs Edgerton	1
04/23/26 vs Wisconsin Heights	1
04/21/26 @ Wisconsin Heights	1
04/09/26 @ Mineral Point	1
+ 5 more games

The team relied heavily on Nolan Julseth, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs, one triple, and two RBI. That's the most runs he has posted since back in May of 2025. Another player making a difference was Braden Rear, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double.

Waterloo now has a losing record of 3-4. As for New Glarus, the victory got them back to even at 3-3-1.