The Nicolet Knights will face off against the Pewaukee Pirates at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Nicolet will be strutting in after a victory while Pewaukee will be coming in after a defeat.
Nicolet barely beat West Bend East the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Knights put the hurt on the Suns with a sharp 8-2 win on Friday. The Knights haven't had any issues with the Suns recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
James Wirth
| 04/23/25 @ Cedarburg | 3 |
| 05/16/25 @ West Bend East | 2 |
| 04/11/25 vs Shorewood | 2 |
| 05/14/25 vs Cedarburg | 1 |
| 05/09/25 @ Port Washington | 1 |
| + 1 more games |
The team relied heavily on James Wirth, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Nicolet's success: when he posts at least two stolen bases the team is undefeated (and 5-12 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Cole Fox, who went 3-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
Nicolet always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .528. The last time their OBP was this high was back in May of 2024.
Meanwhile, Pewaukee came up short against Wisconsin Lutheran on Wednesday and fell 7-3.
Nicolet's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-12. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Pewaukee, their loss dropped their record down to 16-4.
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