Baseball Game Preview: Waupun Warriors vs. Berlin Indians

For the second straight game, Waupun will face off against Berlin. The Warriors are taking a road trip to face off against the Indians at 4:45 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Waupun has five straight victories, Berlin has seven straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

Waupun is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They never let Berlin get on the board and left with an 18-0 win on Tuesday. Considering the Warriors have won four contests by more than nine runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Landon Derksen made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Derksen was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in both of his plate appearances.

Logan Prall

Runs (Career)

04/15/25 vs Berlin	3
04/08/25 vs Winneconne	2
04/04/25 vs Denmark	2
04/01/25 vs Oshkosh West	2
04/23/24 vs Kewaskum	2

In other batting news, Grahm Gopalan and Logan Prall did most of the damage at the plate: Gopalan went a perfect 1-for-1 with one home run and one stolen base, while Prall scored three runs while going 2-for-3. Those three runs gave Prall a new career-high. Jake Krueger also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.

Waupun always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .667. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Waupun pushed their record up to 7-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for Berlin, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-6.