With a playoff game on the line, Waterloo rose to the challenge on Thursday. They never let the Necedah Cardinals onto the board and left with a 14-0 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Waterloo considering their two-run performance the match before.
Keegan Lauersdorf made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Lauersdorf has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Lauersdorf was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Jon Sampo was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. Trevor Firari was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
Waterloo's victory bumped their record up to 15-8-1. As for Necedah, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-16.
Waterloo will be playing at home against New Glarus at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. New Glarus will roll in looking for their seventh straight win, something Waterloo surely won't give up without a fight. Necedah does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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