New Berlin is 0-3 against Gillespie since May of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The New Berlin Pretzels will head out on the road to take on the Gillespie Miners at 4:30 p.m.
Saturday just wasn't the day for New Berlin's offense. They fell just short of St. Joseph-Ogden by a score of 2-0 on Saturday. New Berlin has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Gillespie can now show off four landslide victories after their most recent game on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Nokomis with a sharp 11-3 victory. With that win, Gillespie brought their scoring average up to 6.6 runs per game.
Daniel Wolber tossed a big game, striking out seven batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits. Brody Shaw relieved him and did a solid job, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (he also only allowed one walk).
At the plate, Luke Schuckenbrock was incredible, scoring three runs while going 3-for-3. Sean Haywood was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
New Berlin now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Gillespie, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-2.
New Berlin suffered a grim 7-0 defeat to Gillespie in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Thankfully for New Berlin, Colton Bultema (who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 14 over seven innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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