The Nicolet Knights will challenge the West Bend East Suns at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Nicolet will be strutting in after a victory while West Bend East will be coming in after a loss.
Having struggled with six defeats in a row, Nicolet turned things around against Cedarburg on Wednesday. They never let the Bulldogs get on the board and left with a 10-0 win. The Knights' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Jack Stuck made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out seven over 6.2 innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Nicolet is 2-1 when he allows at most two earned runs, but 0-7 otherwise. Stuck was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and one double. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in May of 2024.
James Wirth
| 04/23/25 @ Cedarburg | 3 |
| 04/11/25 vs Shorewood | 2 |
| 05/30/24 vs Milwaukee King | 2 |
| 04/15/24 @ Grafton | 2 |
| 06/04/24 vs Whitefish Bay | 1 |
In other batting news, James Wirth was excellent, going 1-for-4 with three stolen bases and two runs. Those three stolen bases gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Nick Bongard, who went 2-for-5 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Nicolet was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, West Bend East was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They came up short against Whitefish Bay, falling 14-1. Surprisingly, this marked the Suns' fourth straight game in which the away team has come away the victor.
West Bend East saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kolin Schiller, who went 1-for-2 with one RBI.
Nicolet's victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-4 and their overall record up to 2-8. As for West Bend East, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-7.
Nicolet skirted past West Bend East 3-2 in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Will the Knights repeat their success, or do the Suns have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
