The Nicolet Knights are taking a road trip to face off against the Milwaukee King Generals at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Nicolet will be strutting in after a victory while Milwaukee King will be coming in after a defeat.
Nicolet is headed into the game having just posted their closest win since May 23, 2025 on Monday. They skirted past Cedarburg 5-4. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Knights.
Will Vander Mel
| 05/11/26 vs Cedarburg | 6 |
| 05/04/26 vs Slinger | 2 |
| 05/01/26 @ Slinger | 1 |
| 04/28/26 vs Shorewood | 5 |
| 04/20/26 @ Homestead | 7 |
Will Vander Mel tossed a big game, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. That's the most strikeouts he has posted over his last five contests.
On the hitting side, Brock Stuck and Matthew Hellman did most of the damage at the plate: Stuck went 1-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI, while Hellman went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. Those two stolen bases gave Hellman a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Nick Bongard, who got on base in two of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run.
Nicolet hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cedarburg struck out nine times.
West Allis Hale hit Milwaukee King with a eight-run sixth inning on Monday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Generals lost 10-4 to the Huskies. The Generals' loss continues a trend for the team, making it three in a row.
Milwaukee King saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Eli Ramirez, who went 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Milwaukee King's defeat dropped their record down to 5-8. As for Nicolet, their record now sits at 6-9.
Nicolet was able to grind out a solid victory over Milwaukee King in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, winning 9-5. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Knights since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
