Warriors Begin Northern Schedule With Split Vs. Bucs

BELOIT, Wis. - The Wisconsin Lutheran College baseball team earned a split against non-conference foe Beloit Saturday afternoon behind Sam Mattheis' (Rosendale, Wis./Laconia) 4-for-5 showing at the plate in game one for a 12-2 victory in seven innings, before falling in game two 4-3 at The Ballpark at Strong Stadium.

THE BASICS

• Final Scores: Wisconsin Lutheran 12, Beloit 2 (7 Inn.); Beloit 4, Wisconsin Lutheran 3
• Records: Wisconsin Lutheran (8-3), Beloit (8-4)
• Location: The Ballpark at Strong Stadium, Beloit, Wis. | Attendance: 125

GAME 1 HIGHLIGHTS

• The Warriors got on the board early as they plated a pair in the top of the first inning off a Mattheis RBI double and Brett Youngbeck's (Brown Deer, Wis./Brown Deer) groundout to first.
• In the fifth, Wisconsin Lutheran pieced together five hits in a row and scored two runs on RBI singles by Youngbeck and Brandon Mantz (West Bend, Wis./Kettle Moraine Lutheran).
• Beloit broke through in the bottom of the inning on a sacrifice fly by Mike Gulve and an Alex Lawrence single to cut the Warriors' lead to 4-2.
• WLC broke the game open in the sixth, scoring seven runs on seven hits highlighted by Aaron Roeseler's (Watertown, Wis./Luther Preparatory) two-RBI triple. Jake Grollo (Menomonee Falls, Wis./Menomonee Falls) also notched two RBI on a single down the right field line. Mattheis and Mantz each picked up RBIs on a pair of singles to make it 11-2.
• Wisconsin Lutheran capped the scoring in the seventh on a Mattheis single that scored Connor Vredeveld (Waterloo, Wis./Lakeside Lutheran), who tripled to lead-off the inning.
• Jaime Paumen (Glencoe, Minn./Silver-Lake) earned the win with a complete game as the Warriors run-ruled the Buccaneers 12-2 in seven innings.

GAME 2 HIGHLIGHTS

• In the second game, Beloit jumped out to a 3-0 advantage behind a two-RBI double by Jerrick Habecker and a RBI single by Mike Gulve.
• The Warriors loaded in the bases and plated two runs in the fifth off a two-RBI single to left by Mattheis.
• Zack Skog (Hampshire, Ill./Hampshire) tripled to center and Grollo grounded out to second for an RBI to tie the game at 3-3 in the eighth. 
• The Buccaneers scored the game winning run in the bottom of the inning off a lead-off triple by Jake Parrott who scored on a single by Habecker. 
• WLC attempted to rally in the ninth as Roeseler walked and stole second to reach scoring position, but two straight fly outs ended the threat as Beloit prevailed 4-3.

QUICK HITS

• In game one, Wisconsin Lutheran was led by Mattheis' 4-for-5 day at the plate, and Connor Vredeveld and Roeseler recorded three hits each. 
• Every Warrior batter had at least one hit in the contest.
• The Warriors posted a season-high 20 hits.
• Paumen (3-0) earned the complete game victory in 7.0 innings pitched with three strikeouts and a walk. 
• Ryan Kaveney (1-2) allowed 18 hits and 11 runs over 6.0 innings and recorded six strikeouts for the Buccaneers. 
• In game two, Mattheis and Josiah Boucher (Menasha, Wis./Menasha) each had two hits.
• Habecker was 2-for-3 with three RBI for Beloit.
• Brock Vredeveld (1-1) (Waterloo, Wis./Lakeside Lutheran) took the loss in relief for WLC in 1.2 innings pitched, allowing one run and two hits. 
• Andrew Kane (1-0) recorded the victory in 2.0 innings for Beloit as he allowed one run and two hits with a strikeout.

UP NEXT

• The Warriors are scheduled to open conference play next Saturday when they travel to Sheboygan for a doubleheader against Lakeland (2-10) starting at 12 p.m.