Division I Panthers Survive Warriors' Late Rally

MILWAUKEE - The Wisconsin Lutheran College baseball team nearly overcame a 7-2 deficit against Division I opponent Milwaukee by scoring three runs in the ninth, but the Panthers held off the Warriors 7-6 Wednesday afternoon in an intracity matchup at Henry Aaron Field.

THE BASICS

• Final Score: Milwaukee 7, Wisconsin Lutheran 6
• Records: Wisconsin Lutheran (17-13), Milwaukee (23-13)
• Location: Henry Aaron Field, Milwaukee, Wis. | Attendance: 55

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

• The Panthers provided most of their runs early as they scored six runs on five hits over the first two innings for a 6-0 lead. UWM's Sam Hammer belted a three-run homerun in the first to lead the charge.
• The Warriors manufactured a run in the third, with Aaron Roeseler (Watertown, Wis./Luther Preparatory) stealing second and eventually scoring on a wild pitch.
• WLC scored its second run in the fifth off of a Sam Mattheis (Rosendale, Wis./Laconia) single that plated Roeseler.
• Milwaukee tallied its final run of the day in the fifth on an RBI double by Eric Solberg.
• Roeseler crossed home for the third time in the seventh on a passed ball to trim the deficit to 7-3.
• Wisconsin Lutheran loaded the bases with nobody out in the ninth and Brett Youngbeck (Brown Deer, Wis./Brown Deer) drove in a pair with a one-out RBI single that plated Connor Vredeveld (Waterloo, Wis./Lakeside Lutheran) and Zach Szalacinski (Greenfield, Wis./Greenfield). UWM's Justin Jaquish forced the final two Warriors hitters to groundout to close out the game with the tying run stranded at second. 

QUICK HITS

• Mattheis and Roeseler both went 2 for 3 with two walks. Roeseler scored four of the Warriors' six runs. The duo also combined to swipe five bases.
• Noah Schriefer (San Diego, Calif./California Lutheran) was handed the loss after giving up six runs (four earned) in two innings. Four Warriors relievers combined for 5.0 shutout innings.
• The Panthers edged the Warriors in the hit column, 9-8.
• UWM was led by Ryan McShane who went 2-for-3 with a walk and two runs scored.
• Joe Pavlovich picked up the win after striking out three and allowing a hit in the first inning.
• Six Panthers pitchers combined for 16 strikeouts, including eight from Austin Schulfer

UP NEXT

• Wisconsin Lutheran will host MSOE (6-26, 3-13 NACC) in a 12 p.m. doubleheader Saturday at Neumann Family Baseball Field for Senior Day and the Love vs. Lymphoma event. A live audio broadcast for both games will be available at wlcsports.com.