Warriors Erase Six-Run Deficit In Friday Split With Sabres

FOND DU LAC, Wis. (WLCSports.com) – Freshman Noah Zaccanti (Geneva, Ill.) drove in the go-ahead run with two outs in the ninth inning as the Wisconsin Lutheran College baseball team erased a 6-0 deficit for a dramatic 7-6 come-from-behind game one win over Marian on Friday afternoon at Herr-Baker Field. The Sabres salvaged the NACC split with the Warriors by winning game two 9-2.

• Final Scores: Wisconsin Lutheran 7, Marian 6; Marian 9, Wisconsin Lutheran 2
• Records: Wisconsin Lutheran (9-21, 4-14 NACC); Marian (11-19, 6-11 NACC)
• Location: Herr-Baker Field, Fond du Lac, Wis.

• The Sabres scored three first-inning runs on three hits for an early 3-0 lead over the Warriors. 
• MU added a RBI groundout in the third and a two-run single in the fourth for a 6-0 cushion.
• WLC capitalized on a pair of Marian miscues in the fifth and cut its deficit in half with three runs. Freshman Tyler Danko (Milwaukee, Wis.) and senior Ryan Dominick (Bartlett, Ill.) each had run-scoring singles to cut into the Sabres' lead.
• Wisconsin Lutheran tacked on two more runs in the sixth when senior Ethan Orcutt (East Dubuque, Ill.) scored on a wild pitch and Danko's RBI single plated senior Matthew Schulenburg (Hampshire, Ill.). The Green and White had a chance for more but stranded the bases full.
• After a pair of scoreless frames from both teams, the Warriors strung together three straight two-out hits in the ninth. An infield single from Schulenburg followed by a wild pitch put two runners in scoring position after junior Carter Raabe (Mukwonago, Wis.) leadoff the inning with a walk. Another infield single from sophomore Jake Sillan (Castle Rock, Colo.) brought home Raabe, and Zaccanti drove home the go-ahead run with a single to right-center that brought in Schulenburg.
• Junior Glavine Matthes (Appleton, Wis.), who faced the minimum in the two innings he pitched, induced a game-ending 4-6-3 double play in the ninth to secure his second win of the season on the mound.
• Schulenburg led WLC with three hits and two runs scored, while Danko, Zaccanti, and senior Josh Enevold (Jackson, Wis.) added two hits apiece. Danko and Dominick collected two RBI each.

• The Sabres scored five runs on just one hit in the second inning and added another two in the second on another hit for a 7-0 lead over the Warriors.
• Following a two-out tally by MU in the sixth, WLC scored its first two runs in the seventh inning. Schulenburg and junior Danny Cain (Jackson, Wis.) both reached on errors which allowed senior Nick Poblocki (Bartlett, Ill.) to score, and junior Joseph Cook (Marshall, Wis.) singled home Schulenburg with a single to right.
• Marian made it 9-2 in the seventh with a two-out RBI. Wisconsin Lutheran loaded the bases in the ninth with three hits, but wasn't able to plate a run.
• Poblocki posted two of the eight hits for the Green and White in the nightcap.

• The Warriors wrap up their stretch of 10 straight road games on Sunday when they travel to Chicago for a NACC doubleheader against Illinois Tech (8-24, 4-12 NACC). First pitch is scheduled for 12 p.m. at Ed Glancy Field. Live coverage links will be available for both games at WLCSports.com. 

BSB (GM 2): Marian 9, @WLC_Base 2

⚔️ @NickPoblocki17 leads Warriors with two hits and a run.

⚔️ @Joseph__Cook reaches base three times with a RBI.

⚔️ Five other players post one hit each.#NACCtion #d3b

— WLC Warriors (@WLCSports) April 30, 2022

BSB (GM 1): @WLC_Base 7, Marian 6

⚔️ Matthew Schulenburg leads Warriors with three hits and two runs.

⚔️ @ryandominick10 and @TJames2003 drive in two runs each.

⚔️ @NZaccanti records go-ahead, two-out RBI single in the 9th.#WeAreWarriors #NACCtion #d3b pic.twitter.com/7A2j4rBVRU

— WLC Warriors (@WLCSports) April 30, 2022

Warriors erase a 6-0 deficit to pull out a 7-6 WIN!!! @NZaccanti with the go-ahead single in the 9th with 2 outs. @GlavineMatthes slams the door shut. What a win!! #FigureItOut

— WLC Baseball (@WLC_Base) April 29, 2022

You are looking live… A big victory for ⁦@WLC_Base⁩ who rally from six down in the fourth to win 7-6 with 2 runs in the 9th and a double play to close it out! In its own miracle, the game was played in 2:18! #letstaketwo #WeAreWarriors pic.twitter.com/fPPYPNeelu

— Wayne Shevey (@RevShevWLC) April 29, 2022

BSB: @WLC_Base travels to Fond du Lac this afternoon for a NACC doubleheader against Marian.

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— WLC Warriors (@WLCSports) April 29, 2022