Kamitani's Complete Game Shutout Highlights Senior Day Split

MILWAUKEE (WLCSports.com) – Junior right-hander Fabio Kamitani (Naviraí, Brazil) tossed a complete game shutout with seven strikeouts to lead the Wisconsin Lutheran College baseball team to a 2-0 game one Senior Day win over St. Norbert on Friday afternoon at Neumann Family Baseball Field. The Green Knights won the nightcap over the Warriors, 4-1. 

• Final Scores: Wisconsin Lutheran 2, St. Norbert 0; St. Norbert 4, Wisconsin Lutheran 1
• Records: Wisconsin Lutheran (12-22, 7-15 NACC); St. Norbert (17-15, 14-8 NACC)
• Location: Neumann Family Baseball Field, Wauwatosa, Wis.

• Both teams were held scoreless through the first three innings, despite the Warriors leaving the bases loaded in the bottom of the second.
• Senior Matthew Schulenburg (Hampshire, Ill.) singled to center with one out in the fourth to score senior Nick Poblocki (Bartlett, Ill.) and put WLC ahead 1-0.
• Junior Carter Raabe (Mukwonago, Wis.) advanced home on an error from Poblocki's single to left as Wisconsin Lutheran took a 2-0 lead in the sixth.
• The Green Knights stranded two runners on base in the eighth and another in the ninth as the score held 2-0.
• Wisconsin Lutheran's offense recorded 12 hits in the contest and was led by three hits each from Poblocki and senior Ethan Orcutt (East Dubuque, Ill.). Senior Josh Enevold (Jackson, Wis.) added two hits and four more players added one hit apiece for the Green and White.
• Kamitani tossed a complete game shutout, scattering eight hits and striking out seven. He faced the minimum in three innings. 
• WLC honored its seven seniors during a between-game ceremony in Daniel Quartuccio (Milwaukee, Wis.), Joshua Carlson (Tomah, Wis.), Schulenburg, Orcutt, Poblocki, Enevold, and Diego Solares (Huntley, Ill.).

• The Warriors had runners on base in three of the first four innings, but couldn't plate a run. The Green Knights got on the board in the fourth via a two-out throwing error for a 1-0 lead.
• A RBI groundout and a sac fly in the sixth inning gave SNC a 3-0 lead over WLC.
• A two-out RBI single to center in the seventh off the bat of freshman Tyler Danko (Milwaukee, Wis.) plated freshman Noah Zaccanti (Geneva, Ill.) and put Wisconsin Lutheran on the scoreboard.
• St. Norbert added an insurance run in the eighth on a two-out RBI single for a 4-1 advantage.
• Wisconsin Lutheran collected eight hits in the nightcap and was led by two hits from Poblocki. Six other players added one hit apiece.

• The Warriors wrap up their 2022 season tomorrow with a NACC doubleheader at Lakeland (16-20, 6-16 NACC). First pitch from Muskie Baseball Field in Plymouth is scheduled for 12 p.m. Live coverage links with be available for the game at WLCsports.com.

BSB (GM 2): St. Norbert 4, @WLC_Base 1

⚔️ @NickPoblocki17 leads Warriors with two hits.

⚔️ @TJames2003 adds a hit and RBI.

⚔️ @DeegsBaseball, @danielquart10, and @GlavineMatthes combine for four scoreless innings on the mound.#NACCtion #d3b

— WLC Warriors (@WLCSports) May 7, 2022

BSB (GM 1): @WLC_Base 2, St. Norbert 0

⚔️ @fabiotk8 tosses complete-game shutout with seven strikeouts.

⚔️ @NickPoblocki17 and @eorcutt00 collect three hits each.

⚔️ Matthew Schulenburg adds a hit and RBI.#WeAreWarriors #NACCtion #d3b pic.twitter.com/7amGW3T5E1

— WLC Warriors (@WLCSports) May 7, 2022

Came up a little short in Game 2, losing 4-1. Really good baseball by both teams all day. Really great day for our Seniors. One last ride tomorrow! pic.twitter.com/Pv4vMZhHYg

— WLC Baseball (@WLC_Base) May 6, 2022

What a game! @fabiotk8 with another SHUTOUT and Warriors take Game 1 by a score of 2-0!!!

— WLC Baseball (@WLC_Base) May 6, 2022

BSB: It's Senior Day for @WLC_Base as it hosts St. Norbert for two NACC games at Noon today.

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��️: May 6, 2022
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— WLC Warriors (@WLCSports) May 6, 2022