Indians Round-Out Week with Non-Conference Win

Austin Reichel drove in four runs on four hits to lead Kewaskum (4-1, 2-0) past New Holstein (3-3) 7-5 in a non-conference game on Saturday, April 12. The biggest of his four hits came with one out in the seventh inning with the Indians down 4-5. Reichel ripped a double to the outfield, scoring two.
Devon Berndt came in to run and stole third base and scored on a Carter Unger ground-out to give the Indians their insurance run.
Cooper Petermann started on the mound and did a good job scattering five hits and three runs over four innings. Cole Loser came in relief and shut down the huskies allowing no hits or runs while striking out five.
The Indians are back in action with conference play on Tuesday, April 15 at KML, Thursday, April 17 at home against KML, followed by a home triangular on Saturday, April 19.

Unger Goes the Distance in First Career Start

In a game which had strong pitching for both teams, Kewaskum (3-1, 2-0) came out with the 2-1 victory over the host, West Bend East (0-3).
Freshman Carter Unger got the nod for the Indians and did not disappoint in his first career start. Unger went the full seven innings while allowing one run on four hits while striking out six and walking two. The freshman credited his defense who played error free baseball and made some big plays in crucial moments of the game.
The Indians got on the board right away in the top of the first inning. Liam Stoffel got a lead-off single and stole second base. He made it to third on an Andrew Reichert ground-out and scored on a Kingston Grisolono single.
The Suns would tie the game in the fourth inning, hitting back-to-back doubles but with the go ahead run on second, Unger was able to strike out the next batter to keep the score tied.
It remained that way until the seventh inning when Sam Ciriacks led off with a single and advanced to second on a Tyler Stray bunt. Liam Stoffel then beat out an infield single, and a wild throw allowed Ciriacks to score.
However, the Suns did not go away as they got a leadoff single to start the seventh inning. After a pop out to the catcher, the Suns’ designated hitter hit a hard ground ball to second baseman Kyle Haim who started the 4-6-3, game-ending double play.
Ciriacks, Reichert, and Stoffel led the offensive attack having two hits a piece.

Kewaskum Indians Take Care of Plymouth Panthers
Kewaskum (2-1, 2-0) took care of the season sweep of the Plymouth Panthers (3-2, 0-2) with a 5-1 victory on a frigid, Thursday afternoon.
After a scoreless couple innings, the Indians struck first with a pair of runs in the top of the third inning on a sacrifice fly from both Andrew Reichert and Everett Donath.

An Austin Reichel RBI single in the fifth inning put the Indians up 3-0. The Panthers struck back in the bottom half of the inning scoring one to cut the lead to 3-1.
After a scoreless top of the sixth inning, the Panthers’ first two batters reached base in the bottom of the sixth. With two on and the go-ahead run at the plate with no outs, Tyler Stray got the ground ball he was looking for and Carter Unger stepped on third base and fired the ball to first to double up the Panthers.
The top of the seventh, the Indians got a pair of insurance runs on an Everett Donath two-RBI single. Stray allowed a pair of singles in the bottom of the seventh but then got the next three batters out to end the game.
Kingston Grisolono started the game and got the win on the mound, while Stray shut the door in the final two innings.

Kewaskum Bats Come Alive to Beat Plymouth in Five Innings

The Indians (1-1, 1-0) decided to save all of their scoring for the conference opener versus Plymouth (3-1, 0-1) en route to a 17-1 blowout in five innings.
Kingston Grisolono got the start on the mound and after facing just four batters in the first, the bats came alive in the bottom half of the inning.
Liam Stoffel and Andrew Reichert led off the inning with a pair of singles followed by a pair of RBI singles by Grisolono and Austin Reiche. The Indians took a 2-0 lead. A balk allowed the third run to score before a line drive, double play and ground out ended the inning.
After a scoreless top of the second, Kewaskum’s bats picked up right where they left off. Utilizing some free passes from the Panthers, Reichert made them pay with the bases loaded when he drove the ball to deep left center for a bases-clearing double.
After three consecutive strikeouts by Grisolono in the top of the third, a pair of walks and a Stoffel single loaded the bases for Reichert again. This time, he drew a walk allowing Grisolono to rip a triple to center field and clear the bases.
All in all, the Indians had 11 hits, including first varsity hits for Carter Unger, Kyle Haim, and Alex Bayer (2RBI), along with 15 RBIs.

Kewaskum Baseball Loses First Game of Season
The Kewaskum Indians (0-1) were unable to bounce back after giving up five runs in the first inning to the visiting Cedar Grove Belgium Rockets (2-0) in a 7-0 defeat on Saturday, April 5.
Kyle Haim pitched great for the Indians in relief going four-and-one-third innings, while allowing one earned run, striking out three and walking none. Additionally, Cole Loser and Tyler Stray each provided a scoreless inning in relief.
Offensively, the Indians only gathered three hits. Andrew Reichert hit a single and Kingston Grisolono hit a single and double.