West Allis NATIONALS Baseball

After three games on the road to start the season, the local nine welcomed the opportunity to compete on their home turf.   Buoyed by a 7 run second inning, the Nats defeated the West Allis White Sox 9-3 on Tuesday night in the Langsdorf League's opening game for 2009.

The National's second inning started quietly with Curt Pryal fouling out to the catcher.   But when Matt Soderlund followed with a line double to right center, the rally was on.   The Nats sent 14 men to the plate in the inning on 5 hits, 3 walks, 2 RE's, and one hit batter.   Jimmy Jungbauer's 2 run double was the key blow in the inning.   Kyle Kalkopf, Mike Wajerski, and Danny Putnam also added RBI's to the cause.

CJ Herrforth took it from there.   After allowing an unearned run in the first, Herrforth settled in.   On the night, CJ allowed only 2 earned runs on 3 hits and 3 walks while fanning 9.    Curt Pryal held the White Sox hitless over the final 4 frames while striking out 4, earning his second save of the young season in the process.

Next up is a Langsdorf League DH against the Genoa City Red Dogs.  The games will be played in Genoa City on Saturday with the first pitch for game one set at 1PM.