West Allis NATIONALS Baseball

Fortunes turned quickly once the local 9 returned to their home turf at Zirkel Field in West Allis. The once-comatose offense performed like a Manic on greenies and caffiene and exploded for 16 runs in a Langsdorf League opening victory over the defending champion West Allis White Sox, 16-11. Mike Kenseth powered the offense with a Grand Slam Home Run and a double, but had many others join in the cause. Tom Donovan also went deep in a two hit performance. Long-in-tooth beat Cop, James Herkowski, showed that his bat speed was still there with three hits while Joe Riebe, Alex Franson, Andy Gerhartz, and Curt Pryal also posted crooked numbers in the hit column. Next up for this Nats are the League's newest addition, the Burlington Barons, who are coming off a 2-1 victory over the Milwaukee Angels in their debut. First pitch on Saturday is scheduled for 7:30pm. The remaining Phil Gnacinski bobbleheads will be given to the first thirteen paid attendees.