West Allis NATIONALS Baseball

In game one the West Allis Nationals lost the lead late in a 3-1 defeat to Addison Braves on Saturday. The game was tied at one with Addison Braves batting in the top of the sixth when Luke Lucchetti doubled off of Nick McLees, driving in two runs. The pitching was strong on both sides. Addison Braves pitchers struck out three, while West Allis Nationals sat down nine In the bottom of the fifth inning, West Allis Nationals tied things up at one. An error scored one run for West Allis Nationals. Chris Wido earned the win for Addison Braves. He threw seven innings, allowing one run, seven hits, and striking out three. Nick McLees took the loss for West Allis Nationals. He went seven innings, allowing three runs, six hits, striking out nine, and walking zero. West Allis Nationals collected seven hits. Evan Spry and Jonah Meidl each collected multiple hits for West Allis Nationals. Meidl and Spry each collected two hits to lead West Allis Nationals. In game two the West Allis Nationals defeated Addison Braves 9-6 thanks to a strong start. West Allis Nationals scored on a single by Evan Spry and a single by Kyle Kalkopf in the first inning. West Allis Nationals earned the victory despite allowing Addison Braves to score four runs in the sixth inning. Addison Braves's big inning was driven by a single by John Zielinski and a single by Luke Lucchetti. Addison Braves took an early lead in the first inning. With one out in the first inning Lucchetti drove in one run when he singled. West Allis Nationals took the lead for good with four runs in the first inning. In the first Evan Spry singled off of Alex Cardoza, driving in two runs and Kyle Kalkopf singled off of Cardoza, driving in two runs. West Allis Nationals scored five runs in the fifth inning. West Allis Nationals scored on a double by Brian Huntzinger, a single by Spry, and a single by Curt Pryal. Addison Braves scored four runs in the sixth inning. The big inning for Addison Braves came thanks to a single by Zielinski and a single by Lucchetti. Tom Starck earned the win for West Allis Nationals. He pitched five and a third innings, giving up six runs, 12 hits, striking out three, and walking zero. Cardoza took the loss for Addison Braves. He tossed four and two-thirds innings, allowing seven runs, six hits, and striking out three. West Allis Nationals had nine hits in the game. Huntzinger and Spry each collected multiple hits for West Allis Nationals. Spry and Huntzinger each drove in three runs to lead West Allis Nationals. Addison Braves collected 13 hits. Lucchetti, Tyler Zunkel, Tyler Behrendt, Kevin Cronin, and Zielinski each collected multiple hits for Addison Braves. Lucchetti led Addison Braves with three runs batted in. He went 3-for-4 on the day.

A walk-off single led West Allis Nationals past Oshkosh Giants 11-10 on Thursday. The game was tied at ten with West Allis Nationals batting in the bottom of the seventh when Brian Huntzinger singled off of Covey, driving in one run. Despite falling down by five runs in the sixth inning, Oshkosh Giants tried to fight back. Oshkosh Giants scored five runs in the failed comeback on a walk by Covey and a grand slam by Luke Gajewski. Oshkosh Giants captured the lead in the first inning. Mike Ross singled on a 0-2 count in the first inning, scoring one run. West Allis Nationals scored four runs in the fourth inning. The big inning was thanks to a fielder's choice by Chase Scharnek, a passed ball , and a double by Adam Karas. Kanyon Fellers earned the win for West Allis Nationals. He went one inning, giving up five runs, one hit, and striking out three. Covey took the loss for Oshkosh Giants. He tossed one and one-third innings, giving up two runs, and two hits. Cal Krafcheck started the game for West Allis Nationals. He went three innings, surrendering two runs, four hits, and striking out two. Austin Halverson started the game for Oshkosh Giants. He tossed three innings, allowing five runs, and four hits. West Allis Nationals collected ten hits. Brian Huntzinger, Johnny Keane, and Garrett Gilbert each collected multiple hits for West Allis Nationals. Huntzinger and Nick Erd each drove in two runs to lead West Allis Nationals. Oshkosh Giants had nine hits in the game. Gajewski, Kellen Shea, and Mitch Peterson each collected multiple hits for Oshkosh Giants.

Kenosha Kings took the lead late in the game in a 3-1 victory over West Allis Nationals on Tuesday. The game was tied at one with Kenosha Kings batting in the bottom of the sixth when Mike Aiello grounded out, scoring one run. The pitching was strong on both sides. Jason Bunton struck out six, while West Allis Nationals pitchers sat down five. Kenosha Kings evened things up at one in the bottom of the fourth inning. With two outs in the fourth inning Mike Aiello drove in one run when he doubled. Kenosha Kings took the lead for good with two runs in the sixth inning. In the sixth Mark Cibrario singled off of Chad Tindall, driving in one run. Bunton earned the win for Kenosha Kings. He pitched nine innings, surrendering one run, five hits, and striking out six. Tindall took the loss for West Allis Nationals. He went six innings, surrendering three runs, six hits, and striking out two. Aiello led Kenosha Kings with two runs batted in. He went 1-for-4 on the day.

West Allis wins two nail biters on Saturday thanks to walkoffs. The Kenosha Kings led most of game one scoring three runs in the second and one in the third. The Nationals managed to tie the game in the fifth with four runs of their own, but the Kings regained the lead with one run in the sixth. That’s when the luck ran out for Kenosha. Jonah Meidl hit a double scoring one run to tie the game at 5-5 in the bottom of the seventh. Then it happened. An error from the Kings’ pitcher Brandon Jeffery allowed a run to score, giving the Nationals a 6-5 win. Game two favored the Nationals for most of the game scoring two runs in the fifth and one in the sixth. The Kings tried to comeback tying the game in the seventh. Alex Doud scored the two runs for Kenosha on a single. Unfortunately that was not enough to give Kenosha the win. Adam Karas, in the bottom of the eighth, hit into a fielder’s choice, but one run scored, giving the Nationals a 4-3 win over the Kings.

Pinch Hitter Drew Evanson singled home Garrett Gilbert with two outs in the 10th inning to give the Nationals a hard earned victory over the Kenosha Kings at Kuenn Field in West Allis on Tuesday night.

The Nationals had tied the game in the bottom of the ninth when Shey Smith scored from third on a passed ball with two outs.

Nick McLees picked up the victory in relief of starter Jimmy Jungbauer and relievers Bob Herrick, Kanyon Fellers, and Chad Tindall.

Next up for the Nationals are the Lombard Orioles.   The teams play a 3pm DH on Saturday at Kuenn Field in Rainbow Park, West Allis.