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Nick Lingvay dumped a single to center with two outs in the bottom of the 15th to score Jimmy Jungbauer and give the Nationals a hard fought 4-3 victory over the 6 time defending champion Kenosha Kings.
Tyler Frohwirth earned the victory with 4 innings of scoreless relief. Curt Pryal went the first 9 innings, allowing only one earned run before giving way to Dillion Engel in the 10th.
The Nationals next play Friday in Genoa City against the Milwaukee Angels in the 2nd Annual Langsdorf Invitational Tournament.
KENOSHA KINGS (3) AT WEST ALLIS NATIONALS (4)
KENOSHA KINGS AB R H BI WEST ALLIS NATIONALS AB R H BI
Tyler Eickmeyer 5 1 0 0 Kyle Kalkopf 6 0 1 1
J.T. Schneider 6 0 2 1 Jimmy Jungbauer 7 2 0 0
Joe Ferro 7 0 2 0 Matt Soderlund 7 0 0 0
Jason Dennis 6 0 2 0 Sam Hammer 6 1 2 0
Derek Idstein 7 0 3 0 Mike Merritt 6 0 2 0
Joe Balestreri 7 0 1 0 Jared Stengel 5 0 1 2
Travis Vanderwall 6 1 1 0 Nick Lingvay 5 1 1 1
Andrew Highland 6 1 0 0 Adam Karas 4 0 0 0
Kyle Vanderwall 5 0 0 0 Brian Huntsinger 4 0 0 0
TOTALS 55 3 11 1 TOTALS 50 4 7 4
KENOSHA KINGS 110 000 001 000 000 -- 3
WEST ALLIS NATIONALS 200 100 000 000 001 -- 4
LOB--KENOSHA KINGS 15, WEST ALLIS NATIONALS 13. ERR--Brandon
Jeffery, Travis Vanderwall, Nick Lingvay (2), Kyle Kalkopf,
Mike Merritt, Sam Hammer (2). 2B--Mike Merritt. HBP--Tyler
Eickmeyer (2), Jason Dennis, Adam Karas. SACF--Kyle Kalkopf.
SACB--Kyle Vanderwall (2), Brian Huntsinger. SB--Andrew
Highland, Jason Dennis, Brian Huntsinger.
KENOSHA KINGS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Kyle Cibrario 5.00 5 3 3 3 2 0
Jason Bunton 8.00 0 0 0 2 9 0
Brandon Jeffery (L) 1.67 2 1 0 4 0 0
WEST ALLIS NATIONALS
Curt Pryal 9.00 6 3 1 2 4 0
Dillion Engle 2.00 2 0 0 1 5 0
Tyler Frohwirth (W) 4.00 3 0 0 0 2 0
SO--Kyle Vanderwall (2), Tyler Eickmeyer, Joe Balestreri,
Joe Ferro, Andrew Highland (2), Jason Dennis (2), Derek
Idstein, J.T. Schneider, Nick Lingvay, Jimmy Jungbauer (2),
Brian Huntsinger (2), Kyle Kalkopf, Mike Merritt (2), Sam
Hammer (3). BB--Travis Vanderwall, Andrew Highland, J.T.
Schneider, Nick Lingvay (2), Jared Stengel (2), Brian
Huntsinger, Mike Merritt, Adam Karas, Sam Hammer.
WEST ALLIS NATIONALS AB R H BI NORTHERN ILLINOIS LE AB R H BI
Brian Huntsinger 4 0 0 0 Chris Hoffman 4 1 1 1
Kyle Kalkopf 3 0 1 0 Jordan Wiegold 3 2 3 2
Matt Soderlund 3 1 1 0 Blake Bucsa 4 0 2 1
Sam Hammer 4 1 2 0 Alex Letto 2 0 0 0
Mike Merritt 3 1 2 0 Jon Metz 3 0 2 1
Curt Pryal 3 0 1 0 Anthony Garza 3 0 0 0
Alex Kingsley 1 0 0 1 Billy Hayes 3 0 1 0
Dillion Engle 0 0 0 0 Sean Harling 3 0 0 0
Adam Karas 3 0 1 2 James Battley 3 2 1 0
Jimmy Jungbauer 3 0 1 0
TOTALS 27 3 9 3 TOTALS 28 5 10 5
WEST ALLIS NATIONALS 000 300 0 -- 3
NORTHERN ILLINOIS LEGENDS 002 012 x -- 5
LOB--WEST ALLIS NATIONALS 7, NORTHERN ILLINOIS LEGENDS 7.
ERR--Sam Hammer, Jordan Wiegold. 2B--Adam Karas, Jordan
Wiegold, Chris Hoffman, James Battley. 3B--Jordan Wiegold.
HBP--Kyle Kalkopf. SACF--Alex Kingsley. SACB--Dillion Engle.
SB--Chris Hoffman.
WEST ALLIS NATIONALS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Jimmy Jungbauer 4.00 5 2 2 2 3 0
Dillion Engle (L) 2.00 5 3 3 0 4 0
NORTHERN ILLINOIS LEGENDS
Jared Mandel 4.00 6 3 0 0 1 0
Brandon Hrdlicka (W) 2.00 3 0 0 0 2 0
Austin Leggett (S) 1.00 0 0 0 1 1 0
PB--Matt Soderlund. WP--Jimmy Jungbauer, Dillion Engle,
Austin Leggett. SO--Brian Huntsinger (2), Alex Kingsley,
Matt Soderlund, Anthony Garza, Billy Hayes (2), Sean Harling
(2), Chris Hoffman, James Battley. BB--Matt Soderlund,
Jordan Wiegold, Alex Letto.
Sheboygan's Late Rally Closes out Nationals
SHEBOYGAN A'S AB R H BI WEST ALLIS NATIONALS AB R H BI
Greg Rhude 5 1 0 1 Brian Huntsinger 4 1 2 0
Trevor Theissen 5 1 2 0 Jimmy Jungbauer 3 0 2 0
Cole Heili 3 1 2 0 Sam Hammer 3 0 1 1
Ryan Schilter 3 1 0 1 Mike Merritt 4 0 1 0
Harry Steldt 5 1 1 2 Curt Pryal 4 0 0 0
Chad Langley 4 1 1 0 Jake Rink 3 0 1 0
Luke Maldonado 2 1 1 1 Alex Kingsley 3 0 0 0
Sam Mattheis 3 0 1 2 Bobby Herrick 2 0 1 0
Jeremy McCarty 4 0 1 0 Buck Elliott 2 0 0 0
Adam Karas 3 0 1 0
TOTALS 34 7 9 7 TOTALS 31 1 9 1
SHEBOYGAN A'S 001 100 014 -- 7
WEST ALLIS NATIONALS 000 010 000 -- 1
LOB--SHEBOYGAN A'S 11, WEST ALLIS NATIONALS 9. ERR--Sam
Mattheis, Brian Huntsinger (2), Mike Merritt. 2B--Chad
Langley, Luke Maldonado, Brian Huntsinger. 3B--Cole Heili.
HBP--Ryan Schilter, Sam Mattheis, Adam Karas. SACF--Luke
Maldonado, Sam Mattheis. SACB--Luke Maldonado, Jeremy
McCarty, Jimmy Jungbauer, Alex Kingsley.
SHEBOYGAN A'S IP H R ER BB SO HR
Dan Schmidt (W) 5.00 8 1 1 1 5 0
Peter Sommerfeld 2.00 1 0 0 2 2 0
Jordan DeBoer (S) 2.00 0 0 0 0 2 0
WEST ALLIS NATIONALS
Mitch Lochen (L) 9.00 9 7 7 5 4 0
WP--Mitch Lochen (2). SO--Chad Langley, Greg Rhude, Trevor
Theissen, Sam Mattheis, Brian Huntsinger, Curt Pryal (2),
Bobby Herrick, Mike Merritt (2), Alex Kingsley (3). BB--Ryan
Schilter, Chad Langley, Cole Heili (2), Luke Maldonado,
Brian Huntsinger, Jake Rink, Sam Hammer.
Nationals Salvage Long Weekend with Defeat of Legends
Alex Kingsley returned from an extended absence to carry the Nationals to a 6-2 victory over the Northern Illinois Legends Sunday, salvaging the final game of a tough three game stretch.
Kingsley earned the victory with a complete game four hitter, striking out 6 while walking 5. Kingsley carried himself well at the plate also, collecting two knocks.
The Nationals have four more games this week, including two important league contests. First up are the Kenosha Kings on Wednesday night at 7:30pm at Zirkel Field in West Allis
NORTHERN ILLINOIS LEGENDS (2) AT WEST ALLIS NATIONALS (6)
NORTHERN ILLINOIS LE AB R H BI WEST ALLIS NATIONALS AB R H BI
Chris Hoffman 4 0 1 0 Brian Huntsinger 3 2 1 1
Jordan Wiegold 3 0 1 1 Kyle Kalkopf 1 1 1 0
Blake Bucsa 4 0 1 0 Matt Soderlund 3 0 0 1
Alex Letto 3 0 0 0 Sam Hammer 4 0 2 3
Jon Metz 2 1 0 0 Mike Merritt 2 0 0 0
Graham Wick 3 0 0 0 Curt Pryal 3 0 0 0
Billy Hayes 1 1 0 0 Alex Kingsley 3 1 2 0
Sean Harling 2 0 0 0 Adam Karas 1 1 0 0
James Battley 2 0 1 1 Jimmy Jungbauer 2 1 0 0
TOTALS 24 2 4 2 TOTALS 22 6 6 5
NORTHERN ILLINOIS LEGENDS 000 010 1 -- 2
WEST ALLIS NATIONALS 000 501 x -- 6
LOB--NORTHERN ILLINOIS LEGENDS 7, WEST ALLIS NATIONALS 8.
ERR--Chris Hoffman (2). 2B--Chris Hoffman, James Battley.
SACF--Jordan Wiegold. SB--Chris Hoffman, James Battley, Jon
Metz, Kyle Kalkopf (2).
NORTHERN ILLINOIS LEGENDS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Zach Pawlowski 3.00 2 0 0 2 1 0
Sam Burnett (L) 0.67 2 5 5 6 0 0
Eddie Gengo Jr. 2.33 2 1 1 2 0 0
WEST ALLIS NATIONALS
Alex Kingsley (W) 7.00 4 2 2 5 6 0
WP--Sam Burnett (2). SO--Jordan Wiegold, Alex Letto, Blake
Bucsa, Graham Wick (2), Sean Harling, Matt Soderlund.
BB--Billy Hayes (2), Sean Harling, James Battley, Jon Metz,
Jimmy Jungbauer, Brian Huntsinger, Kyle Kalkopf (3), Mike
Merritt (2), Adam Karas (2), Matt Soderlund.
The Langsdorf All Stars knocked out 14 hits and took advantage of some Northeastern Wisconsin Baseball League's defensive miscues en route to a decisive 13-1 victory in the two leagues' annual All Star matchup.
West Allis' Curt Pryal was named the game's MVP with 2 hits, including a double, 2 RBI, and an inning of scoreless relief. Northern Illinois' Alex Letto won the Home Run Derby. Jimmy Jungbauer collected a single and Sam Hammer a double in the contest. Kyle Kalkopf, Adam Karas, and Brian Huntzinger each stole a base. Dillion Engel pitched an inning of scoreless relief.
