The Gibraltar/Washington Island Vikings and Sturgeon Bay Clippers will renew their Door County acquaintances Tuesday afternoon with a doubleheader.
The Vikings made the most of their trip to Peshtigo on Saturday, taking both ends of a doubleheader 9-4 and 9-6. In game one, Jaxin Lindgren drew four walks and drive in two runs with a base hit. Mason Isaacson-Krueger also drove in two runs on a 2-4 day while Brady Kita and Aaron Brey also had multi-hit games. Brey picked the win in relief, allowing three runs (1 ER) and six hits while striking out five along the way. In game two, the Vikings and Bulldogs traded runs back and forth, but insurance runs in the fifth and sixth innings proved to be key. Brey drove in three runs while going 1-3 while Lindgren collected another two RBI. Kita and Lindgren had multi-hit games in the contest. Kita earned the win in game two, throwing 3 1/3 scoreless innings in relief while striking out two. Head coach Jay Kita praised his team for their start to the season despite losing six kids to graduation last year.
The Clippers split their two contests on Saturday, losing to Kohler 16-5 before beating Reedsville 9-5. In game one, the Clippers were down 8-0 before scratching a run across in the third inning. The game ended after five innings as the Bombers scored at least two runs in four of the five frames. Brady Kollath went 2-3 with a RBI to lead the Clippers. In game two, the Clippers scored seven runs in the final two innings to get past the Panthers. Bryce Plzak, Caleb Plzak, Kollath, Danny Lodl, and Patrick Haese all had two hits the game, combining to drive in four runs. Earning the win in relief was Bryce Plzak, who allowed no runs on two hits in three innings of relief. Head coach Neal Henrilgillis said Saturday's triangular was an important palate cleanser for his team that split four straight one-run conference games last week against Algoma and Southern Door.
Tim Kowols will have the call on 105.1 The GOAT beginning at 3:45 p.m. with the pregame show followed by the first pitch of game one at 4 p.m. Game two will occur approximately 15-20 minutes after game one and will also be carried on 105.1 The GOAT.
