Aaron Brey helped Gibraltar/Washington Island sweep the Oconto Blue Devils 7-0 and 5-4 in two different ways on Saturday.
In game one, Brey pitched 6 1/3 innings of scoreless baseball with seven strikeouts, leaving his battery mate Brady Kita to finish the job to clinch the game one victory. The Vikings scored early and often, jumping out to a 6-0 lead after three innings and adding another tally in the sixth inning for good measure. Kita and Liam Lindenberg each scored two runs in the victory, while Bennett Isaacson-Krueger and Lindenberg posted multi-hit games.
In game two, Brey did it with his bat, registering three hits and two RBI in his four plate appearances. Owen Dannhausen helped the Vikings get off to a good start with an RBI single in the first inning, while Jaxin Lindgren capped off a three-run rally in the third inning with a double. The Blue Devils would tie the game in the fourth inning, scoring three runs with two outs. The Vikings would reclaim the lead in the fifth inning when Brey, Dannhausen, and Cam Munao all singled before Lindenberg drew a bases-loaded walk to bring home what ended up being the game-winning run.
Drama would fill the seventh inning as the Vikings had two men on, desperately trying to extend their one-run advantage. A certain hit by Kita was robbed in right field on a sliding grab by Devon Bostwick to preserve the one-run deficit for the Blue Devils.
After the Blue Devils put the first two men aboard in the bottom of the seventh inning, Kita came out from behind the plate to pitch in the final inning. With two outs and two men on, the rain started to pour down when Isaacson-Krueger secured the sweep with a game-ending catch.
Isaacson-Krueger pitched six-plus innings, allowing four runs on seven hits while striking out two. The Vikings will finish their game against the Pioneers on Tuesday before playing at NEW Lutheran on Friday. Tim Kowols will call those games on 105.1 The GOAT beginning at 3:45 p.m., with the first pitch coming at 4 p.m.
POST-GAME INTERVIEW WITH JAY KITA
