Kewaunee completed a dominant doubleheader sweep of Southern Door on Friday, using overpowering pitching in the opener and an explosive offensive outburst in the nightcap to secure 10-0 and 15-2 victories.

 

In the first game, Kewaunee combined for a no-hitter as Brett Paulsen and Jackson Walecka blanked Southern Door in a 10-0 win. Paulsen was dominant on the mound, striking out 16 over six hitless innings while giving up two walks. Walecka closed out the game with a scoreless seventh.

 

Kewaunee's offense heated up in the fourth inning, scoring three runs, and never looked back while piling up 14 hits. Paulsen also led the offense with three hits, while Blake Temme, Micah Vanness, Noah Hudson and Diesel Bosdeck each drove in two runs. The Storm also ran wild on the base path with six stolen bases.

 

Southern Door’s Chase Massart took the loss, allowing four runs over four-plus innings.

 

Kewaunee carried that momentum into the second game, erupting for 10 runs in the second inning on the way to a 15-2 victory.

 

Dane Harrell led the charge, driving in four runs on three hits, including a three-run home run. The Storm sent a barrage of hitters to the plate in the second inning, capitalizing on timely hits, a hit batter and a sacrifice fly to break the game open early.

 

Noah Hudson earned the win, allowing two runs, one earned, over five innings while striking out four.

 

Kewaunee again showed off its aggressive base running, stealing eight bases in the nightcap, and finished with 13 hits. Diesel Bosdeck and Connor Kilgore each had multiple hits, while Brett Paulsen contributed on both offense and the base path.

 

Southern Door managed just three hits in the second game, with Brock Delveaux driving in a run.

 

Kewaunee is scheduled to host Gibraltar in its next game Tuesday, while Southern Door is set to face the Storm again in a rematch later this season.