The Sturgeon Bay Clippers baseball team lost the first of their two games this week in Green Bay on Thursday, falling to Green Bay Southwest 12-7.

 

The two teams played a tight contest early on, with the Clippers' three-run first inning nearly matched by the Trojans' two runs in the bottom of the frame. The Clippers would score two more runs in the fourth inning, thanks in part to an RBI double by Trey Vanderleest. The two teams would trade single tallies after that until the bottom of the sixth inning, when the Trojans scored eight times, effectively turning a 7-4 deficit into a 12-7 win.

 

Danny Lodl led the way offensively with a 3-4 afternoon with three RBI. Patrick Haese and Brody Kollath also drove in runs. Kollath was hooked with the loss, giving up two runs without a hit. Defense ultimately doomed the Clippers, with nine of the 12 runs given up by their pitchers being unearned.

 

"Tonight I really thought we played well, minus one bad half an inning. We were down 5 players for one reason or another, but the guys we had played really hard and stuck with a big school. We could have come out on top. Unfortunately, we couldn't seal the deal down the stretch," said manager Neal Henrigillis after the game.

 

The Clippers will be back at Green Bay Southwest at 11 a.m. on Saturday, this time facing Green Bay Preble.