
Lakeland seniors Tommy Neave, Jason Gackowski and Luke Podella high five Tyler Schoenke during pregame introductions Thursday night in Verona.
Lakeland American Senior baseball All-Stars will play for the state championship.
Lakeland defeated Menominee Falls American 3-1 on Thursday night. Lakeland advances to the State Championship game on Saturday, August 1, 4:00 pm, Ceniti Park in Verona. They will play the winner of Friday night’s game between Menomonee Falls and Madison West.
“Falls was a tough opponent and a very scrappy team,” sadi Coach Jeff Neave. “We had to fight hard for this one. (coach) Mario (Anichini) and I are very proud of the guys for getting back to the championship game.”
Anthony Anichini, Dalton Sjong and Nick Beyer scored for Lakeland. Jason Gackowski went two for four with a double. Mike Sorensen, Sam Shelton and Sean Flahive also had hits.
Lakeland pitching:
- Tommy Neave- 6 innings, 1 run, 5 hits, 5 strikeouts, 2 walks.
- Anthony Anichini – 1 inning, 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 walks.
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Great Job! keep up the great work.
Go get them boys.