Young Falcons hang tough
by Steve Ottman Review Correspondent
The Sheboygan Falls Falcons baseball team has displayed continued improvement since the beginning of the season.
After starting the season 1-5, the Falcons have raised their record to 6-9 overall and 5-3 in the Eastern Wisconsin Conference.
Falcons coach Todd Struve feels it’s just a matter of time before the team figures out how good it can be.
“These guys are starting to believe in themselves,” said Struve. “Our young players are doing some good things and we’ve had some good pitching to keep us in games.”
In a busy schedule of play, Falls went 2-3 overall last week, managing to hold its ground the conference standings.
Cedarburg scored seven runs in the first three innings and held off the Falcons’ four-run rally in the top of the fifth inning to win 7-4 Saturday, June 19.
Mitch Buehler was tagged for his first loss, as he gave up seven earned runs on seven hits in three innings of work. Bobby Musil pitched in relief for three innings and allowed two hits.
Andrew Endsley led the Falcons in hitting, going 2-for-3. Cole Heili was 1-for-2, with one run scored and one run batted in.
Heili compiled 10 strikeouts to lead Falls to an 8-5 win over Two Rivers Friday, June 18. Heili threw a complete game for the win, allowing 10 hits, one walk and three earned runs.
Zach Van Engen went 4-for-5, with two runs scored and two RBI to lead the Falcons in hitting. Musil was 2-for-5, with a run scored and two RBI, while Heili hit a double and was 2-for-3 at the plate.
Falls received another good pitching performance by Devin Christenson to defeat Plymouth 7-1 on Thursday, June 18.
Christenson allowed five hits, two walks, two hit batters and just one run in the complete-game win. The Falcons pounded out 13 hits and had base runners in every inning.
Lewis Halverson’s triple highlighted a three-run fifth inning that sealed the win for the Falcons. Halverson was 2-for-4, with one run scored and two RBI.
Musil, Van Engen, Heili, Mitch Buhler and Ryan Halverson had two hits each. Heili hit two doubles, scored two runs and had two RBI.
New Holstein scored a run in the bottom of the seventh to edge the Falcons 5-4, after Falls had rallied for four runs in the last four innings to tie the game on Wednesday, June 16.
After two outs in the top of the fourth, Falls rallied for two runs, highlighted by a run-scoring single from Jake Meyer.
The Falcons picked up a run in the sixth on another RBI single from Meyer.
In the seventh, Falls tied the game at 4-4, when Van Engen singled to right field to score Musil, who started the inning with a double.
Meyer, who is in first season with the Falcons, gave the team a boost at the plate, batting 3-for-3, with two RBI.
Russell Preder pitched well, allowing four hits and striking out five batters, while holding the Huskies two earned runs.
First-place Kewaskum shutout Falls 6-0 on the strength of two home runs from Cody Seibel and Brad Boegel on Monday, June 14.
Musil and Van Engen had two hits each to lead the Falcons in hitting.
Heili pitched six innings to start the game. He racked up with seven strikeouts and gave up eight hits, including two home runs. Christenson pitched one inning in relief, giving up one hit.
| BASEBALL | |
| SHEBOYGAN | 4 |
| FALLS | |
| CEDARBURG 7 | |
Score by Innings
Sheboygan Falls...000 040 0 - 4 5 1
Cedarburg………....205 000 x - 7 9 1
Mitch Buhler (3), Bobby Musil and Musil (3). L-Buhler 0-1.
| SHEBOYGAN | 8 |
| FALLS | |
| TWO RIVERS | 5 |
Score by Innings
Sheboygan Falls…120 140 0 - 8 12 2
Two Rivers………...100 012 1 - 5 10 4
Cole Heili and Bobby Musil. W-Heili 2-3. 2B-Sheboygan Falls, Heili.
| PLYMOUTH | 1 |
| SHEBOYGAN 7 | |
| FALLS | |
Score by Innings
Plymouth………….….010 000 0 - 1 5 3
Sheboygan Falls…..210 031 x - 7 13 0
Jake Klemme (1), Greg Rhude and Tony Arnold. Devin Christenson and Bobby Musil. W-Christenson 2-2. L-Klemme.
2B’s Sheboygan Falls, Cole Heili (2), 3B-Plymout, Kendrick Hoehn. Sheboygan Falls, Lewis Halverson.
| SHEBOYGAN 4 | |
| FALLS | |
| NEW | 5 |
| HOLSTEIIN | |
Score by Innings
Sheboygan Falls…..000 201 1 - 4 7 3
New Holstein…….…220 000 1 - 5 6 1
Russell Preder and Bobby Musil. Cade Lefeber and Cody Thede. W-Lefeber. L-Preder 1-3. 2B-Sheboygan Falls,
Musil.
| KEWASKUM | 6 |
| SHEBOYGAN 0 | |
| FALLS | |
Score by Innings
Kewaskum………....012 003 0 - 6 8 1
Sheboygan Falls....000 000 0 - 0 6 4
Cody Nuerenberg (60 Luke Kopeska and Bo Seibel. Cole Heili (6), Devin Christenson and Bobby Musil. WNuerenberg.
L-Heili 1-3. HR’s- Kewaskum, _______________________ Seibel, Brad Boegel.
