The Lakeland Senior All-Star baseball team fell short in its bid for a State title.

Lakeland committed five errors leading to six unearned runs in falling to Madison West, 7-1, in the championship game of the Wisconsin State Senior League Tournament Saturday at Ceniti Park in Verona.

“We made some uncharacteristic fielding errors,” Lakeland coach Jeff Neave said. “We’re usually very solid in the field.”

Lakeland, a team of 15- and 16-year-olds, advanced to the State tournament by winning the District 6 championship last weekend. The majority of the players competed on the Central High School freshman team last year.

Lakeland ace Dalton Sjong went three innings. Luke Podella and Anthony Anichini pitched the final four innings. Mike Sorensen, Sam Shelton and Jason Gackowski combined for the team’s three hits.

Madison West advanced to the upcoming regionals in Columbia, Missouri.

U12 Predators fall in final

The Pleasant Prairie Predators U12 baseball team recently completed its season with a second-place finish at the Cal Ripken Ohio Valley Regional recently in Lexington, Ky.

The Predators (39-10) went 3-2 at the 11-team, double-elimination tournament. Pleasant Prairie suffered both of its losses to host Southeastern (Ky.), including a 7-4 defeat in the championship game.

“It was a good season,” Predators’ coach Earl Smith said.

The Predators couldn’t hold a 3-0 lead in the final. Marshall Gilbert delivered a two-RBI single in the second inning and Pete Schuler connected on a lead-off solo home run in the fourth in giving the Predators a 3-0 edge. Southeastern scored all seven of its runs in the fifth inning.

Pleasant Prairie opened with a 17-8 victory over Matton, Ill., and an 11-10 win against Griffith, Ind., 11-10. The Predators then suffered their first loss in falling to Southeastern 11-1 before advancing to the championship game with a 14-4 win over Griffth.

Members of the team were Gilbert, Nate Hanner, Luke Hatton, Vincent Hubli, Ty Jandrowski, Noah Jensen, Blain Kugel, Lane Ochs, Eddie Piotrowski, Tyler Schlevensky, Schuler, Michael Singleton and Steven Smith.

The Predators are managed by Ron Schuler and coached by Jack Schlevensky and Smith.

U11 Predators finish 33-7

The Pleasant Prairie U11 baseball team opened with a pair of victories and advanced to the semifinals of the Cal Ripken Ohio Valley Regional recently in Newburgh, Ind.

The Predators (33-7) went 2-2 and finished third at the tournament.

Pleasant Prairie defeated Mattoon, Ill., 10-0, in the opener and defeated Southeast Lexington, 3-2, in the second round. The Predators then suffered a 10-2 loss against eventual champion Newburgh and bowed out with an 8-2 defeat against Southeast Lexington.

“The guys played extremely well,” Predators’ director of operations Jeff Lavey said. “This Newburgh team had a couple kids as big as the coaches,”

Members of the team were Bobby Brenner, Zach Fuhrer, Myron Glass, Justin Lavey, Gavin Lux, Deryk Ruple, Kyle Sinclair, Jonah Stalker and Josh Washburn.

The team is managed by Todd Washburn and coached by Tom Lux and John Gendron.