The official account of KM Baseball. 1988 state champs. 2008 state runner-up. Three-time sectional champs. 2012, 2013, 2017, 2018 Classic 8 champs. ⚡️
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Saying thank you to our 10 seniors simply wouldn’t be enough. Many were up as sophomores or freshmen and bought in from the start. The last two years these seniors won 43 games and posted a 32-8 conference record. Truly a special group on and off the field.
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Back-to-back Classic 8 champions! KM clinches the outright conference title with a 7-6 win over Waukesha South. It's our sixth conference title in program history, second straight and fourth in the past seven years.
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KM is the outright Classic 8 Conference champion after a 13-6 win over North. Third conference title in past six seasons for the Lasers!
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Regional champs! KM wins 9-2 over Pewaukee to advance to Monday’s sectional semifinal against Sussex Hamilton. Max Herro tosses a complete game and goes 3-4 with 2 RBI. Kyle Abatto went 2-3 and Teig Chase drove in two.
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KM Nation is proud to announce the hiring of Alex Tomter as the next head coach of the KM Lasers baseball program. Players will be able to meet and ask coach any questions tonight at open gym.
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Congrats to Kyle Abatto, Max Herro and Nathan Strelka for being named First Team All-State! We only had three First Team All-State selections in school history prior to this season, so this is another amazing accomplishment for this team. @mherro51 @Kyle_Abatto @NStrelka
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The KM baseball program is thinking of our super fan Garrett Becker after a trip to the ER today. Get well soon so we can see you Monday at sectionals, Garrett!
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Conference champs! KM clinches at least a share of the Classic 8 Conference title with a 2-1 victory over Waukesha North.
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Huge win for the boys tonight, 6-5 over Arrowhead! Battled back from a 4-0 deficit and won it on a walk off in the bottom of the 7th! These guys have a lot of heart! #gettingbetter #TrustTheProcess @WIBallCentral
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@kmnation_ @PBRWisconsin @DeegsBaseball @Sports_Freeman @MarkStewartMJS @springsportsWSN
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Lasers 1 Waukesha South 0. Lasers advance to the Regional Final at Oconomowoc. #surviveandadvance
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An open letter from Coach Wilkinson to all that made the 2018 season special, particularly the players and parents: kettlemorainebaseball.wordpr…
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Congrats to former KM head coach Armando Hernandez on his induction into the Wisconsin Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame today!
Congratulations to assistant coach Armando Hernandez, who will enter the @BaseballWis Hall of Fame this Saturday: bit.ly/2Gt9fWv || #d3baseball #PoweredByTradition
ALT Assistant coach Armando Hernandez will be inducted into the WBCA Hall of Fame this Saturday. (Michael McLoone photo)
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KM will host No. 6 seed Pewaukee in a regional final at 5 PM tomorrow at Wales Park. Come out and support the Lasers!
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The Lasers season came to an end tonight but the importance of what was built this year will be felt in this program for years to come!
Thank you to Peyton, Mark, Will, Mike and Jack. It was an honor to coach such a wonderful group of seniors!
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Big night for the Lasers, picking up two wins over Muskego. KM takes the continuation game from last night 3-2 in 14 innings. Lasers then grab a 12-3 victory. Nathan Strelka picks up the win in both games. KM hits the halfway point at 11-4 and 9-1 in the Classic 8.
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⚡️⚡️Congratulations to Senior LHP Daniel Heikkinen @Heikkine7Daniel on being named 2nd Team All Classic Eight!⚡️⚡️ #DTD @kmnation_ @Sports_Freeman @MarkStewartMJS @PBRWisconsin
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@tylerwille2006 hit a ~415ft nuke in his 1st AB of the season. Fence 395’ and uphill. He also K’d 9‼️ in 3 inn on the mound! One of many Lasers who will impact a highlevel college program in a few years. @brewstateba @PBRWisconsin @VinnyRottino
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GAME DAY! PLAYOFF GAME DAY! The Lasers travel to Roosevelt Field in Oconomowoc for the Regional Final against Oconomowoc with a spot in the sectional semi-finals on the line. First pitch is set for 4:30 PM!
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Lasers win 4-2 over Sussex Hamilton to advance to the sectional final. KM will face Pius XI with a trip to state on the line at 4:30 at Brookfield Central.
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Congrats to our All-Classic 8 honorees this season: Kyle Abatto and Max Herro were named first-team All-Classic 8. Teig Chase and Josh Kolb were named to the second team and Brandon Ausprung, Peyton Hart and Mark Herold were named honorable mention.
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⚡️⚡️Congratulations to Sophomore SS JJ Wolbert @JjWolbert on being named 2nd Team All Classic Eight!⚡️⚡️ #DTD @kmnation_ @Sports_Freeman @MarkStewartMJS @PBRWisconsin
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Congrats to our very own, @mherro51, who signed his letter of commitment to continue his education & athletic career at UW-Stevens Point! #LaserPride
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Nathan Strelka was selected as the Classic 8 Conference Player of the Year. Coach Wilkinson was named as the Classic 8 Coach of the Year for the second straight season.
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KM completes the season sweep of Waukesha North by sweeping a doubleheader. Lasers win 5-1 behind strong pitching from Nate Strelka and Nick Vinopal in the first game. KM then wins 11-1 in six innings in game two. Max Herro tossed a CG and Will Knutson hit his first HR.
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Reaching the sectional final? Awesome. Beating Arrowhead to do so? Even better. Congrats @KMLasersbball! #KMNation
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Big shout out to our Classic 8 all-conference award winners. Ryan Blanchard @blanch_27 was named to the 1st Team. Owen Bond @ow3n_bond was named to the 2nd team and Nolan Schoop was given honorable mention #kmnation
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Lasers win their 7th straight with a 3-1 victory over Waukesha North. Max Herro gets the W with 5.2 strong innings. Nathan Strelka shuts the door for the save. KM now 9-3 overall and 7-1 in the Classic 8.
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Lasers close out a successful week of baseball with a 11-3 win over Mukwonago!! Will Knutson with a clutch two out Grand slam and Roy Adams added a solo shot. Solid 5 2/3 innings from Drew Stippich on the mound! #keepitrolling
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KM moves to 12-4 and 10-1 in the Classic 8 with a 10-7 win over Mukwonago. Max Herro gets the win with 3.2 scoreless innings of relief. Nathan Strelka went 2-3 with a 3B and 3 RBI. Will Knutson and Mark Herold each with two hits.
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Congrats to Teig Chase and Josh Kolb for being named honorable mention All-State. First All-State Lasers since 2013.
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KM clinches at least a share of its second straight Classic 8 Conference title with a 9-3 win over Waukesha South. Nick Vinopal pitches 6.0 strong innings for the win. Josh Kolb, Max Herro and Zack Bennett all with two hits. Lasers now 16-6 overall and 14-2 in conference play.
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Lasers open the season with a 17-2 win over Waukesha South. Teig Chase 5IP, 0ER, 9K. Max Herro, Cullen Weiss & Brandon Ausprung with 3 hits
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KM grabs its sixth straight win with a 7-6 victory over Waukesha North. Mark Herold goes 3-3 and makes a great catch and throw to home plate to end the game with a double play. Nick Vinopal went 6.1 innings and Mike Barker got the final two outs for the save.
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Lasers win fourth straight and for 8th time in last 10 games with 13-0 victory over Waukesha South. Max Herro throws one-hitter with 10Ks.
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Congrats to our own @Kyle_Abatto for being named to the WBCA All-Star Classic!
Wisconsin Baseball Coaches Association All-Star Classic Rosters Announced #wisbaseball -- wissports.net/news_article/s…
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Congrats to Kyle Abatto and Jason Abatto for being 1st team Academic All-State & Max Herro and Teig Chase for 2nd team Academic All-State
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Lasers home opener tonight!!!
Vs Waunakee
7:00PM @WBCPark (@DockHounds field)
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#DTD #TIETHEKNOT #PHENOM
@kmnation_ @PBRWisconsin @Sports_Freeman @Coach_Dub_DTD
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Lasers get the week started off right with a 13-0 victory over Wisconsin Lutheran! Freshmen Daniel Heikinnen and Peyton Schopf lead the way on the mound in their varsity debuts!
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KM grinds out a 12-10 win over Brookfield East in the regional semifinal. Lasers advance to face top seed Marquette on Friday.
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KM advances to the regional final with a 10-2 win over Waukesha South. Max Herro with 2 RBI, Jason Abatto with an inside the park HR.
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KM rallies for its fifth straight win and 7th win in its last 8 games with an 8-4 victory at Waukesha West to move to 7-3 and 5-1 in the Classic 8. Will Knutson went 2-4 with two 2B and two RBI. Kyle Abatto went 2-3 with two RBI and Nate Strelka was 2-2.
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Lasers are rollin!!! Big 12-1 W over #3 Oak Creek 💪 #TieTheKnot #RollTide #PHENOM @Sports_Freeman @PBRWisconsin @WIBallCentral @AndySrokaPBR
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Congrats to our own Peyton Hart!
BREAKING: Hart Becomes First Grizzlies Player to Sign NAHL Tender: bit.ly/2AtAP20
@NAHLHockey @NA3HL #JoinOurDen
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⚡️⚡️Finish spring trip with a hard fought 4-1 win over a very talented and well coached Beech (TN) from squad. Earlier in the day we defeated CVCA (Ohio)16-3. Excited to be coming home with a 3-0 record by getting contributions from every player on the roster. #DTD #Tietheknot
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Lasers roll first game of the year 10-0 in 5 ‼️‼️Starting out the season red hot 🔥#DBAP #ROLLASERS #DTD #TIETHEKNOT
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Lasers rally for 7-6 win over Waukesha West on a two-run walkoff single by Brandon Ausprung. Down all game, KM showed lots of fight today!
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Lasers season comes to an end with a 3-1 loss to a very tough Burlington squad. Lasers finish season 19-9 and 2nd in the Classic 8! To our two Seniors @ow3nbond and @colemillerrrrr thank you for helping build the foundation! Go do great things! #DTD #TIETHEKNOT
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Congrats to our special group of 10 seniors graduating from KM today: @Kyle_Abatto, @nathans333, @mherro51, @BrandonAusprung, @_mitchgeiger, @Josh_Kolb822, @TC3_18, @QZelhofer1, @Zack_Bennett3 and @NickVinopal. Our time together is far from done, however.
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Lasers pick up a big nonconference win with a 14-4 victory in 6 innings over Pewaukee. Kyle Abatto went 3-4 with 3 RBI and Peyton Hart was 3-3. Teig Chase and Nathan Strelka each drive in a pair.
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KM won 8-5 over Nicolet last night to reach the 20-win mark for the second straight season and for the fourth time in the past seven years. Mike Barker earned the win on the mound, while Connor Linzer grabbed the save. Teig Chase, Zack Bennett and Peyton Hart had 2-hit games.
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Opening Day is here! Lasers kick off their 2018 campaign tonight with a nonconference game against Pius XI at The Rock at 5 p.m.
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KM falls just short of a state berth with a 3-2 loss in 8 innings. Lasers wrap up a fantastic season at 23-9 with a second straight Classic 8 championship, a regional title and a spot in the state quarterfinals.
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KM bounces back with huge 4-3 win in 9 over Muskego. Jason Abatto and Max Herro got it done on the mound. Nate Strelka hit a walkoff single.
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Lasers move to 6-1 on the season defeating Muskego 2-0 in a tough Classic8 battle. Sophs @jjroloff11 (5IP 0H 0ER 7K) and @tylerwille2006 (2IP 2H 0ER 2K) combined for the shutout. #DTD
@PBRWisconsin @Sports_Freeman @AndySrokaPBR @kmnation_ @WIBallCentral @springsportsWSN
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Lasers get a hard earned 4-0 over Janesville Parker to advance to the Regional Final on Thursday! @tylerwille2006 threw 5 dominant innings with 11Ks. @jjroloff11 slammed the door! @ScottB44 hit a 2 run HR, @ow3nbond and @ReedBurns2024 added 2 hits a piece to lead the offense!
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KM earned a 16-5 win in 6 innings over Wauwatosa East on Saturday. Max Herro went 3-5 with 5 RBI. Kyle Abatto, Brandon Ausprung and Mark Herold all with two-hit games.
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After dropping a 4-3 heartbreaker in 9 innings, the Lasers bounce back for a 7-0 win over Mukwonago. @mherro51 goes 6.1 strong on the mound and blasts a homer.
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Your 2017 Kettle Moraine Lasers. Season starts Tuesday at 5:30 against Pius XI at Wales Park.
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This day is tough because we have to say goodbye to four incredible seniors in @jason_abatto6, @MTrafton23, @CullenWeiss & @Christian_Ishag
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Congratulations to our 2023 All Classic 8 Conference representatives! Great season fellas! #DTD #TIETHEKNOT
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Wooohooo....We have our first repeat entry into the 2021 HR club. Shout out to @ow3nbond for crushing it the second time this season. Let's Go!
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Come out and support the Lasers as they take on Sussex Hamilton in a sectional semifinal at 1:00 PM on Monday at Brookfield Central. Winner will play in the sectional final at 4:30.
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Two great kids in our program from a special senior class. We couldn’t be prouder of the young men and leaders these two have become. We’re not done yet.
Congrats Josh and Teig on a great afternoon. Teig UWW, Josh Carroll. It’s been a great ride and I can’t wait to watch you both succeed at the next level!! Looking forward to a great @LasersBaseball 2018 season. #represent
@stiksacademy @Pio_Baseball @Josh_Kolb822 @TC3_18
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What an atmosphere in the Laser Dome tonight. KM Nation brought it. Congrats to @KMLasersbball on winning a regional title!
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Lasers cap the day with a 4-0 win over Muskego to move to 18-6 overall and 16-2 in the Classic 8. Max Herro tossed 6.0 scoreless innings allowing just three hits. Nathan Strelka and Kyle Abatto each with two hits.
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Opening Day for the Lasers! Come check us out at Historic Frame Park in Waukesha! #DTD @kmnation_ @PBRWisconsin @tell_taylor @AndySrokaPBR @Sports_Freeman
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Our Kyle Abatto is nominated for @wissportsnet Athlete of the Week. Looking for KM Nation to go vote for him. Voting ends Thursday! wissports.net/news_article/s…
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Always hard to say goodbye to seniors. Thanks to @jnosek46, @GunnerAmelunk, @HockMatt & @JVarick15 for their commitment to the program.
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KM rallied for a 13-11 win over Cedarburg last night to move to 21-7. David Bechtel picked up his first varsity win on the mound. Lasers had 16 hits, including four from Kyle Abatto and three from Josh Kolb. Nathan Strelka had four RBI.
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The Lasers win a 1-0 thriller over Wauk South! @Heikkine7Daniel was dominate- CG 2H 15Ks 1BB! @JjWolbert 2x3 @AscherLincoln 1x1 3B which lead to the only run of the game on a squeeze bunt by @Ljfab21 #DTD
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Lots of good things happening at the plate for the Lasers. Freshman Diego Gutierrez hit a clutch grand slam, Sophomore Drew Stippich hit an equally clutch three run shot, both the first of their careers. Sophomore Ryan Blanchard had two doubles in a 3-3 night.
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Yes we do!!! 👀 @KaidenAscher 2024 RHP Submarine style
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Phenomenal teammate and will keep improving with more innings!
@FlatgroundApp
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KM picks up its fourth straight win with an 11-0 win in 5 innings over Waukesha West. Nathan Strelka pitches a CG, 3-hit shutout with 9 K’s. Brandon Ausprung went 3-3, Peyton Hart 2-3 with 4 RBI and Teig Chase drove in two. Josh Kolb and Kyle Abatto also with two hits.
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Let’s goooo #KMNATION show out on Monday night!!! Conference title on the line!!! #DTD #TIETHEKNOT
@kmnation_ @KMHSWomenSoccer @KMSoftball22 @KMJL_Baseball @KMLasersbball @KMLaserFootball @Coach_Dub_DTD
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Congrats to alum @mherro51 on winning WIAC Offensive Player of the Week!
.@UWSPfootball takes two of the three @wiacsports Athlete of the Week honors! Congrats to Boyd Delebreau and Max Herro! #Pointers
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KM wins 16-4 over Waukesha South. Josh Kolb 3-4 2 3B, HR & 6 RBI. Lasers wrap up first half of Classic 8 play tied for first at 7-3.
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Congrats to seniors @CullenWeiss, @jason_abatto6, @Christian_Ishag & @MTrafton23 on graduation. Your HS career is not done quite yet though!
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Unfortunately, one team gets to avoid this feeling. This group was special on & off the field, winning 20 games and the Classic 8 title.
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Read the Waukesha Freeman's story on yesterday's regional final win over Pewaukee: waukeshafreeman.wi.newsmemor…
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Congrats to @KMLaserFootball and @CoachGumm87 on becoming playoff eligible! Time to make some noise!
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KM with a 17-3 win over Waukesha South. Nathan Strelka 4-4 w/ 6 RBI, Kyle Abatto, Teig Chase, Cullen Weiss w/ 3 hits. Jason Abatto with a HR
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Due to time constraints with the switch to spring baseball, Jim Wilkinson has stepped down as Kettle Moraine head coach. Here is his message to the KM community: kettlemorainebaseball.wordpr…
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⚡️⚡️One week from game 1 of the 2023 season!!! Playing a great non conference and a loaded Classic Eight schedule! LETS GO!! ⚡️⚡️#DTD @PBRWisconsin @Sports_Freeman @WIBallCentral @VinnyRottino
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The Lasers won 12-3 behind 6 2/3 innings from Daniel Heikinnen and an explosive offensive performance! The win moves the Lasers to 7-6 in conference play
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KM received the No. 3 seed in its sectional and a first-round bye. Lasers will host the winner of No. 6 Pewaukee and No. 11 Waukesha West in a regional final on Wednesday, July 11 at Wales Park. Find the full playoff bracket here: halftime.wiaawi.org/CustomAp…
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