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Warrior Baseball:
Announcement:
Attention All Players:
I hope everyone is doing good and being safe! You can always look up videos on you tube for great instruction and to stay in baseball shape!
Despite the new information that was just sent out on Monday about school not returning until April 24, the WIAA has not yet made a ruling on Spring athletics! Once again, all we can hope is to wish the best and get some kind of season!
Great Warrior Moments over the years:
2000:
Senior hurler, Kyle Kaufman, is spectacular on opening day for Coach Hemming's first varsity game as head coach as the Warriors win 1-0 in 8 innings over Waupun! Kyle's stat line is 8 innings pitched, 0 runs, 2 hits, 13 strikeouts.
The Warriors defeat the Wisconsin Dells Chiefs at home 2-0. Sophomore, Shaun Corning, fires a one hitter and strikes out 11 Chief hitters! The Warriors pitch their fourth straight shutout!
The Warriors are knotted at 4-4 with the Thunderbirds from Baraboo in the 10th inning. Senior, Nick Hurd delivers a grand slam homerun plating the Warriors to a hard earned 8-4 win at Bidwell field.
2001:
The Warriors get after it right away at home against Baraboo with a 7 run 1st inning on 6 hits that included a two run home run by Tony Meidl and doubles by Jamie O'Hara and Ryan Schroeder. Shaun Corning also has quite a day as he picks up the W on the mound striking out 16 T-Bird hitters! Shaun also hit a solo home run in the 4th inning! Warriors win 8 - 3.
A 4 run second inning set the tone at Reedsburg. It was more than enough for warrior hurler, Shaun Corning. Shaun throws a no hitter with 14 strikeouts as the Warriors win 6-0. Alex Nelson and Jamie O"Hara enjoy 2 hit games! Shaun shared a no hitter with teammate Kyle Kaufman last year on the very same diamond.
The Warriors come out flat at Adams-Friendship and the home squad puts up a 5 run inning and add another 1 in the second inning and the Warriors are staring at 6-0 deficit going into the 3rd inning! They rally big time with 7 runs on 5 hits. The big hit was a triple by Ryan Kaufman that cleared the bases! Shaun Corning comes in the second inning on the mound and strikes out the side as well as in innings 3 - 5. A huge insurance run came in the 7th inning as pinch hitter, John Kastner singled and scored on a Mark Gessner double. The run was huge as the Green Devils get a run in the 7th inning, but the Warriors prevail 8-7.
The score is knotted at 1-1at home against the Reedsburg Beavers. The Warriors scored their run in the second inning and the Beavers in the 3rd inning. From there on neither team was coming close to scoring! With one out in the 7th inning Matt Kinion walks. Tony Meidl comes up next and drives a ball over the left field fence for a 3-1 win assuring the Warriors of a tie for the conference crown! Phil Canales, is solid on the mound throwing all seven innings without giving up a earned run or a walk!
The Warriors win the conference title outright with at Wisconsin Dells in 8 innings. In the 8th inning with the score tied at 2-2, Ryan Kaufman and Mark Gessner hit back to back singles. Alex Nelson puts down a bunt to advance the runners but gets on himself with a single to load the bases. Jamie O'Hara follows with a perfect suicide bunt that scores Kaufman. Justin Ostrowski steps up next and crushes a double down the first base line to score Gessner and Nelson. Sophomore, Mike Denman on the mound, retires the side in order to clinch the title. Mike was making his first varsity appearance. When he entered in the 6th inning the bases were loaded, and he struck out the side! Warriors are back to back South Central champs with a 5-2 in 8 innings!
2002:
It is opening day at Bidwell with Portage hosting the Golden Eagles from Mauston. The Warriors strike first with 3 runs in the 1st inning highlighted by a double my Mike Tessman. It is a 3-2 game going into the 5th inning. The Warriors add a run, and the big blow is delivered by Tom Considine with a two run home run. The ball hit the top of the fence then fell over! Chalk up a 8-2 win to start the season.
The Warriors play their first game in a new conference(Badger) at Waunakee. Ryan Cutsforth starts it out with a bang ripping a leadoff double. The Warriors put up a 3 run 1st inning. Waunakee closes the gap to 3-2. Jordan Stilwell's rbi single in the 6th inning gives the Warriors a little bit of breathing room. A Warrior power fest comes through in the 7th inning as Ryan Kaufman doubles and scores on a Tom Considine double. The next hitter is Shaun Corning and on the first pitch crushes a home run over the center field fence. Shaun is also solid on the mound giving up only 3 hits while striking out 13 purple Warrior hitters. Warriors win(2-0) 7-3 to open up new Badger Conference play!
The Warriors travel to play the Norskies from DeForest. The Warriors lead 1-0, and in the 4th inning Mike Tessman hits a two run home run. The Norskies showed their mettle as one of the teams predicted to be a force in the Badger North and have made it a 3-2 game going into the 7th inning. After two outs, the Warriors rally. Ryan Kaufman walked, and Tom Considine singled. Shaun Corning came up to the plate next. Shaun is known for going after the first pitch, and he did again with a big 3 run homerun! Corning also took it from their on the mound retiring the side in order. Corning's stat line was quite impressive as it read 3 hits, 17 strikeouts, and that included striking out every Norski hitter at least one time! Warriors win(6-0) 6-2.
The Sauk Prairie Eagles come to Portage with a superb pitcher in their own right in Clay Brabender. He was a returning 1st team All - conference pitcher, and helped the Eagles to a 4-1conference start. Brabender was as good as advertised limiting the Warriors to only 5 hits while striking out 12 Warrior hitters.The game was tied a couple of times, but the Warriors score 2 runs on a Tony Meidl double and take advantage of some Sauk errors to take the lead for good in the 4th inning. Shaun Corning was up to the task to show he is the best in the Badger conference as he fires a 2 hitter and strikes out 16 Eagle hitters. Warriors win(7-0)4 - 2.
The Warriors return to play a familiar foe, Reedsburg, at their place. Shaun Corning had shown how good he is on the mound in the early going for the Warriors as they were on top of the Badger North. However, the Warriors had another hurler in Mike Denman that would make some noise. Mike only surrenders 2 hits, and throws a seven inning shutout which included retiring the side in order 5 times! Warriors win(8-0) 8 - 2.
The Warriors are on a mission as they are coming off their first loss(13-1) of the season. They can clinch at least a tie for the conference title with a sweep at Mt. Horeb. The Warriors break up a scoreless game in the 3rd inning with 5 runs. Another big inning follows in the 4th inning with 6 runs highlighted by doubles by Mike Denman and Shaun Corning! Shaun is truly dominant in this game throwing a no hitter. He actually walked the lead off hitter, but he was thrown out trying to steal second base by catcher, Tony Meidl. Shaun retired the next 15 hitters he faced including striking out 14 of them! Warriors win game one 13-0 in 5 innings.
Mount Horeb tries to counter in game 2 with their ace, hard throwing righty Justin Lambert. He was solid and had beaten Sauk twice this season. Lambert started out hot by shutting down the Warriors pretty easily. The Warriors do get on the board with 2 runs in the 3rd inning. Chalk up 2 more runs in the 5th inning highlighted by Mike Denman perfecting a suicide bunt. The Warriors get two more runs in the 7th innining with the big hit coming from a Tom Consdine double. The Warrior hurler in ths game was Mike Denman. Assistant coach, Rusty Schider, had no problem telling Mike before the game that the Vikings figured they could win this game with their best guy and us not throwing Corning! Mike took the motivation and limited the host team to 2 hits and struck out 8 Viking hitters in 6 innings. Mike Tessman throws a scoreless 7th inning, and the Warriors are conference champs as they find out the next day that some other teams had lost giving them the title outright!
The # 1 seed Warriors host the # 4 seed Reedsburg Beavers in the Regional Final. The Warriors take a 1-0 lead in the 3rd inning. Shaun Corning is cruising on the mound giving up no hits, and he has struck out 13-15 hitters including striking out the side in the first 3 innings. However, the Beavers get 2 runs in the 6th on their first hit(bunt) and take advantage of some sloppy Warrior defense for a 2-1 lead. Tom Considine leads off the 6th inning with a double and Corning doubles him home to tie up the score at 2-2. Mike Denman reaches on a fielder's choice, and pinch hitter Brian White reaches on an error. An errant pick off attempt at 1st base scores two Warrior runs. That gave Shaun more than enough to finish off the Beavers. He retires the side in order by striking them all out. On the day, Corning would only give up that infield hit and strike out 18 hitters on the day! The Warriors are crowned Regional Champs in front of their home fans!
2003:
The purple Warriors from Waunakee get off to a fast start at Bidwell putting up a 4 run 1st inning and add another one in the second inning. The orange Warriors from Portage cut the gap to 5-2 on a Brian Feucht two run homerun. Both teams add a run in the 4th inning making it a 6-3 game. The orange Warriors tie it up in the 6th inning as pinch hitter, Dustin O'Shaughnessy, comes through with a single that plates two runs to tie it up at 6-6. After one out in the 7th inning, Brian Feucht steups up to the plate and hits his second homerun in a walk off fashion. It is the third hit for Brian on the day as the orange Warriors win 7- 6.
The Warriors go on the road a get a sweep in a non conference doubleheader at Monroe. We had some amazing statistics on the day that included pitching all sophomores with two of them making their first varsity start
Game 1: Won 15-4 on 18 hits
Brian Feucht was making his first varsity start on the mound. He was solid going all seven innings scattering four hits and striking out 7 Cheesemaker hitters. The Warriors break open a 5-3 game in the 6th inning with 3 runs, and they seal the deal with a 7 run 7th inning that included a three run homerun by Josh Krueger. Warrior hitters included Brian White, Jason Callin, with a 3 hit game, and Ryan Kaufman, Mike Denman, with a 4 hit game.
Game 2: Won 9-5 on 14 hits
Josh Krueger was solid in his first start as well throwing 5 quality innings, and Spencer Gilman finished it up throwing 2 solid innings. Ryan Kaufman continues his hot hitting with a solo home run in the 1st inning! The Warriors break open a 1-1 game in the 2nd inning with 6 runs as seven players contribute hits. Mike Denman has a 3 hit game, while Kyle Kaufman has another 4 hit game.
The Warrior bats were definitely in high gear as they score 24 runs on 32 hits, and they hit two home runs along with 5 doubles!
The Warriors need a win as they lost game 1 at DeForest. In game 2, Ryan Kaufman sets the tone early with a 3 run homerun. The Norskies tie it up in the 3rd inning, but Kaufman strikes again with a solo home run to take the lead. The Warriors start to pull away as Brian White hits a two run home run making it 7-4. The Norskies add another run to make it 7-5. Ryan finishes the scoring with his 3rd home run on the day as the Warriors prevail 8-5.
The orange Warriors finish the regular season in style with a 3-0 win over the purple Warriors. Mike Tessman throws a seven inning shutout giving up only 3 hits and striking out 8 purple Warrior hitters! Catcher, Steve Considine has quite a game with 2 hits, 2 rbi's and big time catch against the fence that quelled a Waunakee rally in the 5th inning!
The Warriors open tournament play at home being the higher seed than the Baraboo Thunderbirds
2004: The Warriors trail the visiting T-Birds from Baraboo 3-0 going into their last at bats in the 7th inning. The Warriors rally with two runs and have the bases loaded with no outs when Baraboo makes a pitching change! At the plate was sophomore, Steve Considine. When I chatted with Steve(Beave) he said this will be over quick as I will hit the first pitch and win it! He did just that with a double plating the winning runs for a 4-3 win!
2005:
It is opening day and the Warriors are playing at 7:00 in the morning at the Metrodome in Minnesota against Edgerton. Junior, Baker Mcdonald(4) and senior, Spencer Gilman(1) combine on a no hitter as the Warriors are victorious 11-1 in 5 innings. Junior, Jon Heesch, also hits an inside the park home run!
The Warriors defeat the Stoughton Vikings 16-14 in the second game of a doubleheader at Portage avenging the first game loss 18-16. On the day senior, Josh Krueger, was 8-11 with 6 runs scored, 10 rbi's, 2 home runs, and 2 doubles.
2006:
It was the # 3 ranked Portage Warriors in division 2 on the road vs # 1 ranked Baraboo Thunderbirds in division 1. It lived up to the billing as the Warriors prevail 4-3 with senior, shortstop, Jon Heesch, making a play deep in the hole with a runner on second base for the 3rd out. That made it a split for both squads, and both squads would tie for the conference title.
Senior, Steve Considine, rips a double in the 1st inning against Whitewater in a sectional semi-final at Madison College that plates 2 Warrior runs! Those two runs stand up as the Warriors defeat the Whippetts by the score of 2-1. Steve also made a heck of a catch in the 7th inning flying into the dugout area of Whitewater to record the second out of the inning! It brought up visions of the movie "League of their Own" with the Warriors being victorious!
The Warriors are leading the West DePere Phantoms 8-2 in the 7th inning with two outs of the WIAA state final game at Fox Cities. The third out is recorded on a ground ball that was hit and fielded by Senior, Nick Leahy, who would flip to fellow senior, pitcher, Matt Kabele for the 3rd out as the Warriors would capture the first state title by a Portage team!
2007: Senior, Trevin Kreier, throws a complete game shutout as the Warriors defeat Lodi 8-0 to open up tournament play!
2008:
The # 4 Warriors are on the road at # 1 Adams-Friendship in a WIAA Regional semifinal! It was the Green Devils defeating the Warriors earlier in the season in nonconference play! However, Portage would pull the upset on this day with a 3-2 win!
The # 4 Warriors are on the road again the division 2 final at # 2 Wautoma. The Warriors strike fast with a 6 run 1st inning and don't look back winning 14-2 to capture to regional title!
2009:
The Warriors trail the host Norskies 5-3 in the 7th inning with two outs and runners on 1st & 2nd base. Senior, Anthony Bortz, on a 2-2 count hits a homerun to right-center field for a 6 - 5 Warrior lead. The Warrior defense steps up in the 7th inning as well as junior shortstop, Ethan Greene lays out with a diving catch for the 1st out! Freshman hurler, Travis Hamilton, takes it from there getting the next two hitters out on lazy pop ups!
A 5-0 lead by the Prairie du Chien Blackhawks in the first inning had been cut to 5-3 in the 6th inning with runners on 2nd and 3rd base. Senior, Greg Koch, delivers a single to right field to tie up the game. Greg would come up again in the inning a would rip a triple to right field once again plating more Warrior runs as the Warriors win 12-5 in a sectional semi-final at Dodgeville. The Blackhawks were the # 3 ranked team in the state!
2010:
The Warriors trail 10 -7 to Hartford at Race Track Park in Edgerton in the 7th inning! They rally to make it 10 - 8 with nobody out and the bases loaded! The Orioles perfect a 1- 2 - 3 double play to make it two outs with runners on second base and third base! Sophomore, Travis Hamilton, steps up a delivers a single up the middle plating the two wining runs for a 11-10 win!
The # 10 Warriors defeat the # 7 Holmen Vikings 4-3 in a division 1 regional semi-final. The Warriors overcome a two run deficit with a 4 run 5th inning that included big hits from sophomore, Matt Bortz, whose single scored the Greene boys. Senior, Jake Nelson, also put down a nice bunt that turned into a single. Jake also almost took out a duck that briefly came onto the playing field during the game!
2011:
The Warrior bats were in full force at DeForest on this windy day. They would hit four home runs on the day in route to a 15-10 win! Junior, Travis Hamilton, in the 3rd inning with the bases loaded GONE! Senior, Randy Wade, with a guy on base GONE! Junior, Mike Jordahl, in the 4th inning with a guy on base GONE! Junior, Adam Walz, leads off the 7th inning GONE! Senior, Tyler Twing, leads the way going 4-4 with 2 runs scored and a double.
Senior, Jake Parrott, leads the game off with a home run, and the Warriors cruise from there for a 11-3 win at home and a sweep of the DeForest Norskies on the season. Senior, Cody(Chili) Barton, also adds a hit on the day, a solid single to left field.
2012:
The Warriors trail the visiting Eagles from Sauk Prairie 5-1 going into the 7th inning. They would rally that included a double by Senior, Mike Jordahl, that scores 2 runs. The Warriors eventually tie it up on a fielder's choice with two outs. Junior, Jalen Walker, delivers a game winning walk off double that clears the head of the right fielder easily for an exciting comeback win for the Warriors!
The Wisconsin Dells Chiefs are 3 outs away on their home diamond of ending the Warriors season in a Regional final. The Warriors trail 7-3 and scrap away getting two runs making it 7-5 with one out and runners on second and third base. Senior, Matt Bortz , delivers a double that scores the two runs knotting the score at 7-7. The Warriors add 4 runs in the 8th inning to win 11-7.
The Warriors trail the Lodi Blue Devils 6-5 in the 9th inning of the sectional final at Portage. With one out and runners on 2nd & 3rd base, sophomore, Jordan Walker singles to right field scoring the two big runs for a first ever sectional final win at Portage that sends them on their way to Appleton!
Senior hurlers, Adam Bortz,(5 2/3 innings pitched, 1 hit, 0 runs 9 strikeouts) and Alex Dobbins, (1 1/3 innings pitched, 0 hits, 0 runs, 2 stikeouts),silence Richland Center in a sectional semi final at Portage as the Warriors are victorious 4-0.
2013: Senior, Beau Zeihen leads off the game with a homerun at DeForest. However, in the 7th inning the Warriors are knotted at 5-5, and the Norskies have the bases loaded with one out. Senior hurler, Anthony Korish, has run the count to 3-0. Anthony comes back to make the count full at 3-2. The next pitch is a strike and is ripped at Junior, 2nd baseman, Logan Jacobs. Logan catches it for the second out and steps on 2nd base for the third out. The Warriors get two runs in the 7th inning to win 7-5 in 8 innings.
2014: Senior, Jordan Walker, picks up his second pitching win of the week as the Warriors defeat the Waunakee Warriors on our home turf by the score of 3-0! It set the tone for a Badger conference championship for that season!
2015:
Despite spotting the host Pumas of Poynette to a 9-1 lead after the 1st inning, the Warriors would score in every inning to take the lead in the 7th inning! When the dust cleared it was a Warrior win by the score of 18-14 on 25 hits with 9 doubles. Senior, Sam Harkins, led the way going 5-6, with 4 runs scored, 2 doubles, 3 rbi's, and 2 stolen bases.
Warrior pitching(6) combine on a 1 hit shutout at DeForest. Senior, Mike Messer, delivers a single in the 7th inning scoring fellow senior, Tyler Boodry for the only Warrior run for a 1-0 win! Warrior hurlerrs are as followed!
1st inning: Junior, Jack Nelson 0 hits, 2 strikeouts
2nd inning: Senior, TJ Belleau, 0 hits
3rd inning: Senior, Harrison Leet, 0 hits, 1 strikeout
4th inning: Senior, Hunter Lehman, 0 hits
5th inning Junior, Brandon Mazzuca, 0 hits
6th & 7th inning: Sophomore, Jakob Kastenholz W 1 hit, 1 strikeout
2016:
The Warriors and the Beavers from Reedsburg were involved in a pitcher's dual by senior, Jack Nelson, and senior, Cal Mazur ,from Reedsburg. It was 0-0 going into extra innings! Junior, Jakob Kastenholz, for the Warriors leads off the 8th inning with a solo homerun! The Beavers strike back and tie it up in the 8th inning! The Warriors respond with back to back home runs by Nelson and fellow senior, Brandon Mazzuca to take a 3-1 lead and tack on two more runs for a 5-1 win! The home runs by Jack and Brandon are the first ever hit at Reedsburg by Portage players under Coach Hemming as the head coach and being back to back as well!
Senior, Andrew Pinion, leads the way with a 4 hit game under the lights at Sauk Prairie for a 13 - 5 win.The game took awhile as it started at 7:00 and did not end until 10:01. Both teams used a combination of 5 pitching changes during the game!
2017: The Warriors lead 8-0 in the 5th inning on the road at Stoughton. However, the Vikings make a comeback and now only trail 8-7 going into the 7th inning. Senior, Jakob Kastenholz, collects his 5th hit on the day, a double, that would clear the bases and leave no doubt as the game now has to be called on account of darkness. Warriors win 12-7.
2018:
Sophomore, Ethan Bauer, in his first varsity start on the mound throws a complete game shutout, and the Warriors win on the road 1-0 at Sauk Prairie.
The Warriors are knotted at 4-4 in the 6th inning of a division 1 regional semi-final at Onalaska. Sophomore, Brett Walker, comes up big with a double down the right field line plating two runs, and the Warriors would add more runs to ensure a 13-5 win over the Hilltoppers!
2019:
Chalk up a sweep on Saturday with the Wautoma Hornets as the Warriors get after it in game 2 for a 12 - 5. Junior, Andy Mittlesteadt, makes his first varsity on the mound a good one. Andy throws 4 1/3 innings with 4 strikeouts. Junior, Brooks Schrank, also makes the most of his first start of the season as well. Brooks goes 2-2, scores 4 runs, and adds a double that was good for a rbi.
The Warriors had lost a tough game to Beaver Dam on Friday by the score of 2-1. They needed to get in the win column on Saturday, and Senior, Ethan Bauer made sure of that in the first game of a doubleheader with Wautoma. Ethan throws a seven inning shutout! He retired the side in order 3 times and struck out 7 Hornet hitter. Junior, Konnor Smith, has nice game defensively with his first start in right field with 5 defensive putouts. Senior, Zach Hemming, also scores his first varsity run!
The Warriors trailed the host Vikings from Mount Horeb 5-4 in the 7th inning and were down to their last out. Senior, Cody Jahn draws a walk. Junior, Dalton Johnson follows with single with two strikes. On the first pitch, Junior Kendal Thomson, singles up the middle scoring Jahn to tie up the game. The Warriors go on to score 5 more runs in the 8th inning, and get two shutout innings on the mound from junior, Matthew Miles, to record a 10-5 win on the road.
Junior, Colton Brandsma, leads the way for the Warriors with a double in the 4th inning that plated two Warrior runs as it breaks up a 1-1 game with Mount Horeb at Miller Park! Junior, Ryan Schultz, picks up the win on the mound. It marks the 7th straight time the Warriors are victorious at Miller Park!
The Warriors and the T-Birds from Baraboo are knotted in pitcher's dual 0-0 going into the 7th inning. With two outs senior, Kaden Lehman, reached on a walk and steals second base. Fellow senior, Austen Stensrud, send him home with single to right field plating the winning run on the Warriors home turf. Assistant coach, Jake Nelson, preps coach Hemming on a post game speech that send the Warrior players into a frenzy!
2020 Badger North Breakdown:
2019 Records:
Conference Overall
Waunakee*............12 - 2 19 - 6
Reedsburg*...........10 - 4 13 - 7
Mount Horeb..........8 - 6 13 - 10
Beaver Dam........... 7 - 7 9 - 12
Portage................. 6 - 8 14 - 9 - 1
DeForest*...............6 - 8 13 - 12
Sauk Prairie...........4 - 10 12 - 14
Baraboo.................3 - 11 9 - 16
* denotes ranked in the pre season divison 1 & 2 rankings
Wauankee # 4 division 1
Reedsburg # 11 division 2
DeForest Receiving votes division 1
Returning All - Conference Players:
1st Team:
Nick Smith Pitcher Sr. Waunakee
Joe Hauser SS Sr. Waunakee
Taiten Manriquez 3B Sr. Waunakee
Will Ross CF Sr. Waunakee
Cal Olson RF Jr. DeForest
2nd Team:
Matthew Miles Catcher Sr. Portage
Jack Olver 3B Jr. DeForest
Justin Hausser DH Jr. DeForest
Honorable Mention:
Colton Brandsma SS Sr. Portage
Keagan Kaufmann Pitcher Jr. DeForest
Kolton Schaller SS So. Mount Horeb
Calvin Peterson 1B Sr. Baraboo
Ben German 3B Sr. Sauk Prairie
Brandon Franke RF Sr. Beaver Dam
Jake Wegner. RF Sr. Reedsburg
Dylan Andrews 3B. Sr. Sauk Prairi
Miller Park:
The Warrior baseball squad will be returning to Miller Park this upcoming season! the Warriors will take on the McFarland Spartans on Wednesday, May 13 at 11:00 am. Last year these teams played each other to a 10-10 tie.
Brewer dates to sell tickets
* May 10, Sunday vs Diamondbacks 1:10 PM Terrace Box Section 404-440
Tickets $ 20/each
* June 13 Saturday vs Reds 3:10 PM Loge Outfield Box section 206-209 & 228 -232
Tickets $ 30/each
* June 27 Saturday vs Pirates 3:10 PM Loge Bleachers section 201-205 & 233-238
Tickets $ 25/each
* July 10 Friday vs Rockies 7:10 PM Loge OF Box section 206-209 & 228-232
Tickets $ 25/each
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