West Allis NATIONALS Baseball

The archrival White Sox arrived Sunday night needing a sweep to keep their slim playoff hopes alive. The Nationals, however, had different plans, sweeping the Sox by scores of 13-3 and 14-9. In game one the team was challenged early by Sox power pitcher, Kris Ragner. Ragner struck out three of the first five hitters he faced and held the Nationals to one run through three innings of play. Nationals starter, Jim Dettman, was even better though, holding the Sox scoreless until the fifth. The Nationals broke game one open with an eight run fourth inning. Keying the inning was a two run triple by Trevor Koepp and a two run single from Jake Paige. Koepp finished the game with 5 RBI's and established a new franchise season record. Aggressive baserunning sparked the team in game two. The team stole three bases and drew three balk calls while jumping out to a 10-3 lead. Offensive heroics were provided by Jake Paige and Mike Wajerski, each producing three hits. Up next for the Nationals is Lifetime Financial in a makeup of Saturday May 25th's rained out DH. The teams will square off Sunday night at Zirkel Field.