Laingsburg at Pewamo-Westphalia – – Second Game of Baseball Doubleheader – – The Bleacher Denizen – – May 12, 2026 – – by Chuck Krafft

Your Bleacher Denizen is at the Pewamo-Westphalia baseball team where the Pirates are hosting the Laingsburg Wolfpack in a CMAC conference doubleheader. I covered the first game as well and the play by play of that game is here. https://thebleacherdenizen.com/2026/05/13/laingsburg-at-pewamo-westphalia-first-game-of-baseball-doubleheader-the-bleacher-denizen-may-12-2026-by-chuck-krafft/

While we wait for this game to start, I hope you will enjoy this Mavericks’ cover, “All You Ever Do Is Bring Me Down” from my You Tube Channel!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=et0d9YvK0u4

As this is the second game of the doubleheader, even though we are on the Pewamo-Westphalia baseball field, the Pirates will be the visiting team and bat first. While it does not take much to confuse a mere Bleacher Denizen, he seems to struggle with this mind-boggling concept. Fortunately, the umpires, coaches and players don’t seem to be fazed at all!

Here are the lineups.

PEWAMO-WESTPHALIA

Andrew Kriss p

Brandt Kramer 3b

Logan Drysdale c

Alex Drysdale cf

Will Huhn 2b

Hayden Smith 1b

Cody Pohl dh

Nolan George ss

Same Thelen lf

Grant Thelen will play right field, but not bat.

LAINGSBURG

Quintin Garcia rf

Jake Rivet 3b

Everett Rodriquez ss

Liam Esch cf

Harrison Dorman lf

Dez Herold 2b

Cooper Morr 1b

Titan Sindel dh

Jayce Miller p

Ethan Smith will catch, but will not bat.

It is now time to review the events of this game through the occasionally alert lenses of an Aging Bleacher Denizen who was not very successful at baseball. When he tried to bring variety to the game by running the bases counter-clockwise, he confused everyone, especially the umpire who called him out. I’m not so sure just why EVERYONE has to run the bases the same way, but I guess the baseball powers that be think differently related to that.

Andrew Kriss led off the top of the first inning on a fly to right field and went to second base on a passed ball. Jayce Miller struck out the next Pirate hitter. Logan Drysdale beat out an infield single and Andrew Kriss advanced to third base. Kaine Simon entered the game as a courtesy runner for Logan Drysdale. Alex Drysdale singled to left field to drive Andrew Kriss home; Kaine Simon advanced to third base.

Kaine Simon scored and Alex Drysdale advanced to second base on a grounder to the shortstop where Everett Rodriquez made a great play to retire Will Huhn at first base. Hayden Smith was hit by a pitch. Alex Drysdale went to third base and Hayden Smith to second base on a balk. Cody Pohl tripled to right field to drive Alex Drysdale and Hayden Smith home. Cody Pohl scored on a wild pitch. Quintin Garcia made a great running catch in right field to end the Pirate inning.

Pewamo-Westphalia scored five runs in the top of the first inning to take a 5-0 lead.

Pirate Pitcher Andrew Kriss retired the Laingsburg leadoff batter on a grounder to the shortstop. Jake Rivet singled up the middle and took second base on a wild pitch. Andrew Kriss got the next batter out on a fly to center field. Liam Esch singled to center field to drive Jake Rivet home. Andrew Kriss struck out the next Wolfpack batter to end the inning.

Laingsburg scored one run in the bottom of the third inning to trim the Pewamo-Westphalia lead to 5-1.

Jayce Miller retired the three Pirate hitters in the top of the second inning on a strikeout, a fly to left field and another strikeout.

Andrew Kriss retired the three Wolfpack batters in the bottom of the second inning on a bouncer to the mound, a grounder to first base and a grounder to third base.

Quintin Garcia took over the pitching duties for Laingsburg in the top of the third inning. Dez Herold moved to right field, Logan Potter went in at third base and Jake Rivet moved to second base.

Logan Drysdale singled to lead off the top of the third inning for P-W. Kaine Simon entered the game as a courtesy runner. Alex Drysdale tripled to deep right field to drive Logan Drysdale home. Will Huhn walked. Hayden Smith singled to center field to drive Alex Drysdale home as Will Huhn advanced to second base.

Will Huhn advanced to third base and Hayden Smith to second base on a double steal. Quintin Garcia struck out the next Pirate hitter. Nolan George singled to center field to drive Will Huhn and Hayden Smith home. Nolan George stole second base. Quintin Garcia struck out the next P-W hitter and got the third out on a fly to center field.

Pewamo-Westphalia scored four runs in the top of the third inning to extend its lead to 9-1.

Andrew Kriss retired the three Laingsburg batters in the bottom of the third inning on a grounder to first base, a grounder to third base and a grounder to shortstop.

Brandt Kramer walked to lead off the top of the fourth inning for Laingsburg and went to second base when Logan Drysdale walked. Kaine Simon entered the game as a courtesy runner for Logan Drysdale. Brandt Kramer advanced to third base, Kaine Simon was out at second base and Alex Drysdale safe at first base on a fielder’s choice groundout to the pitcher.

With one out and runners at first and third, Everett Rodriquez took over on the mound for Laingsburg. Quintin Garcia moved to right field and Dez Herold moved to shortstop.

Will Huhn hit a sacrifice fly to center field. Brandt Kramer scored and Alex Drysdale advanced to second base. Hayden Smith walked. Alex Drysdale advanced to third base and Hayden Smith to second base when Cody Pohl was hit by a pitch. Alex Drysdale was forced home when Nolan George was hit by a pitch. Hayden Smith went to third base and Cody Pohl to second base. Everett Rodriquez retired the next Pirate hitter on a fly to center field to end the inning.

Pewamo-Westphalia scored two runs in the top of the fourth inning to boost its lead to 11-1.

Everett Rodriquez walked to lead off the bottom of the fourth inning for the Wolfpack; he advanced to second base on a wild pitch and to third base on another wild pitch. Liam Esch walked and stole second base. Andrew Kriss retired the next Laingsburg hitter on a fly to center field. Everett Rodriquez scored and Liam Esch advanced to third base on a wild pitch. Liam Esch scored on an RBI bounceout to the pitcher by Dez Herold. Andrew Kriss retired Pinch Hitter Calvin Stier on a fly to left field to end the inning.

Laingsburg scored two runs in the bottom of the fourth inning to shave the Pewamo-Westphalia lead to 11-3.

Everett Rodriquez retired the first two Pirate batters in the top of the fifth inning on a grounder to third base and a fly to center field. Logan Drysdale singled to center field. Kaine Simon entered the game as a courtesy runner for Logan Drysdale. Kaine Simon advanced to second base on a wild pitch. Alex Drysdale singled to center field to drive Kaine Simon home and advanced to second base on a throw to the plate.

Will Huhn singled up the middle to drive Alex Drysdale home. Will Huhn advanced to third base when Hayden Smith was safe at first base on an error. Cody Pohl singled to left field to drive Will Huhn home as Hayden Smith advanced to second base. Everett Rodriquez struck out the next Pirate hitter to end the inning.

Pewamo-Westphalia scored three runs in the top of the fifth inning to extend its lead to 14-3.

Hudson Nurenberg came in to pitch for Pewamo-Westphalia. Andrew Kriss moved out to left field.

Hudson Nurenberg retired the three Wolfpack hitters in the bottom of the fifth inning on a strikeout, a grounder to third base and another strikeout.

Pewamo-Westphalia had a 14-3 lead after five innings. Because they had a lead of over ten runs after five innings, the game was ended and P-W declared the winner to earn a split in the doubleheader.

Liam Esch had a single and one RBI for Laingsburg. Jake Rivet had a single. Dez Herold had one RBI.

Jayce Miller pitched two innings and struck out three batters. Quintin Garcia pitched one and one third innings and struck out two batters. Everett Rodriquez pitched one and two thirds innings and struck out one batter.

Alex Drysdale had a triple, two singles and three RBI for Pewamo-Westphalia. Cody Pohl had a triple, a single and three RBI. Logan Drysdale had three singles. Will Huhn and Nolan George each had a single and three RBI. Hayden Smith had a single and one RBI. Andrew Kriss had one single.

Andrew Kriss pitched four innings. He gave up three runs and two hits while striking out one batter. Hudson Nurenberg pitched one shutout inning. He did not allow anyone to reach base and struck out two batters.