Bonkers For Baseball? Post Your Passion on Patch!

The peanuts, beer, hotdogs and summer sun - it's baseball season in Wisconsin and we want to hear all about the Milwaukee Brewers or your other favorite team!

Calling all sports fanatics, Patch wants you! Are you passionate about the Milwaukee Brewers? A local softball league? Attend every little league game? An expert on sabermetrics?  Then we want hear all about it!  Part of the Patch mission is to strengthen communities and improve the lives of their residents, but we can't do it without you. Our Local Voices section allows members of the community—from cooking enthusiasts to local politicians and everyone in between—to interact and post directly to the site. These posts then appear on the homepage, in the daily newsletter and are shared by editors via Facebook and Twitter. The best thing about sharing your stuff on Patch is it's your space so it's your rules. Write as frequently, or …

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Sarah Worthman

9:45 pm on Monday, May 20, 2013

You all raise some great points about baseball in Wisconsin - and more particularly, the Brewers. So... Who's going to write more in a Local Voices post? ;)   more ›

Nicolet Students Putting Pen to Paper

Four student-athletes signed letters of intent Friday for St. Louis University, University of Iowa, University of Akron and McHenry College.

In front of around 60 friends, family, and coaches inside the D-Wing Library of Nicolet High School, four student-athletes signed their letters of intent Thursday. Briana Gray (Basketball, St. Louis University), Calli Head (Diving, University of Iowa), Jessica Kloehn (Volleyball, University of Akron) and CJ Putterman (Baseball, McHenry College) all signed their letters of intent to commit to those universities. Chris Dempsey is Calli Head's diving coach and said she's a "great asset to the team." Gray had transferred into Nicolet before the 2011 season and made an immediate impact. Gray averaged 10 points per game playing in 23 of 24 games.  Rick Dekeyser, head basketball coach, knew he had something great on the court when Gray …

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USM Ends Win Streak with Doubleheader Split

The Hartford baseball team took the University School team to task in a doubleheader Saturday at USM. The Wildcats will conclude their regular season with three straight non-conference games.

USM Undefeated in Conference After Dominating Dominican

The University School of Milwaukee baseball team completed its schedule of conference games with an undefeated 14-0 record by defeating Dominican 8-2 in a Midwest Classic Conference North contest held at USM Thursday.

Wildcats Whip Out Another Win and Roast Riverside

USM is now 18-0 and 12-0 in the Midwest Classic Conference North. The Wildcats’ next test is a conference game against Dominican at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday at USM.

Meet Patch's 'Commissioner of Baseball' — Yankees' Mark Teixeira

All-star first baseman will answer questions, post exclusive videos and share advice for young athletes in new, regular feature on Patch.

Good news, Milwaukee baseball fans! There’s a high-priced, power-hitting, left-handed first baseman on the way. Not to play for the Brewers, of course. Instead, Patch users young and old can tap into the expertise of New York Yankees star Mark Teixeira, who has been named “Commissioner of Patch Baseball.” Teixeira, a four-time Gold Glove winner and two-time All-Star, will interact with Patch users by regularly responding to questions, sharing baseball tips, and posting exclusive videos. Teixeira will also offer young athletes advice on how to stay in shape and why healthful eating is so important for optimal performance. “I live in a Patch town now and I keep tabs on my original hometown via the Patch site there, so I’ve seen the ways that…

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Chris Larsen

4:35 pm on Thursday, April 19, 2012

Seeing as how Patch is supposed to be a local news reporting entity, couldn't we use Jason Jaramillo or Marcus Hanel, the Brewers Bullpen Catcher, both from Racine County? How about a Brewer Player. Someone other then a freaking Yankee.......   more ›

USM Student Will Pitch for Jacksonville University Next Year

Josh Baker credits USM for shaping him as not just an athlete, but an entire person.

He's been playing baseball since he was old enough to walk into the backyard and pick up a ball with his dad, and next year University School of Milwaukee senior Josh Baker will pitch for the Dolphins of Jacksonville University in Florida. Earning athletic and academic scholarships, Baker said he isn't worried about balancing Division 1 baseball with schoolwork because he's already had practice doing that at USM. "It's hard to balance school now, but I've learned enough over the high school years how to do that," he said. With Wisconsin winter freezing the baseball diamond, Baker is currently playing basketball for USM. He said he is looking forward to being able to play baseball year-round in Florida. "I think the whole aspect of being …

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Top-Seeded Knights Stunned in WIAA Opener, 6-5

Conference rival Port Washington gets a three-run homer in the seventh to take victory.

Max Kaske doesn’t have nicknames for the bats he uses, but after Tuesday’s results he might want to reconsider. The Port Washington junior switched things up in his last at-bat to turn a good night into a great one as he belted a three-run, moon-shot home run with two out in the top of the seventh to lead the Pirates to an improbable, 6-5 win over No. 1 seed Nicolet in the opening round of the WIAA summer baseball tournament. “I was on deck and I had my other bat and someone told me to use a different bat,” Kaske said. “I picked it up, felt it, I don’t know I just swung and took it over the fence.” Kaske’s long ball resurrected Port’s offense, which had been put to sleep after junior Hunter Crass came in to pitch in the fourth inning for …

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Nicolet Baseball Rides Rollercoaster to No. 1 Seed

Team's growing pains have made it inconsistent, but WIAA summer baseball tournament is wide open.

It’s summer in Milwaukee and baseball is in full swing. While the Brewers are the talk of the town, they’re not the only ones having a successful season on the base paths this year. The Nicolet baseball team starts its playoff run on Tuesday as the No. 1 seed in its region in the WIAA summer baseball tournament. The Knights host Port Washington at 5:30 p.m. at Stormonth Field. “We’re obviously happy with the No. 1 seed,” senior first baseman D.J. Peltz said. “Yeah, we’ve been scuffling a little bit lately but we came out and had a couple good practices, trying especially to build the chemistry together at the end of the year and make sure everyone’s on the same page. “I think we’re going in (the playoffs) with a little bit of confidence.” …

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Photo Gallery: Nicolet Baseball Trounces Germantown

Knights earned No. 1 seed in WIAA summer baseball tourney that opens Tuesday.

Steve Ellmauer was 3-for-3 with a homer as Nicolet routed Germantown 10-2 on Tuesday in a high school baseball game at the Knight's Stormonth Field. Nicolet has earned a No. 1 seed in its bracket for the WIAA summer baseball tournament, beginning next Tuesday. The Knights host Port Washington at 5:30 p.m. that day in the first round, and with a victory faces the winner of Brown Deer and Whitefish Bay on June 22.

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