2016 Spring State Tournament Photos
Below you will find photos from every game at the 2016 WIAA spring baseball state tournament. For best viewing on a mobile device, click on the slideshow to expand it and you'll be able to swipe through the photos.
Division 1
Green Bay Preble vs. Middleton (Quarterfinals)
Preble pitcher Caleb Schoenholz throws a pitch in the seventh inning.
Preble's Brody Bialkowski slides on an attempt to steal second base while Middleton shortstop Ivan Monreal awaits a throw.
The Preble dugout cheers after the Hornets scored a run.
Preble pitcher Caleb Schoenholz throws a pitch in the seventh inning.
All photos by Spencer Flaten for Wisconsin Baseball Central.
Burlington vs. Janesville Craig (Quarterfinals)
Burlington shortstop Cal Tully fires the ball to first base.
Craig catcher Jacob Campbell takes a swing.
Craig pitcher Evan Spry follows through on a pitch.
Burlington shortstop Cal Tully fires the ball to first base.
All photos by Spencer Flaten for Wisconsin Baseball Central.
Kimberly vs. Eau Claire North (Quarterfinals)
Kimberly outfielder Ben Carew takes a swing. He'd get an RBI single with this swing to give the Papermakers a 1-0 lead.
North pitcher Tanner Halvorson throws the ball to first on a pickoff attempt.
North shortstop Zac Stange reacts after a play.
Kimberly outfielder Ben Carew takes a swing. He'd get an RBI single with this swing to give the Papermakers a 1-0 lead.
All photos by Spencer Flaten for Wisconsin Baseball Central.
Arrowhead vs. Sun Prairie (Quarterfinals)
Arrowhead pitcher Ryan Schmitt follows through on a pitch.
Arrowhead's Dominic Clementi slides back to first base on a pickoff attempt.
Arrowhead shortstop Tanner Williams prepares for a play.
Arrowhead pitcher Ryan Schmitt follows through on a pitch.
All photos by Spencer Flaten for Wisconsin Baseball Central.
Burlington vs. Green Bay Preble (Semifinals)
Burlington's Bryan Sturdevant takes a swing.
Preble's Jarrett Scheelk throws a pitch.
Preble's Jarrett Scheelk swings at a pitch.
Burlington's Bryan Sturdevant takes a swing.
All photos by Spencer Flaten for Wisconsin Baseball Central.
Arrowhead vs. Kimberly (Semifinals)
Arrowhead catcher Jeff Holtz prepares for the next pitch.
Kimberly pitcher Danny VandenBoom takes signs from his catcher.
Kimberly catcher Steven Jacobson gets ready for the next pitch.
Arrowhead catcher Jeff Holtz prepares for the next pitch.
All photos by Spencer Flaten for Wisconsin Baseball Central.
Burlington vs. Arrowhead (State championship)
The Burlington Demons pose with their state championship trophy.
Burlington's Zach Campbell tries to break up a double play while Arrowhead second baseman Logan Kellogg steps aside to throw the ball.
The Demons lift their state championship trophy.
The Burlington Demons pose with their state championship trophy.
Photos by Spencer Flaten and Alex Cheban for Wisconsin Baseball Central.
Division 2
Milwaukee Lutheran vs. Lodi (Semifinals)
Milwaukee Lutheran pitcher Nick Winter follows through on a pitch.
Lodi's Garret Wegner takes a lead off of second base.
Milwaukee Lutheran's Christian Gerner takes a lead off of first base.
Milwaukee Lutheran pitcher Nick Winter follows through on a pitch.
Photos by Spencer Flaten and Alex Cheban for Wisconsin Baseball Central.
Waupaca vs. West Salem (Semifinals)
Waupaca shortstop Johnny Popham gets ready for a play.
West Salem's Drew Tschumper takes a lead off of first base.
West Salem's Drew Tschumper prepares for the next pitch.
Waupaca shortstop Johnny Popham gets ready for a play.
Photos by Spencer Flaten and Alex Cheban for Wisconsin Baseball Central.
Waupaca vs. Milwaukee Lutheran (State championship)
The Waupaca Comets pose with their state championship trophy.
Milwaukee Lutheran's Nick Winter takes a swing.
Waupaca coach John Koronkiewicz hoists the championship trophy in his final year before retirement.
The Waupaca Comets pose with their state championship trophy.
Photos by Spencer Flaten and Alex Cheban for Wisconsin Baseball Central.
Division 3
Prairie du Chien vs. Markesan (Semifinals)
Prairie du Chien pitcher Chas Sagedahl throws a pitch.
Prairie du Chien's Chas Sagedahl slides into second base while Markesan's Shane Ryan awaits a throw.
Markesan's Kyle Krueger throws a pitch.
Prairie du Chien pitcher Chas Sagedahl throws a pitch.
All photos by Spencer Flaten for Wisconsin Baseball Central.
St. Mary Catholic vs. Unity (Semifinals)
Unity's Austin Donahue slides into second base while St. Mary Catholic's Mike Van De Hey throws the ball to first.
Unity's Hunter Pedersen throws a pitch.
St. Mary Catholic's Tyler Nelson dives back to first base on a pickoff attempt.
Unity's Austin Donahue slides into second base while St. Mary Catholic's Mike Van De Hey throws the ball to first.
All photos by Spencer Flaten for Wisconsin Baseball Central.
St. Mary Catholic vs. Prairie du Chien (State championship)
The St. Mary Catholic Zephyrs pose with their state championship trophy.
St. Mary Catholic's Mack Blashka throws a pitch.
The Zephyrs hoist the state championship trophy.
The St. Mary Catholic Zephyrs pose with their state championship trophy.
Photos by Spencer Flaten and Alex Cheban for Wisconsin Baseball Central.
Division 4
Ithaca vs. Green Bay N.E.W. Lutheran (Semifinals)
Ithaca's Luke Oelke prepares to make a throw.
Ithaca fans cheer for their team after a big play.
N.E.W. Lutheran's Samuel Meerstein throws the ball to first base.
Ithaca's Luke Oelke prepares to make a throw.
All photos by Spencer Flaten for Wisconsin Baseball Central.
Rib Lake vs. Pepin/Alma (Semifinals)
Rib Lake's Jesus Ontiveros chases down a Pepin/Alma baserunner in a rundown.
Rib Lake's Noah Weinke throws a pitch.
Pepin/Alma's Ben Mueller throws a pitch.
Rib Lake's Jesus Ontiveros chases down a Pepin/Alma baserunner in a rundown.
All photos by Spencer Flaten for Wisconsin Baseball Central.
Ithaca vs. Rib Lake (State championship)
The Ithaca Bulldogs hoist their state championship trophy.
Ithaca's Luke Oelke and Nolan Clary await a pop fly.
The Bulldogs pose with their state championship trophy.
The Ithaca Bulldogs hoist their state championship trophy.
Photos by Spencer Flaten and Alex Cheban for Wisconsin Baseball Central.