Whitetails look to end losing streak

In its inaugural season, the Whitehall Whitetails amateur baseball team has already seen some ups and downs as a three-game winning streak has been followed by its current four-game losing streak.

The Whitetails sit at 3-5 on the season with two wins over Bloomer and one over the Eau Claire Bears. The team has two losses against both the Eau Claire Cavaliers and Cadott and another to Osseo. Whitehall had a doubleheader against Tilden rained out on Saturday. 

Whitehall is fourth in the Chippewa River Baseball League’s South Division, ahead of Augusta (2-9) and Beef River (1-8) and behind the EC Bears (8-2), EC Cavs (7-2) and Osseo Merchants (8-4). Cadott sits atop the North Division at 9-0.

Whitehall returns home to play Augusta on Wednesday of this week then heads to Augusta for a game on Saturday. 

The team will consist of players predominantly from the Arcadia, Blair-Taylor, Eleva-Strum, Independence/Gilmanton and Whitehall high school programs. The following players are listed on the CRBL website: Jake Bjerke, Vince Braun, Keegan Catts, Keegan Dewyre, Carter Gunderson, Chris Killian, Sam Killian, Braydon Lisowski, Devon McCune, Isaac Pape, Mason Pientok, Bryce Schorbahn, Jackson Shramek, Tavian Shramek, Isaac Skoyen, Brock Sluga, Aidan Sonsalla, Kyle Steien, Brandon Sylla, Joe Walgren, Tyler Webb, Colin Weltzien, Connor Weltzien and Parker Windjue

Pete Bartingale serves as the field manager. Chad McCune is the team’s general manager.