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Changing Weapons This
Sunday the Waupaca Lakemen will use metal bats for
the first time this year as they host Clintonville.
Waupaca’s Josh Peterson using a wood bat. Many would assume using
wood bats all year then going to metal would be easy, it’s not. Players know it isn’t just a different
swing due to weight balancing, but a different game all together. You’re no longer playing baseball,
you’re playing to score runs, a lot of runs.
In the BABA North championship game (metal bats) Aniwa
defeated This is what Waupaca will
be contending with Sunday as they host Clintonville in the game for the right
to go to the Grand Championship next Sunday. Waupaca’s Andy Wanty: “(We) Practiced with metal last night... big
disadvantage for us to use these now, but if we don't it's like going to a
gun fight with a knife”. Zac Peterson will pitch against Clintonville’s Jim Nighbor. Waupaca
has faced Clintonville in the semi-final game 3 years in a row, coming out on
the losing end each time. Sunday, September 2, 1:30pm,
Clintonville A’s @ Waupaca Lakemen. The
other BABA semi-final game: Little Falls Loggers @ Aniwa
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