Land O' Lakes Western Division wrapups: May 21

Both Brookfield teams won games on Sunday to improve to 2-1 in the Land O' Lakes Western Division.

Bulldogs

The Bulldogs whipped Lannon, 16-8, as they erupted for 18 hits at Lannon, led by Jason Rutz, who was 3-for-5 with a homer, a walk and four runs scored. Six other Bulldogs had two hits apiece.

Newcomer Ryan Hinz was 2-for-3 with three RBIs and a stolen base, but left the game in the fifth after tweaking a hamstring. Jason Booth filled in and was 2-for-3 with two doubles and an RBI while Scott Booth was 2-for-5 with two doubles, a walk, a stolen base and two RBIs.

Ernest Castro was 2-for-4 with a homer and two RBI, Jeff Lueck finished 2-for-4 with a walk, an RBI and three runs scored. Mike Jacobs had two hits, including a double, a HBP and an RBI and Kris Franzen had a double, a sacrifice fly and two runs scored.

Greg Basthemer started and got the win for the Bulldogs, pitching six innings. Lemke pitched one inning and Lueck pitched the final two innings.

Brookfield has two games next, playing at Sussex (1-2) at 2 p.m. May 26 and hosting Menomonee Falls (2-1) at 1 p.m. May 27 at McCoy Field.

Blue Sox

The Blue Sox broke a 3-3 tie through four innings by scoring two runs in the fifth, one in the seventh and three in the eighth to put the game away.

Manager Jeff Lemmermann doubled, walked twice, scored twice and drove in two runs and Jake Oberbruner singled twice, walked twice, scored a run and drove in two and Jay Wojcinski singled twice, scored a run and drove in a run as Brookfield had nine hits.

John Arnold earned the complete-game win, as he scattered 11 hits, allowed two earned runs and walked two while fanning five.

The Sox play Monches (0-3) at Malone Field at 2 p.m. May 26 and then travel to Carl Kuss Field to face West Bend (4-0) for a 1 p.m. game May 27.