Tom Schmitt was quick to admit, he wasn’t happy.
Middleton’s manager had just watched his team defeat Madison La Follette, 4-1, last Friday. But it was hardly an artistic performance.
The Cardinals left 14 runners on base. Middleton benefitted flop some sloppy Lancers defense.
And Schmitt knew if the opponent was a higher quality, his team would have been in trouble.
“No offense to (La Follette), but that’s not a state quality team,” Schmitt said of the Lancers. “We have to take some swings and get after it. We can’t have our (No.) 2, 3 and 4 hitters not producing from where they are in the lineup. There’s a lot of things we have to clean up.”
The good news for Schmitt and his Cardinals is this: although they’re not playing stellar baseball right now, they’re playing mostly winning baseball.
Middleton also split a doubleheader with Marshfield on Saturday, winning the opener 4-1 before dropping the nightcap, 10-4.