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2024 Season Info

2024 Season Recap

Whitnall (17-9 overall), for the second consecutive season,, claimed the Woodland-East with an undefeated conference record. Greenfield (18-9) and South Milwaukee (11-8) tied for second, Brown Deer/Shorewood/University School of Milwaukee Tri-op (5-15), Cudahy (8-14) and Milwaukee Lutheran (1-15) rounded out the Woodland-East.

2025 Preview

2025 Predicted Order of Finish

1) Whitnall
2) South Milwaukee
3) Greenfield
4) Brown Deere/Shorewood/USM
5) Cudahy
6) Milwaukee Lutheran

Players To Watch

Sarah Bystra Sr Whitnall P/IF
Natalihia Oleniczak Sr Whitnall IF/OF
Ava Dziondziakowski Jr 3B South Milwaukee
Lindsey Stapleton Sr P South Milwaukee
Erin Brielmayer So C Greenfield
Jasmine Lasky Sr P/1B Greenfield
Indigo Berry Sr 1B/C Brown Deer/Shorewood/USM
Louisa Holmes Sr UT Brown Deer/Shorewood/USM

Team Previews

Whitnall is the team to beat in the Woodland-East this season. “We return a loaded roster with a lot of dedicated players," says third year Head Coach Mike Gappa. "Our only notable loss is infielder Anaka Gappa, a three-time All-Conference selection now playing at MATC. We will have strong pitching and hitting but will need to work on the outfield.” Sarah Bystra - Sr P/IF - (2x Conference Player of The Year - Signed w/ Bryant & Stratton, 12-4 92 IP 2.36 ERA ), will look to lead things in the circle and Merces Mullen Jr 2B/C (38 Hits, 38 Runs Scored, .500 avg) will look to be the offensive spark. The Falcons have mostly Division 1 schools on their non-conference schedule this season including Kenosha Bradford, Oak Creek, Taft (IL), and Menomonee Falls and hopes to challenge New Berlin Eisenhower for the teams' first trip to the State Tournament since 2018.

Other Returnees: Nataliha Oleniczak Sr IF/OF - 3x First Team All Conference - Signed w/ Heartland Community College. Samantha Davis Jr 1B/C

Newcomers: Elah Kozminske Fr IF/OF, Riley Kugi So IF/P and Olivia Rechlitz So C

South Milwaukee will look to be at the top of the Woodland-East this season. The Rockets did graduate its starting pitcher and top hitter Ellie Brzek and will look to Lindsey Stapleton Sr to take on the innings this year. South Milwaukee returns most of its team from last season including Ava Dziondziakowski Jr 3B ( 32 Hits .553 avg), Audrey Caruso Jr OF, Sophie Lessard Sr 1B, and Amber Helgren Sr 2B.

Greenfield graduated a good chunk of production in 2024. Returning for the Hustlin' Hawks is Erin Brielmayer So C (19 Hits), Maya Hornung Sr P/1B (22 RBI), Calla Gbur So SS/3B , Naomi Kleszczynski Jr IF/OF, and Jasmine Lasky Sr P/1B.

Brown Deer/Shorewood/University School will have a young team with 10 freshman on varsity and some key roles to fill, says Head Coach Chris Miller. “We have multiple pitchers and catchers to work with and young talent. I believe we can surprise a few teams this year and do well outside of the conference,” says Miller. The Falcats played Kenosha St Joseph/Christian Life in the Henry Aaron Tournament and also will play against Dominican/Eastbrook Academy at Helfaer Field in May.

Notable Losses: Natalie Kapinski CF (Graduated) , Hailey Meinholz Jr P (Transferred to Menomonee Falls),.

Newcomers: Claramae Hill FR OF/P, Nora Cothroll FR P/SS, and Kaylee Giza FR C/1B

Returnees: Louisa Holmes Sr UTL, Indigo Berry Sr 1B/C, Francesca DiCamelli Jr SS

Cudahy has a new Head Coach this season with Maddie Cieczka. The Packers have a projected returning roster of 13 players from last season.

Milwaukee Lutheran has a lot of players in its entire program, the Red Knights will look to Raeyana James Jr to lead things in the circle this season. Nakayla Farrell Sr C/IF was the team's leading hitter in 2024.