GRAND CHUTE (NBC 26) — Kewaunee is heading to the Division 3 state baseball championship for the first time in program history after defeating Fennimore 5-3 in Wednesday’s semifinal at Fox Cities Stadium.
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The third-seeded Storm broke a scoreless tie in the fourth inning when Brady Pribek drove in two runs with a single to right field, scoring Ethan Paplham and Brett Paulsen.
Fennimore answered in the bottom half with a sacrifice fly by Gianni Filardo, but Kewaunee pulled away in the fifth. Connor Kilgore’s hit to right, followed by a defensive error, allowed three more Storm runners — Micah Vanness, Paplham, and Kilgore — to cross the plate.
Despite a late push from the No. 2 seed Golden Eagles, the Storm held on for the historic win.
Kewaunee will face Kenosha St. Joseph in the Division 3 title game on Thursday at noon.
