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STEVENS POINT – Luke Wirtz ripped a bases-clearing double to highlight a four-run fourth inning and Elliot Ashbeck struck out nine in a complete-game effort to lead the Marshfield baseball team to a 5-3 win over Stevens Point Area Senior High on Tuesday at Bukolt Park.
With the win, the Tigers move into a tie with SPASH for first place in the Wisconsin Valley Conference at 5-1.
Marshfield trailed 1-0 before getting to Stevens Point starter Logan Mallek. Jaren Hiller had a bases loaded single to tie the game and Wirtz followed with the three-run double to give the Tigers (10-5 overall) a 4-1 lead.
Hiller had a bases-loaded walk in the fifth to push the lead to 5-1. SPASH scored runs in the fifth and sixth but couldn’t get any closer than two.
Ashbeck gave up seven hits and three walks to improve to 3-1 in Valley play. He also had a triple and single to account for two of Marshfield’s six hits.
Marshfield plays at Merrill on Thursday.
Tigers 5, Panthers 3
Marshfield 000 410 0 – 5 6
Stevens Point 010 011 0 – 3 7
WP: Elliot Ashbeck. LP: Logan Mallek.
SO: Ashbeck 9; Mallek 7, Cal Geise 2. BB: Ashbeck 3; Mallek 3, Geise 2.
Top hitters: M, Ashbeck 2×2, 3B; Luke Wirtz 2B, 3 RBIs.
Records: Marshfield 10-5, 5-1 Wisconsin Valley Conference; Stevens Point 11-2, 5-1 WVC.