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OWEN – Owen-Withee scored three runs in its final two at-bats to edge Marshfield Columbus Catholic 8-5 in a Cloverbelt Conference East Division baseball game Friday.
Columbus Catholic tied the game at 5-5 with a run in the top of the fifth before the Blackhawks pulled away with a run in the bottom of the inning and two more in the sixth.
Billy Young suffered the loss for the Dons (6-8, 6-7 Cloverbelt East), striking out three and allowing 11 hits and three walks in a complete-game effort.
Brett Loveland had two of Columbus Catholic’s four hits and Owen-Withee pitcher Kole Karaba, who walked 11 but struck out seven.
The second game of the scheduled doubleheader was rained out and will be made up Monday at Owen-Withee.
Blackhawks 8, Dons 5
Columbus Catholic 300 110 0 – 5 4 4
Owen-Withee 300 212 x – 8 11 4
WP: Kole Karaba. LP: Billy Young.
SO: Young 3; Karaba 7. BB: Young 3; Karaba 11.
Top hitters: CC, Brett Loveland 2×3; OW, Mark Kitlica 2×3; A.J. Ovyn 3B; Karaba 4×4; Darryn Bottlemy 2×4.
Records: Columbus Catholic 6-8, 6-7 Cloverbelt East; Owen-Withee 7-6, 7-5 Cloverbelt East.