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STEVENS POINT – The Marshfield Junior American Legion baseball team came from behind to beat Antigo 7-6 in an elimination game at the 17U regional on Friday afternoon at Bukolt Park.
Marshfield (19-6) moves on to play again Friday night at 7:30 p.m. With a victory in that game, the Blue Devils advance to the championship round Saturday.
Antigo scored three times in the first inning off Marshfield starter Tyler Spaeth.
The Blue Devils clawed back to take the lead, scoring a pair of runs in the third inning on an RBI single by Riley Boushack and a Spaeth fielder’s choice that drove in another run.
Marshfield scored three times in the fourth to take the lead. Mitch Wilhelm had a double and later scored on a wild pitch, Ben Gust delivered an RBI sacrifice fly, and Spaeth doubled home Boushack to give the Blue Devils a 5-3 lead.
Antigo regained the lead, scoring three runs in the bottom of the fifth, but it didn’t last for long as Marshfield scored twice in the top of the sixth to go back on top.
Boushack had a triple and scored on a groundout by Devyn Palmer, and Mason Coffren drove in Caden Schillinger with a single to put Marshfield up 7-6.
Jacob Earll threw two shutout innings to earn the save for Marshfield.
Wilhelm went 3-for-4, and Logan Schreiner, Ryan Zickert and Boushack each had two this for Marshfield.
Marshfield 7, Antigo 6
Marshfeild 002 302 0 – 7 12 2
Antigo 300 030 0 – 6 11 3
Antigo roster not provided.
WP: Tyler Spaeth. SV: Jacob Earll.
SO: Spaeth (5 inn.) 0, Earll (2 inn.) 0. BB: Spaeth 1, Earll 1.
Top hitters: M, Riley Boushack 2×4, 3B, 2 runs, RBI; Spaeth 2B, 2 RBIs; Mitch Wilhelm 3×4, 2 2Bs, run; Logan Schreiner 2×4, run; Ryan Zickert 2×3, run.