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ANTIGO – The Marshfield Post 54 American Legion baseball team split a doubleheader with Antigo on Thursday night.
The Blue Devils won 3-2 and lost 7-0 to remain at .500 this season, moving their record to 11-11.
Marshfield was held to just four hits in the opener, but plated two runs in the third and won it with a run in the seventh when Austin Palacek reached on an error and Ryan Krueger, who led off the inning with a single, scored.
Jake Brueggen went the distance for the Blue Dvils, striking out five and walking one for a complete-game five-hitter.
In the second game, Antigo pitchers A.J. Kirsch and Nick Marshall limited Marshfield to just three hits to combine for the shutout.
Marshfield finishes its regular-season schedule with a Wisconsin Valley Legion League game at D.C. Everest on Friday night.
Game 1
Marshfield 3, Antigo 2
Antigo 100 001 0 – 2 5 5
Marshfield 002 000 1 – 3 4 3
WP: Jake Brueggen. LP: Jesse Jankowski.
SO: Jankowski 2; Brueggen 5. BB: Jankowski 2; Brueggen 1.
Top hitters: A, Garrett Held 2×3, 2B, RBI. M, Ryan Krueger 1×3, run; Paul Maguire 1×2, RBI.
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Game 2
Marshfield 000 000 0 – 0 3 0
Antigo 020 140 x – 7 11 1
WP: A.J. Kirsch. LP: Jared Johnsrud. SV: Nick Marshall.
SO: Johnsrud (4 2/3 inn.) 6, Hunter Korger (1 1/3 inn.) 2; Kirsch (4 inn.) 5, Marshall (3 inn.) 4. BB: Johnsrud 2, Korger 0; Kirsch 2, Marshall 0.
Top hitters: A, Matt Winter 3×4, 2B, 3 RBIs; Collin Meinert 3×3, 3 runs, RBI; Wade Farmer 3B, RBI, run.