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MARSHFIELD – The start to the 2017 Wisconsin Junior American Legion State Baseball Tournament couldn’t have been any worse for the host Marshfield Post 54 Blue Devils.
After starting approximately 40 minutes late due to rain, the Green Bay Shockers scored eight runs in the bottom of the first inning and went on to beat Marshfield 13-3 in five innings on Wednesday night at Jack Hackman Field.
Five singles, two errors, a hit batter and a walk led to the eruption by the Shockers, who scored at least once in all five of their at-bats. Marshfield finished with four errors in all and its two pitchers walked eight.
Marshfield scored on an RBI single by Joey Goettl in the second inning. After the Shockers added single runs in the second and third innings to open up a 10-1 lead, the Blue Devils struck for two in the fourth.
Mitch Wilhelm scored on a passed ball and Tyler Spaeth singled to drive in Tyler Wein, but that was Marshfield could get across in the defeat.
Marshfield (19-8) will face Fond du Lac in an elimination game at 1 p.m. Thursday.
Shockers 13, Blue Devils 3
Marshfield 010 20 – 3 8 4
Green Bay 811 21 – 13 11 0
Green Bay roster not provided.
LP: Logan Schreiner.
SO: Schreiner (1 1/3 inn.) 1, Ty Pankratz (2 2/3 inn.) 1. BB: Schreiner 3, Pankratz 5.
Top hitters: M, Tyler Spaeth 2×3, 2B, RBI; Mitch Wilhelm 1×3, run; Hunter Weik 1×2, run.
2017 Wisconsin 17U State American Legion Baseball Tournament
July 19-23, at Jack Hackman Field, Marshfield
Wednesday, July 19
Kimberly 5, Plover 0
Eau Claire 5, Fond du Lac 4
West De Pere 11, Union Grove 1
Green Bay Shockers 13, Marshfield 3
Thursday, July 20
Plover vs. Union Grove, 10 a.m.
Fond du Lac vs. Marshfield, 1 p.m.
Kimberly vs. West De Pere, 4 p.m.
Eau Claire vs. Green Bay Shockers, 7 p.m.
Friday, July 21
Elimination games, 1 p.m. and 4 p.m.
Winner’s bracket game, 7 p.m.
Saturday, July 22
Semifinals, 1 p.m. and 4 p.m.
Sunday, July 23
Championship round, noon (and 45 minutes after completion of first game if loser suffers first loss of tournament)