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MARATHON – Marathon wrapped up the Marawood Conference South Division baseball title with a 9-1 win over Stratford on Monday at Marathon High School.
Stratford pitchers combined to walk nine batters, and Karter Underwood and Ryan Gassner homered for Marathon, which improves to 13-3 overall and 8-1 in the Marawood South. Stratford falls to 7-6 and 6-4 in the conference.
Stratford was held to three hits, a double by Mark Handrick and a homer and single from Dylan Peterson.
Gassner struck out 11 to earn the complete-game win for Marathon.
Stratford finishes its Marawood South schedule this week with games Tuesday at Wisconsin Rapids Assumption and Thursday at Northland Lutheran.
Raiders 9, Tigers 1
Stratford 010 000 0 – 1 3 2
Marathon 320 013 x – 9 6 0
WP: Ryan Gassner. LP: Lucas Heidmann.
SO: Heidmann (5 inn.) 1, Eli Drexler (1 inn.) 2; Gassner 11. BB: Heidmann 4, Drexler 5; Gassner 2.
Top hitters: S, Dylan Peterson 2×3, HR; Mark Handrick 2B. M, Gassner 2×2, HR, 3 runs; Karter Underwood HR, 2 RBIs, 3 runs; Williamson 2 RBIs.
Records: Stratford 7-6, 6-4 Marawood South; Marathon 13-3, 8-1 Marawood South.