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CHIPPEWA FALLS – The Marshfield baseball team saw its season come to an end with a tight 6-5 loss to Chippewa Falls in a WIAA Division 1 regional semifinal Tuesday at Casper Park.
Marshfield finishes its season with a 4-16 record.
Chippewa Falls (12-7) moves on to a regional final at Eau Claire Memorial (14-5) on Thursday.
Ryan Krueger, Brant Bohman and Antonio Anaya each had two hits, and Anaya had three RBIs for the Tigers.
Marshfield led 5-3 after five innings before the Cardinals rallied to tie the game in the sixth, and won it in walk-off fashion the bottom of the seventh.
“Great game to be in and a great effort by us,” Marshfield coach Jon Bauer said. “Tough loss. The ending of a season like this is never easy, but I’m proud of the guys for the effort they put in all season.”
Cardinals 6, Tigers 5
Marshfield 011 030 0 – 5 8 1
Chippewa Falls 111 002 1 – 6 7 0
WP: Crumbaker. LP: Austin Palacek.
SO: Mason Coffren (5 1/3 inn.) 2, Palacek (1 1/3 inn.) 0; Lau (4 1/3 inn.) 4, Bo Sweltzer (1 2/3 inn.) 1, Crumbaker (1 inn.) 3. BB: Coffren 5, Palacek 2; Lau 2, Sweltzer 1, Crumbaker 2.
Top hitters: M, Ryan Krueger 2×3, 2 runs; Brant Bohman 2×4, RBI; Antonio Anaya 2×3, 2B, 3 RBIs. CF, Steinmetz 2B, run; Franz 2 runs; Weiland 2×3, 2B; Hutzler 2B, 2 runs; Freid 2 RBIs.
Records: Marshfield 4-16; Chippewa Falls 12-7.