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NEKOOSA – The Marshfield Junior American Legion baseball team pounded out 20 hits, scored in six of its seven at-bats, and rolled to a 15-3 win over Wisconsin Rapids in a winner’s bracket game at the 17U Junior Legion regional on Saturday night.
Marshfield moves into a game at 4 p.m. Sunday, and with a win, would advance to the championship game on Monday night.
Riley Bauman had three hits and scored three runs, and Nick Urban, Max Heller, Chase higgins, Adam Zee, Will Fetting, and Ky Swanson each had two hits for Marshfield (20-5). Swanson and Logan Homolka each drove in a pair of runs in the win.
Twelve different Blue Devils had hits and nine players drove in at least one run in the rout.
Homolka earned the win on the mound, striking out 10 in six innings and allowing nothing after a three-run first inning by Wisconsin Rapids.
17U American Legion Regional, Second Round
Marshfield 15, Wisconsin Rapids 3
Marshfield 141 204 3 – 15 20 0
Wisconsin Rapids 300 000 0 – 3 5 0
Wisconsin Rapids roster not provided.
WP: Logan Homolka.
SO: Homolka (6 inn.) 10, Trey Montalvo (1 inn.) 2. BB: Homolka 1, Montalvo 0.
Top hitters: M, Nick Urban 2×4, RBI, run; Cody Donahue 1×1, RBI; Riley Bauman 3×5, 2B, 3 runs, RBI; Homolka 1×3, 3B, 2 RBIs; Montalvo 1×3, RBI, run; Max Heller 2×3; Chase Higgins 2×2, 2 runs, RBI; Adam Zee 2×4; Will Fetting 2×2, 2 runs, RBI; Carsten Jirschele 3 runs; Ky Swanson 2×3, 2 RBIs, run.
Records: Wisconsin Rapids not provided; Marshfield 20-5.