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STRATFORD – Kylee Manecke had a single to score pinch runner Sarah Martin with the winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning as the Stratford softball team slipped past Eau Claire Regis 5-4 in a nonconference game Monday at Hilgemann Field.
Ally Zuleger singled and Martin came in to pinch run. Meg Wiese had a sacrifice bunt and reached first, then Riley Flink sacrificed both up a base with a bunt, before Manecke delivered the game-winner.
Zuleger threw a complete game to earn the win for the Tigers, striking out two and walking four.
Stratford finishes the regular season 5-14 and will move on to WIAA Division 3 regional quarterfinal at home against Nekoosa on Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. at Hilgemann Field.
Tigers 5, Ramblers 4
Eau Claire Regis 301 000 0 – 4 8 1
Stratford 001 201 1 – 5 5 2
WP: Ally Zuleger. LP: Payton Lamont.
SO: Lamont 3; Zuleger 2. BB: Lamont 4; Zuleger 4.
Top hitters: S, Maria Schoenfuss 3×3, 2B, 2 runs, RBI; Tessa Berg 2×3, 2 RBIs; Kylee Manecke 3×4, run.
Records: Eau Claire Regis 1-18; Stratford 5-14.