Auburndale baseball earns walk-off win over Assumption

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AUBURNDALE – Caden Weinfurter knocked in Blake Raab with a sacrifice fly to deliver a walk-off win for the Auburndale baseball team as it rallied for a 10-9 win over Wisconsin Rapids Assumption on Friday at Auburndale High School.

Auburndale led 8-3 after three innings before the Royals came back to take a 9-8 lead with a five-run top of the seventh.

Nick Leberg had an RBI double, N Hartman knocked in two runs with a double, Aaron Livernash scored on a wild pitch and Hartman came into score on a groundout to put Assumption on top.

Auburndale came back in the bottom of the inning. Mason Rachu and Raab singled before Sloan Welch was hit by a pitch to load the bases. After a pop out, Rachu scored on an error and Weinfurter delivered the sac fly to end it.

Jack Klatt and Tarren Hartman each went 3-for-4, and Leberg added a home run and four RBI for Assumption (1-5, 0-5 Marawood South).

Aden Cherney and Ian Brown both had two hits, with Cherney knocking in three runs for Auburndale (6-4, 4-2 Marawood South).

Assumption plays at Marathon on Monday. Auburndale is back in action at home against Stratford on Tuesday.

Eagles 10, Royals 9
Assumption 201 100 5 – 9 10 4
Auburndale 332 000 2 – 10 7 5
WP:
Alex Willfahrt. LP: Connor Peters.
SO: Tarren Hartman (3 2/3 inn.) 0, Peters (3 inn.) 1; Aden Cherney (6 inn.) 4, Willfahrt (1 inn.) 1. BB: Hartman 8, Peters 0; Cherney 1, Willfahrt 0.
Top hitters: AS, Ryan Shaw 2 runs; Jack Klatt 3×4, 2 runs; Nick Leberg 2×2, 2B, HR, 2 runs, 4 RBI; Hartman 3×4, 2B, 2 runs, 2 RBI. AUB, Willfahrt 2 runs, RBI; Cherney 2×4, 2 runs, 3 RBI; Caden Weinfurter 1×3, 2 RBI; Ian Brown 2×4, RBI; Conner Brandl 2B, RBI.
Records: Assumption 1-5, 0-5 Marawood Conference South Division; Auburndale 6-4, 4-2 Marawood Conference South Division.