New Richmond shuts out Marshfield in WIAA Division 1 softball regional semifinal

The 2023 Marshfield High School softball team. (Photo courtesy of Don Patterson Photography)

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NEW RICHMOND – The Marshfield softball team’s season came to an end with a 2-0 loss to New Richmond in a WIAA Division 1 regional semifinal on Tuesday at New Richmond High School.

Katelyn Sternweis struck out six and walked two, allowing single runs in the third and fifth innings, to suffer the loss for Marshfield, which ends its season on a 13-game losing streak and finishes with an 8-16 record.

Kennedy Joachim tossed a five-hit shutout for New Richmond (12-6), which moves on to a regional final at Chippewa Falls (20-5) on Thursday.

Brier Blietz had two hits and drove in both runs for New Richmond.

Check out the statewide regional scoreboard and Thursday’s regional final schedule here

New Richmond 2, Marshfield 0
Marshfield 000 000 0 – 0 5 0
New Richmond 001 010 x – 2 6 0
WP:
Kennedy Joachim. LP: Katelyn Sternweis.
SO: Sternweis 6; Joachim 5. BB: Sternweis 2; Joachim 0.
Top hitters: M, Delaney Varsho 1×3; Shylah Brogan 1×3; Raina Manlick 1×3; Lili Anaya 1×3; Claire Pearce 1×2. NR, Brooklyn Swanepoel 2×4, 2 runs; Brier Blietz 2×2, 2 RBI.
Records: Marshfield 8-16; New Richmond 12-6.