‘Jays down Raiders in an extra inning
The Athens softball team edged Marathon, 7-6, in eight innings on Friday night in Marathon. Freshman Addison Lavicka and junior Siarra Hart each hit home runs for the Bluejays in the victory.
Athens freshman Paige Westbay earned the complete-game pitching win against Marathon. Andrea Seymour of Marathon, meanwhile, took the loss in pitching relief of starter Lyndsay Pintor.
Senior Autumn Westfall and Hart collected a pair of RBIs each for Athens. Pintor smacked a homer and she finished the game with three RBIs for Marathon. Seymour had three hits at the plate and Jada Prihoda doubled and scored twice for the Red Raiders.
Marathon now has a 1-2 record this season. Marathon began this season on April 27 with a 6-1 loss to Phillips. Becka Quintance and Bridget Salber both tripled against the Loggers. Marathon pounded Chequamegon, 27-8, on Thursday. Allison Wokatsch and Seymour led the Red Raiders with four RBIs each. Delaney Lang and Bridget Salber each scored run runs. Marathon’s away game against Nekoosa on Monday was cancelled because of wet field conditions.
Athens improves its record to 4-2 this season after Tuesday’s 15-3 home win against Prentice. Sophomore leadoff hitter Elle Gauerke belted a homer and she led the Bluejays by batting two for three with a walk, three RBIs and three runs scored. Freshman Jazelle Hartwig and senior Grace Johnson both tripled against the Buccaneers.
The Bluejays downed the Wausau Newman Cardinals, 14-13, on Thursday at home. Hart doubled and Hartwig tripled in the victory. Athens split a doubleheader against Greenwood, 10-19 and 20-4, on Saturday.
Edgar’s softball team blasted both Rib Lake, 17-1, in five innings on the road Thursday and Colby, 15-3, in five innings at home on Friday to begin this season with a 3-0 record.
The Wildcats enjoyed stellar pitching performances from freshman Makayla Wirkus against the Lady Redmen and junior Skylee Manecke against the Hornets. Wirkus struck out 10 batters and Manecke fanned eight.
Wirkus led Edgar’s hitting attack against both Rib Lake and Colby. She batted three for four with three RBIs and three runs scored against the Lady Redmen and she hit a perfect three for three with a walk, three RBIs and two runs scored against the Hornets.
Baseball roundup
Marathon downed Chequamegon, 12-2, on Thursday. Kyle Hollenbeck was the winning pitcher and Grant Warren led the team with a double and two RBIs. Marathon nipped Athens, 2-1, at home on Friday night. Jaden Koeller struck out nine hitters in five innings to earn the pitching win and Brock Warren relieved him to get the save. Koeller doubled for Marathon.
The Red Raiders also beat the Cadott Hornets, 7-2, on Saturday at home. Grant Warren struck out eight batters to earn the pitching win. Cooper Hoeksema batted two for four in the victory.
Athens edged Wausau Newman, 5-3, on Thursday at home. Junior Cooper Diedrich scored twice for the Bluejays. Seniors Jake Denzine and Dayne Diethelm, and junior Kody Lepak scored one run apiece. Diedrich was the winning pitcher and junior Brooks Kraus earned the save.
Stratford’s baseball team blasted Wisconsin Rapids Assumption, 16-0, on the road Tuesday to remain undefeated this season with a 4-0 record.
Senior Kale Weisenberger only gave up one hit to the Royals while earning the pitching win. Senior Colten Schillinger belted a homer and he collected three RBIs. Senior Riley Bauman batted a perfect four for four with two singles, a double and a triple. He scored three runs. Weisenberger singled three times in the victory.
Bauman pitched a no hitter during Stratford’s 29-0 road win against Prentice on Thursday.
