Playoff Roundup: May 30
May 31, 2013
By Steve Nielsen
Scouting Director
Division 1 Playoffs
Oconomowoc Sectional
Sun Prairie 8, Beaver Dam 2
A five-run explosion in the third inning led Sun Prairie to an 8-2 win in seven innings over Beaver Dam at Summit Credit Union Field on Thursday.
Sam Lund kept Beaver Dam off the board during his six innings of work. Lund struck out three and allowed four walks and three hits.
Oshkosh West 5, Watertown 3
Jake Guenther got the win for Oshkosh West. He allowed three runs over seven innings. He struck out seven, walked nine and surrendered four hits.
Oshkosh West was sparked by Damian Guenther and Kyler Crooks, who teamed up for three hits and two RBI.
Oshkosh West will look to continue their upset run as they will take on defending state champs Sun Prairie in the Sectional Semifinals.
Sheboygan South 10, Sheboygan North 8
Madison La Follette 2, Oconomowoc 0
Riley Anderson went 2-for-3, sparking La Follette to a 2-0 victory in five innings over Oconomowoc on Thursday.
The Lancers’ Troy Teigen kept Oconomowoc off the scoreboard for all five innings he was on the hill. He pitched a shutout, allowing no runs on two hits.
La Follete will face Sheboygan south in the Sectionals.
La Crosse Sectional
Waunakee 6, Reedsburg 3
La Crosse Central vs. La Crosse Logan – PPD to 5/31
Middleton 3, Onalaska 2
Holmen vs. Portage – PPD to 5/31
Kaukauna Sectional
Kimberly 8, Menasha 2
Appleton West 6, West De Pere 2
Neenah 6, Appleton North 3
The Neenah Rockets and Appleton North traded the lead three times on Thursday, but Neenah ended up on top with a 6-3 win in seven innings thanks to a four run sixth inning rally.
The Rockets went up for good on a three-run triple by Sam Erickson, plating Connor Wollersheim, Jake Formella and Spencer Miller. Erickson racked up three RBI on one hit for Neenah.
Brett Grafmeier recorded the win for Neenah Rockets. He allowed three runs over 6 1/3 innings. He struck out two, walked one and surrendered seven hits.
Neenah jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the top of the third. Matt Gruse singled to ignite the Rockets' offense. Neenah pushed more runs across when Gruse scored on an RBI single by Formella.
Neenah will now take on De Pere in the Sectional Semifinals.
De Pere 5, Hortonville 4
Beloit Sectional
Janesville Parker 6, Madison West 1
Stoughton 5, Delavan-Darien 4
Zach Nyhagen went a perfect 2-for-2 at the dish for the Stoughton Vikings. He singled in the second and third innings while driving in and scoring one.
PJ Rosowski got the win for the Stoughton Vikings Varsity thanks to five strikeouts. Rosowski allowed no earned runs, four hits and no walks over five innings.
Stoughton will now face Janesville Parker in the sectionals.
Janesville Craig 6, Milton 5
Beloit Memorial 13, Oregon 1
Milwaukee Sectional
Milwaukee King 8, Milwaukee South 5
Hartford Union 10, Milwaukee Hamilton 0
Milwaukee Reagan 8, Milwaukee Madison 7
Milwaukee Riverside 11, Milwaukee Pulaski 0
Thursday was a day Anthony Desarden will remember forever as Desarden threw a no-hitter in the Riverside University Tigers’ 11-0 victory over Pulaski/Arts.
Desarden threw a no-hitter, striking out 13 batters and walking two while recording his momentous feat.
Charles Parlier racked up two RBI on two hits for the Tigers. He singled in the second inning and doubled in the fourth inning.
Bay Port Sectional
Bay Port 4, Green Bay Southwest 2
D.C. Everest vs. Wausau West – PPD to 5/31
Antigo vs. New London – PPD to 5/31
Ashwaubenon 11, Shawano 1
Wisconsin Rapids Sectional
Stevens Point 11, River Falls 0
Eau Claire North 5, Marshfield 0
Eau Claire Memorial 4, Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln 0
Jake Sparger tossed a shutout to lift the Old Abe's to a 4-0 win over Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln to move on to the sectional to face Hudson.
Sparger was nearly unhittable, striking out 12 and giving up just two hits over seven shutout innings.
Zach Ruhland got on base three times in the game for Memorial. He singled in the first and fourth innings.
Hudson 14, Merril 4
Tyrus Grunenwald went 3-for-3 at the plate, but Merrill fell 14-4 to Hudson in their Regional Championship game.
Grunenwald had a busy day at the plate, collecting two extra-base hits. He homered in the first inning, singled in the third inning, and tripled in the fifth inning.
Miles Lewis drove in four Hudson runs on two hits and scored a run to lead the offensive attack.
Badger Sectional
Kenosha Bradford 7, Westosha Central 0
Bradford took down Westosha Central 7-0 on Thursday at Wavro Field after slamming Central with five runs in the sixth inning.
Andrew Luscomb racked up three RBI on three hits for the Red Devils. He singled in the fifth inning and doubled in the second and sixth innings.
Bradford's Kevin Tibor kept Central off the scoreboard for all seven innings he was on the hill. He pitched a shutout, allowing no runs on four hits while striking out six.
Bradford will face Badger on Tuesday June 4 in the sectionals.
Badger 3, Burlington 2
Badger and Burlington passed the lead back and forth on Thursday, but in the end Badger pulled out a 3-2 win in seven innings over Burlington.
Badger finally managed to grab the lead in the fifth inning. They went up for good on a two-run single by Mitch Jensen, plating Derek Denecke and Peter Krien.
Colton Andresen recorded the win for Badger. He allowed two runs over seven innings. Andresen struck out four, walked three and gave up seven hits.
Bager will match up with Kenosha Bradford in the Sectionals.
Wilmot Union 4, Union Grove 3
A tight game was decided in the eighth inning as Union Grove fell to Wilmot 4-3 in extra innings on Thursday.
Chaz Schmidt got the win for Wilmot. He allowed three runs over eight innings. Schmidt struck out four, walked four and gave up four hits.
Wilmot was sparked by Kyle Nixon and Evan Ketterhagen, who teamed up for four hits and two RBI.
Wilmot went up for good in the eighth, scoring the game winner on an RBI single by Ketterhagen.
Kenosha Tremper 12, Racine Case 3
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