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Green Bay East/West Blanks Wausau East

June 1, 2016

By Spencer Flaten
Staff Writer

GREEN BAY, Wis.—Green Bay East/West moved on to the Division 1 regional finals with a 5-0 win over Wausau East on Tuesday afternoon.

The Devilcats were favored in the game as the No. 6 seed, and the No. 11 seed Lumberjacks didn’t show many signs of an upset.

Evan Ostertag took a no-hitter into the seventh inning for the Devilcats, who never trailed in the game.

East/West took the lead in the bottom of the first thanks to a bloop single to left field by Zack Watzka that drove in a run.

The Devilcats added three more runs in the bottom of the second using unconventional methods. They hit three straight singles to lead off the inning, two of which were bunts. Austin Williquette then plated a run with a suicide squeeze, and an infield error allowed two more runs to score on the next play.

They continued to lead the Lumberjacks 4-0 until the bottom of the fourth. An error by the Wausau East leftfielder on a routine fly ball allowed another run to score.

The Lumberjack offense showed very few signs of life against Ostertag on the mound. They managed just five baserunners all game, and never had more than one runner on base at any point in the contest.

Wausau East finally got their first hit of the game when Carter Prey hit a single through the hole between third base and the shortstop. That was where the Lumberjacks’ fortunes ended, though.

Ostertag’s dominant performance saw him notch a complete game with seven strikeouts and just two walks to go along with the one hit. Kyle Daniel took the loss for the Lumberjacks. He pitched three innings and allowed five runs, only two of which were earned.

Williquette finished 2-for-2 for the Devilcats with an RBI and a double, while Prey finished 1-for-2 for the Lumberjacks.

East/West advanced to the regional finals with the win. They’ll face No. 3 seed Pulaski for the regional title for the second year in a row. The Devilcats won last year’s final, 5-2.

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