JOHNSON CREEK - The Argyle baseball team made an improbable comeback from a six-run deficit to stun Shullsburg-Benton 7-6 in a WIAA Division 4 sectional semifinal Tuesday. With the win, the Orioles (10-18) advanced to the sectional championship game but proved to be no match for the No. 1 ranked Lake Country Lutheran, losing 11-0.
Lake Country Lutheran (30-0) advances to the state tournament for the second straight year. The Lightning, which last lost in the state championship game last year, have won 30 straight games. It was an amazing run for the Orioles, as they were just one win away from reaching state.
"We never gave up," Argyle coach Chuck Bredeson said of his team's postseason run. "We've had our struggles throughout the regular season, (but) we really put it together once the playoffs started. It felt like we could compete with any team that we played."
Lake Country Lutheran's B.J. Sabol tossed a no-hitter and struck out 11. Sabol, will play baseball next year at San Joaquin Delta College in California.
Sabol has dominated opposing hitters this year, entering the sectional with a 0.62 ERA. He has 111 strikeouts in 56 innings.
Sabol, who entered the game hitting .568, came through with an RBI double off Argyle's Colton Ploessl in the first. Lake Country Lutheran's Jesse Turner followed with an RBI single to give the Lightning a 2-0 lead. Ben Wilkins followed with an RBI single. C.J. Teske delivered a two-run triple to give the Lightning a 5-0 lead.
Lake Country Lutheran's Jacob Budnik came through with an RBI single in the second. Sabol had an RBI triple and Turner delivered an RBI single to give the Lightning an insurmountable 8-0 lead.
Argyle had battled back from a 6-0 deficit against Shullsburg-Benton. Argyle senior Alec Treuthardt had a two-run single to spark a three-run sixth inning.
"We got a couple (runs) back in the sixth," Bredeson said. "And that got us back in the game. I told the guys as we approached the seventh inning that all bets were off and that this game was ours. Credit the team, we never gave up."
The Orioles capped the comeback with Shullsburg-Benton electing not to use either one of their top two pitchers. Shullsburg-Benton ace Connor Crotty told his coach he wasn't sure if he could pitch.
The Miner-Zephyrs committed two errors that led to three runs with one coming off a wild pitch. With two outs, Colton Ploessl hit a towering fly ball that the Miner-Zephyrs dropped, allowing two runs to score and giving the Orioles a walk-off win.
Treuthardt pitched a complete game, allowing one earned run, seven hits, four walks and seven strikeouts. Treuthardt and junior Kyle Olson each went 2-for-4.
Lake Country Lutheran (30-0) advances to the state tournament for the second straight year. The Lightning, which last lost in the state championship game last year, have won 30 straight games. It was an amazing run for the Orioles, as they were just one win away from reaching state.
"We never gave up," Argyle coach Chuck Bredeson said of his team's postseason run. "We've had our struggles throughout the regular season, (but) we really put it together once the playoffs started. It felt like we could compete with any team that we played."
Lake Country Lutheran's B.J. Sabol tossed a no-hitter and struck out 11. Sabol, will play baseball next year at San Joaquin Delta College in California.
Sabol has dominated opposing hitters this year, entering the sectional with a 0.62 ERA. He has 111 strikeouts in 56 innings.
Sabol, who entered the game hitting .568, came through with an RBI double off Argyle's Colton Ploessl in the first. Lake Country Lutheran's Jesse Turner followed with an RBI single to give the Lightning a 2-0 lead. Ben Wilkins followed with an RBI single. C.J. Teske delivered a two-run triple to give the Lightning a 5-0 lead.
Lake Country Lutheran's Jacob Budnik came through with an RBI single in the second. Sabol had an RBI triple and Turner delivered an RBI single to give the Lightning an insurmountable 8-0 lead.
Argyle had battled back from a 6-0 deficit against Shullsburg-Benton. Argyle senior Alec Treuthardt had a two-run single to spark a three-run sixth inning.
"We got a couple (runs) back in the sixth," Bredeson said. "And that got us back in the game. I told the guys as we approached the seventh inning that all bets were off and that this game was ours. Credit the team, we never gave up."
The Orioles capped the comeback with Shullsburg-Benton electing not to use either one of their top two pitchers. Shullsburg-Benton ace Connor Crotty told his coach he wasn't sure if he could pitch.
The Miner-Zephyrs committed two errors that led to three runs with one coming off a wild pitch. With two outs, Colton Ploessl hit a towering fly ball that the Miner-Zephyrs dropped, allowing two runs to score and giving the Orioles a walk-off win.
Treuthardt pitched a complete game, allowing one earned run, seven hits, four walks and seven strikeouts. Treuthardt and junior Kyle Olson each went 2-for-4.
