By Natalie Dillon
ndillon@
themonroetimes.com
NEW GLARUS — After dropping its first three games of the season, New Glarus got a much-needed 5-4 win over Lancaster on Wednesday, May 8. Entering the game, the Glarner Knights were on a three-game Capitol Conference skid, had relinquished first place and dropped off the WisSports.net Coaches Poll after sitting in the top 12 for two weeks.
The team faced adversity both on and off the field. The game began May 7 over an hour after initially scheduled and got delayed in the top of the third.
The game resumed a day later in the same inning, where both teams scored two runs. Lancaster got on the board first with a two-out two-RBI single from Nolan Wolf. New Glarus responded with back-to-back bases loaded walks by Ashlin and Leyton Mihlbauer.
Wolf came up big again in the fifth, lining a two-out two-RBI double to left. The Knights pushed one run across in the bottom of the frame on a sacrifice fly by Leyton Mihlbauer.
In the sixth inning, Nolan Julseth tied the game with a bases-loaded walk. Ashlin Mihlbauer then drove in the game-winning run with a single to right.
Braden Rear, Ashlin Mihlbauer, Leyton Mihlbauer and Nolan Julseth were key players in the win. At leadoff, Julseth reached twice via walk with one RBI. Ashlin Mihlbauer was 2-for-3 with two RBIs and a walk. Leyton Mihlbauer drove in two runs and drew two walks. Rear collected two hits.
Julseth recorded the win, pitching on May 8 after the delay. He gave up four runs on five hits and struck out three. Jake Roth earned the save, getting the last two batters out.
MARSHALL 11,
NEW GLARUS 6
NEW GLARUS — A four-run sixth wasn’t enough for the Glarner Knights, as they dropped their third straight Capitol Conference game on May 6. In three games, New Glarus went from tied for first with Cambridge, now ranked No. 18 in Division 3, to tied for third with Marshall. Waterloo has second place alone.
In the nine-hole, Jake Roth went 3-for-3 with one RBI and one run scored. Nolan Julseth also tallied a multiple-hit game, going 2-for-3 with a triple and three RBIs. Leyton Mihlbauer suffered the loss, giving up four earned runs on 12 hits.
PECATONICA 16,
ARGYLE-BLACK HAWK 2
BLANCHARDVILLE — The Vikings, ranked No. 9 in Division 4, clinched their 20th conference title and ninth straight with mercy-rule victory on May 6. Pecatonica pounded out 14 hits and capitalized on six ABH errors.
No. 1 and 3 hitters Tyler McKeon and Jameson Johnson went a combined 5-for-9 with four doubles, five runs scored and four RBIs. Lukas Rue, Drew Hendrickson and Austin Enloe also tallied two hits each. Enloe picked up the win, giving up two runs on five hits. He struck out six and walked two.
Oriole leadoff hitter Max Godfrey went 2-for-3 to lead the offense. Spencer Hay-Skattum and Lane Jenson drove in runs. Martin Johnson was charged with the loss, giving up six earned runs on 13 hits. He struck out one and didn’t issue a walk.
PECATONICA 7,
WISCONSIN HEIGHTS 1
MAZOMANIE — Jameson Johnson’s two-RBI day helped the Vikings to a nonconference win on May 7. The senior finished 2-for-3 with a stolen base and one run scored.
Carson Kurschner had a productive day at the plate, going 1-for-1 with a triple, sacrifice and two hit by pitches. Lukas Rue picked up the win, giving up one earned run on six hits. He walked two and struck out one.
BARNEVELD 17,
MONTICELLO-ALBANY 1
MONTICELLO — Tyler Patchen was the only player standing in the way of Barneveld tossing a no-hitter in a Six Rivers East Conference game on May 6. The pitcher hit an RBI single in the bottom of the third to drive in the only run of the game.
Brayden Bakken, Tyler Pitman and Tyler Constantini were the only other runners to reach either via walk, hit by pitch or error.
Patchen suffered the loss, giving up seven earned runs on six hits. He struck out two but walked five.
STOUGHTON 11,
BRODHEAD-JUDA 1
STOUGHTON — A seven-run first by the Vikings put the Cardinals in a hole they couldn’t overcome in a nonconference game on May 6.
Brodhead-Juda received four hits from four different players — Evan Senobe, Gabe Bockhop, Clayton Elliott and Sam Searls. As a team, the Cardinals drew as many walks as they had hits.
Parker Vanderpahl recorded just two outs in the loss, giving up seven earned runs on three hits. He struck out one but walked five.
DARLINGTON 6,
RIVERDALE 5
DARLINGTON — In his second at bat of the inning, Maddox Goebel walked off the Chieftains with a bases-loaded walk in a SWAL game on May 6.
Darlington entered the bottom of the seventh inning trailing Riverdale 5-1. In his first at bat of the inning, Maddox Goebel walked on five pitches. Breylin Goebel then launched a two-run homerun to left. Reagan Jackson and Gage Banfield hit back-to-back singles before Riverdale recorded its first out. Talan Crist reached on an error, and Dante Glendenning knotted the game with a sacrifice fly to center. Aidan Dempsy-Strang drew a full-count walk, and Tye Crist was intentionally walked to load the bases. Maddox Goebel then walked on four straight pitches to seal the victory.
Breylin Goebel and Banfield went a combined 6-for-8 with three RBIs. The top two hitters, Tye Crist and Maddox Goebel, drew two walks each. Jackson got the start, giving up four earned runs on 10 hits. He struck out seven and walked two. Breylin Goebel recorded one to earn the win.
Two local games on May 6 were delayed due to weather. Darlington and Iowa-Grant were tied 1-1 after five innings. Monticello-Albany and Argyle-Black Hawk were tied 5-5 after five innings. No reschedule dates have been announced.
