BELMONT — Pecatonica earned a doubleheader sweep over Belmont April 26 thanks to a solid pitching effort in both games.
“We had great pitching from Lane Busser, Colton Schraepfer and Hunter Enloe,” Vikings coach Jim Strommen said.
Pecatonica won the opener 11-1 behind some timely hitting, and then Enloe impressed in Game 2, pitching a 2-hit shutout as the Vikings on 1-0.
“Hunter was the story of the game. He got out of a couple of jams early on,” Strommen said.
Enloe, a freshman, didn’t walk a batter and struck out two in five innings. The game was called after the fifth.
Pecatonica scored the only run of the second game in the bottom of the fourth inning. After Carter Ruegsegger singled to center on the second pitch of the inning, Griffin Gordon came on to pinch run. After stealing second, Gordon scored the only run of the game on a fielding error by Justan Ernst at second base with two outs.
In the opener, the Vikings took care of business at the top of the lineup. The first five batters of Pecatonica’s order all had multiple hits, with 5-hitter Ruegsegger going 3 for 4 with 3 RBIs. Pecatonica collected 14 hits in the game — all singles. Colton Schraepfer, Lane busser, Everett Johnson and Zander Brunker all had two hits. Busser had four runs, a walk and an RBI. Schraepfer scored twice and Johnson and Brunker each had two RBIs.
Busser started on the hill and allowed one run on three hits and a walk in five innings. He struck out four and hit a batter. Schraepfer pitched two innings of relief and allowed a hit with a strikeout.
River Ridge 18, Monticello-Albany 8
Monticello-Albany 10, River Ridge 3
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN — The Ponies split a Six Rivers crossover doubleheader against River Ridge April 26.
In the opening game, River Ridge used a 10-run first inning and a 5-run second to take a commanding 15-1 lead on Monticello-Albany. The Ponies responded by outscoring River Ridge 7-1 from the third through the fifth innings. River Ridge ended the game by 10-run mercy with two runs in the sixth.
Josh Dahl was 3 for 3 with four runs, a walk and an RBI as the leadoff hitter for Monticello-Albany. Devin Holtz was 2 for 2 with an RBI and a walk and teammate Luke Johnson was 2 for 4 with three RBIs. Brayden Ryan walked three times and scored two runs as well for the Ponies.
Trayden Foster took the loss on the mound, allowing 10 runs on seven walks and four hits. Tyler Anderson struck out five in four innings of relief, giving up six runs. Luke Johnson relieved in the sixth and got an out before walking three batters and allowing two runs to score.
In Game 2, River Ridge led 3-2 after the first inning, but the Ponies used an 8-0 bottom of the fourth inning to put the game away.
Kollin Klitzke was 2 for 3 with three RBIs and Cole Femrite drove in a pair of runs in the win.
Klitzke also got the win on the mound, allowing three hits and two walks while striking out nine.
Highland 7, Argyle 3
Highland 8, Argyle 4
ARGYLE — The Orioles struggled in a doubleheader sweep by Highland April 26.
Gavin Johnson was tagged for six runs in three innings in the 8-4 loss, with Jake Ploessl giving up two runs in three innings of relief.
Johnson was 2 for 3 at the dish while Travis Dammen was 2 for 2 with a walk. Clay Ritschard had a triple and two RBIs, and Jayden Johnson had a double and an RBI.
In the 7-3 loss, Mitchell Flannery allowed 12 hits and three walks in 4.2 innings on the mound for Argyle. Seven runs crossed the plate. Ploessl worked 2.1 innings of relief.
BJ Penniston was 2 for 4 at the plate for the Orioles.
Highland scored five runs in the third and two more in the fifth to take a 7-0 lead.
Wisconsin Heights 11, New Glarus 2
MAZOMANIE — Holden Latsch had two hits and a run for the Knights, which lost a Capitol South road game April 25.
New Glarus hurler Ben Melvin pitched three scoreless innings to open the game, but ran into trouble in the fourth. Melvin was tagged for the loss, allowing four runs (three earned) to score in the fourth inning. Carter Siegenthaler pitched 1.1 innings of relief, allowing seven runs on four hits and two walks. Eli Zimmerman relieved in the middle of the sixth and got out of the inning allowing just a hit.
Heights scored four runs in the fourth, two in the fifth and five in the bottom of the sixth. Cooper Dreyfus was 1 for 2 at the dish with a pair of walks and Melvin walked three times at the plate.
Edgerton 13, Brodhead-Juda 2
BRODHEAD — The Tiders scored six runs in the top of the fourth to take a commanding 11-2 lead in a Rock Valley game April 25.
Quinton Kammerer was roughed up on the mound for Brodhead-Juda, allowing five runs on four hits and three walks in three innings. Cade Walker pitched 1/3 of an inning and allowed five runs on three hits and a walk. Walker gave up two home runs. Marco Bueno threw the final 2.2 innings, allowing three runs on two hits and three walks.
Jake Miller was 3 for 3 with a double for Brodhead-Juda.
Darlington 5, Southwestern 4
DARLINGTON — Trailing 4-3 and down to their last out, the Redbirds rallied to beat Southwestern April 26.
Hunter Hardyman beat out an infield single to shortstop, and James Hartwig walked to put two runners on. Hardyman then stole third and scored on an error to tie the game. Hartwig moved to second on a single to right by Shane Gallagher. Pinch runner Brady Horne came in for Hartwig, and on the very first pitch he saw, Braden Davis smashed a grounder to second that was too hot to handle. Horne scored on the error to end the game.
Kolbe Ubersox was 2 for 4 in the game with two doubles for Darlington, while teammate Nick Andrew was 2 for 3 with a walk and a double. Gallagher was 3 for 4, Hartwig 2 for 3 and Carter Lancaster finished with a double.
Preston Banfield got the win on the mound, tossing all seven innings, allowing just two earned runs on seven hits and two walks with four strikeouts.
