MONROE - The Monroe Brewers ran into some bad luck, hitting into three double plays en route to a 5-2 Home Talent League loss to Dodgeville Sunday.
Even with the loss, Monroe (5-10) clinched a Western Section playoff spot after Wiota defeated Platteville 9-4.
"I thought we played a pretty good game today up until the last three innings," Brewers co-manager Lon Scheuerell said. "That is the way it has been going. There are three balls we hit hard and they ended up being double plays. We have lost a lot of close games. We could easily be 8-7 or 9-6."
Mitch Marty pitched 6 1/3 innings and gave up four runs (two earned) on seven hits. He struck out three and walked one. Brewers co-player manager Rooney Janecke pitched 2 2/3 innings in relief and gave up just one earned run on four hits.
Kramer Henning went 3-for-5 with two doubles to lead the Brewers. Janecke went 2-for-4 with two doubles and two RBIs, and Scheuerell was 2-for-3.
Wiota 9, Platteville 4
WIOTA - Wiota's Tommy Meier pitched 8 1/3 innings and gave up four runs on three hits. He struck out six and walked five.
Jay Haldiman went 3-for-5 and Matt Keister was 2-for-6 for Wiota. The Indians broke the game open with a five-run second. Meier walked and Keister singled. Nick Flannery then knocked in a run on a fielder's choice. Weigel doubled and Merrill Brunson had an RBI groundout to give the Indians a 3-0 lead. Brad Schliem and Jeff Solberg then walked, and Kory Tuescher was hit by a pitch to bring in a run. Haldiman then came through with a two-run single to give the Indians a 6-0 lead.
Wiota (9-5) had 10 hits, but left 18 runners on base.
"It's not a good stat," Wiota co-manager Dick Schliem said of the stranded runners. "We should have won it in seven innings."
Monroe beat Wiota 4-2 on Saturday. Justin Hahn pitched eight innings and gave up just one earned run on seven hits. He struck out eight and walked two. Janecke pitched a perfect inning in the ninth for the save.
Marty went 3-for-4 with two RBIs and Drew Geissbuhler was 2-for-4 to lead the Brewers.
The Brewers scored three of their four runs after two outs. Geissbuhler bunted for a single in the third inning and stole second. Marty then came through with a two-out, RBI single. In the fifth, Taylor Riese and Marty singled. Henning then had an RBI single to give the Brewers a 2-0 lead.
Scheuerell and Hahn both walked in the sixth. Geissbuhler and Marty each delivered clutch two-out RBI singles to give the Brewers a 4-0 lead.
"We had opportunities to score more runs. We just couldn't get them in," Scheuerell said.
The Indians scored two runs in the eighth, highlighted by Solberg's RBI double.
Wiota's Justin Doyle pitched 5 2/3 innings and gave up four runs on eight hits. He struck out three and walked four.
Argyle 6, Dodgeville 5
ARGYLE - Drew Schliem came in as a pinch runner and scored the game-winning run on a passed ball in the ninth inning for a walkoff win on Saturday.
Argyle's Cole Jordan went 2-for-4 with a key two-run single in the eighth. Dylan Schwitz was also 2-for-5 for Argyle.
Argyle's Jarett Bauman pitched a complete game, giving up five earned runs on six hits. He struck out eight and walked four.
Even with the loss, Monroe (5-10) clinched a Western Section playoff spot after Wiota defeated Platteville 9-4.
"I thought we played a pretty good game today up until the last three innings," Brewers co-manager Lon Scheuerell said. "That is the way it has been going. There are three balls we hit hard and they ended up being double plays. We have lost a lot of close games. We could easily be 8-7 or 9-6."
Mitch Marty pitched 6 1/3 innings and gave up four runs (two earned) on seven hits. He struck out three and walked one. Brewers co-player manager Rooney Janecke pitched 2 2/3 innings in relief and gave up just one earned run on four hits.
Kramer Henning went 3-for-5 with two doubles to lead the Brewers. Janecke went 2-for-4 with two doubles and two RBIs, and Scheuerell was 2-for-3.
Wiota 9, Platteville 4
WIOTA - Wiota's Tommy Meier pitched 8 1/3 innings and gave up four runs on three hits. He struck out six and walked five.
Jay Haldiman went 3-for-5 and Matt Keister was 2-for-6 for Wiota. The Indians broke the game open with a five-run second. Meier walked and Keister singled. Nick Flannery then knocked in a run on a fielder's choice. Weigel doubled and Merrill Brunson had an RBI groundout to give the Indians a 3-0 lead. Brad Schliem and Jeff Solberg then walked, and Kory Tuescher was hit by a pitch to bring in a run. Haldiman then came through with a two-run single to give the Indians a 6-0 lead.
Wiota (9-5) had 10 hits, but left 18 runners on base.
"It's not a good stat," Wiota co-manager Dick Schliem said of the stranded runners. "We should have won it in seven innings."
Monroe beat Wiota 4-2 on Saturday. Justin Hahn pitched eight innings and gave up just one earned run on seven hits. He struck out eight and walked two. Janecke pitched a perfect inning in the ninth for the save.
Marty went 3-for-4 with two RBIs and Drew Geissbuhler was 2-for-4 to lead the Brewers.
The Brewers scored three of their four runs after two outs. Geissbuhler bunted for a single in the third inning and stole second. Marty then came through with a two-out, RBI single. In the fifth, Taylor Riese and Marty singled. Henning then had an RBI single to give the Brewers a 2-0 lead.
Scheuerell and Hahn both walked in the sixth. Geissbuhler and Marty each delivered clutch two-out RBI singles to give the Brewers a 4-0 lead.
"We had opportunities to score more runs. We just couldn't get them in," Scheuerell said.
The Indians scored two runs in the eighth, highlighted by Solberg's RBI double.
Wiota's Justin Doyle pitched 5 2/3 innings and gave up four runs on eight hits. He struck out three and walked four.
Argyle 6, Dodgeville 5
ARGYLE - Drew Schliem came in as a pinch runner and scored the game-winning run on a passed ball in the ninth inning for a walkoff win on Saturday.
Argyle's Cole Jordan went 2-for-4 with a key two-run single in the eighth. Dylan Schwitz was also 2-for-5 for Argyle.
Argyle's Jarett Bauman pitched a complete game, giving up five earned runs on six hits. He struck out eight and walked four.
