STOUGHTON - The Stoughton baseball team scored five runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to stun Monroe with a comeback 6-5 win Monday.
Monroe sophomore Max Lang pitched five innings and gave up just one unearned run on two hits. He struck out one and walked two.
"Max threw well," Monroe coach Dustin Huffman said. "He pitched to contact. He was around the dish. The big thing is the walks were down. The guys made plays behind him for the most part. He pitched really well."
The Cheesemakers (6-16, 3-9 Badger South) built a 5-1 lead.
Monroe senior Carter Sawdey reached on an error and then stole second in the first inning. Senior Cole Murray knocked him in with a groundout to give the Cheesemakers a 1-0 lead.
The Cheesemakers regained the lead in the second. Senior Jacob Ritschard singled to right. He advanced to second on a balk. Sophomore Dagon Rach then delivered an RBI single to center to give the Cheesemakers a 2-1 lead.
The Cheesemakers extended their lead with a two-run third. Sawdey walked and moved into scoring position on Murray's sacrifice bunt. The Vikings then had two straight balks that scored Sawdey. Senior Hogan Edwards, who went 3-for-4, singled to center. Senior Isaac Allen then came through with an RBI double to give the Cheesemakers a 4-1 lead. Stoughton was called for four balks in the game.
"Stoughton's starting pitcher was bringing his hands to his waist but was not coming set," Huffman said. "He was not pausing long enough."
The Vikings scored five runs in the seventh off Monroe freshman pitcher Jared Dillon. Dillon pitched 11⁄3 innings and gave up five earned runs on six hits. He struck out two and walked four.
"It was just a combination of some walks and a bunch of singles," Huffman said of what led to the Vikings' comeback. "When we get a lead we have to find a way to keep scoring more runs."
Monroe will host Clinton in a WIAA Division 2 regional quarterfinal game at 5 p.m. Thursday.
"It's important to compete any time you get the chance," Huffman said. "You never know if you have a long layoff how that will help or hurt you in the regional."
Monroe sophomore Max Lang pitched five innings and gave up just one unearned run on two hits. He struck out one and walked two.
"Max threw well," Monroe coach Dustin Huffman said. "He pitched to contact. He was around the dish. The big thing is the walks were down. The guys made plays behind him for the most part. He pitched really well."
The Cheesemakers (6-16, 3-9 Badger South) built a 5-1 lead.
Monroe senior Carter Sawdey reached on an error and then stole second in the first inning. Senior Cole Murray knocked him in with a groundout to give the Cheesemakers a 1-0 lead.
The Cheesemakers regained the lead in the second. Senior Jacob Ritschard singled to right. He advanced to second on a balk. Sophomore Dagon Rach then delivered an RBI single to center to give the Cheesemakers a 2-1 lead.
The Cheesemakers extended their lead with a two-run third. Sawdey walked and moved into scoring position on Murray's sacrifice bunt. The Vikings then had two straight balks that scored Sawdey. Senior Hogan Edwards, who went 3-for-4, singled to center. Senior Isaac Allen then came through with an RBI double to give the Cheesemakers a 4-1 lead. Stoughton was called for four balks in the game.
"Stoughton's starting pitcher was bringing his hands to his waist but was not coming set," Huffman said. "He was not pausing long enough."
The Vikings scored five runs in the seventh off Monroe freshman pitcher Jared Dillon. Dillon pitched 11⁄3 innings and gave up five earned runs on six hits. He struck out two and walked four.
"It was just a combination of some walks and a bunch of singles," Huffman said of what led to the Vikings' comeback. "When we get a lead we have to find a way to keep scoring more runs."
Monroe will host Clinton in a WIAA Division 2 regional quarterfinal game at 5 p.m. Thursday.
"It's important to compete any time you get the chance," Huffman said. "You never know if you have a long layoff how that will help or hurt you in the regional."
