PRAIRIE DU SAC - Walks came back to haunt the Monroe baseball team in a 6-2 nonconference loss to Sauk Prairie on Friday.
Two Monroe pitchers combined walked 13 in the loss to the Eagles. Monroe sophomore Max Lang started and was cruising along with four innings of shutout baseball. He ran into trouble in the fifth when the Eagles broke through for six runs. Lang pitched 42⁄3 innings and gave up six runs on four hits. He struck out four and walked eight.
Freshman Jared Dillon pitched 11⁄3 innings in relief. He struck out three and walked five.
"He (Lang) pitched really well up until the fifth," Monroe coach Dustin Huffman said. "The boxscore doesn't do him any favors. He pitched better than that and he only gave up four hits. It's one of those things where we have to get our pitchers a little more consistent throwing strikes. Hopefully, they will learn from this and this will help them next time."
Monroe freshman Nick Bansley went 2-for-3 with a double. Senior Carter Sawdey was 2-for-4 with one RBI.
Monroe (2-7, 1-3 Badger South) will play at Darlington today before hosting Madison Edgewood on Tuesday.
"Darlington had a really good season last year and it should be nice competition for us," Huffman said. "At this time of year, it's all about getting in as many games and reps as we can."
New Glarus 3, Cambridge 0
Cambridge 15, New Glarus 9
NEW GLARUS - The New Glarus baseball team split a doubleheader with Cambridge on Saturday.
Jared Carney led the Knights to a 3-0 victory over Cambridge in the first game of the twin bill. Carney went 2-for-4 with one RBI. He pitched a five-hit shutout over 62⁄3 innings. Carney struck out 12 and walked one. Senior John Chenoweth struck out one in the seventh to get the save.
Errors haunted the New Glarus in the first game of the twin bill as Cambridge rolled to a 15-9 win.
The Knights committed nine errors in the game and the Blue Jays scored six runs in the first inning to roll to an early lead. Cambridge had a nine-run second to take a 15-0 lead. The Knights battled back with five runs in the bottom of the second.
New Glarus senior Dalton Way went 2-for-3 with one RBI and junior Noah Zimmerman was 2-for-4. Senior Hayden Latsch scored three runs for the Knights.
Chenoweth pitched one inning and gave up nine runs - six earned runs on six hits. He struck out one and walked two. Freshman Connor Siegenthaler pitched two innings, but all six runs he gave up were unearned. He gave up three hits, struck out one and walked three. Zimmerman pitched three shutout innings in relief and allowed just one hit. Zimmerman struck out two and walked two.
Palmyra-Eagle 6, Brodhead-Juda 1
Brodhead-Juda 8, Palmyra-Eagle 0
WHITEWATER - Brodhead-Juda senior Austin Diffenderfer went 3-for-4 and had two RBI to help the Cardinals pull out an 8-0 win in the second game of a doubleheader against Palmyra-Eagle Saturday to get a split.
The Cardinals were coming off a 6-1 loss in the first game of the twin bill. Senior Blake Burns went 3-for-5 with two runs scored and one RBI and senior Matt Schmitt was 2-for-5 with two runs scored and one RBI to propel the Cardinals to the victory.
Brodhead-Juda senior Tyler Hoesly and junior Jackson Hauri combined to toss a five-hit shutout. Hoesly pitched six innings and gave up five hits. He struck out six and didn't issue a walk. Hauri pitched one shutout inning in relief and struck out two.
The Cardinals were limited to just four hits in the first game and were plagued by four errors. Brodhead-Juda's Alex Nipple pitched 21⁄3 innings and gave up one earned run on five hits. He struck out one and didn't issue a walk. Senior Skylar Stuckey pitched 32⁄3 innings and gave up two earned runs on six hits. He struck out three and walked four.
Pecatonica 10, Highland 5
Pecatonica 17, Highland 11
HIGHLAND - The Pecatonica baseball team remained unbeaten after sweeping a doubleheader from Highland on Friday.
Pecatonica defeated Highland 10-5 in the first game and 17-11 in the second game of the twin bill. With the wins, Pecatonica improves to 9-0, 5-0 Six Rivers East.
"Our hitting in both games is what carried us to both wins," Pecatonica coach Jim Strommen said. "Jake Dearth and Dakota Conwell did a good job in pitching in relief in both game. We got contributions from everyone in our lineup top to bottom."
Pecatonica senior Logan Green went 2-for-4 with one RBI. Senior Dakota Conwell hit a grand slam home run in the Vikings' five-run third inning.
Evan Prust started and pitched three innings. He gave up three runs on three hits. Prust struck out four and walked four. Senior Jake Dearth pitched four innings in relief to get the win. He gave up two runs on four hits.
Pecatonica sophomore Carter Ruesegger, senior A.J. Hendrickson, Dearth and Prust also had RBI singles in the game.
In the night cap of the doubleheader, the Vikings pounded out 18 hits and broke the game open with an eight-run first. Dearth went 3-for-3 with two home runs and six RBI. Senior Presly Hauser went 4-for-5 with one RBI and sophomore
Colton Schraepfer was 3-for-4 with two doubles and one RBI. Senior Cory Linder went 3-for-5 with two RBI and Hendrickson was 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Senior Jarrett Carlson started and threw two innings. He gave up eight runs on nine hits. He struck out two and walked one. The Vikings used three pitchers. Conwell pitched four innings in relief to get the win. He gave up two runs on four hits. Conwell struck out two, walked two and hit three.
Two Monroe pitchers combined walked 13 in the loss to the Eagles. Monroe sophomore Max Lang started and was cruising along with four innings of shutout baseball. He ran into trouble in the fifth when the Eagles broke through for six runs. Lang pitched 42⁄3 innings and gave up six runs on four hits. He struck out four and walked eight.
Freshman Jared Dillon pitched 11⁄3 innings in relief. He struck out three and walked five.
"He (Lang) pitched really well up until the fifth," Monroe coach Dustin Huffman said. "The boxscore doesn't do him any favors. He pitched better than that and he only gave up four hits. It's one of those things where we have to get our pitchers a little more consistent throwing strikes. Hopefully, they will learn from this and this will help them next time."
Monroe freshman Nick Bansley went 2-for-3 with a double. Senior Carter Sawdey was 2-for-4 with one RBI.
Monroe (2-7, 1-3 Badger South) will play at Darlington today before hosting Madison Edgewood on Tuesday.
"Darlington had a really good season last year and it should be nice competition for us," Huffman said. "At this time of year, it's all about getting in as many games and reps as we can."
New Glarus 3, Cambridge 0
Cambridge 15, New Glarus 9
NEW GLARUS - The New Glarus baseball team split a doubleheader with Cambridge on Saturday.
Jared Carney led the Knights to a 3-0 victory over Cambridge in the first game of the twin bill. Carney went 2-for-4 with one RBI. He pitched a five-hit shutout over 62⁄3 innings. Carney struck out 12 and walked one. Senior John Chenoweth struck out one in the seventh to get the save.
Errors haunted the New Glarus in the first game of the twin bill as Cambridge rolled to a 15-9 win.
The Knights committed nine errors in the game and the Blue Jays scored six runs in the first inning to roll to an early lead. Cambridge had a nine-run second to take a 15-0 lead. The Knights battled back with five runs in the bottom of the second.
New Glarus senior Dalton Way went 2-for-3 with one RBI and junior Noah Zimmerman was 2-for-4. Senior Hayden Latsch scored three runs for the Knights.
Chenoweth pitched one inning and gave up nine runs - six earned runs on six hits. He struck out one and walked two. Freshman Connor Siegenthaler pitched two innings, but all six runs he gave up were unearned. He gave up three hits, struck out one and walked three. Zimmerman pitched three shutout innings in relief and allowed just one hit. Zimmerman struck out two and walked two.
Palmyra-Eagle 6, Brodhead-Juda 1
Brodhead-Juda 8, Palmyra-Eagle 0
WHITEWATER - Brodhead-Juda senior Austin Diffenderfer went 3-for-4 and had two RBI to help the Cardinals pull out an 8-0 win in the second game of a doubleheader against Palmyra-Eagle Saturday to get a split.
The Cardinals were coming off a 6-1 loss in the first game of the twin bill. Senior Blake Burns went 3-for-5 with two runs scored and one RBI and senior Matt Schmitt was 2-for-5 with two runs scored and one RBI to propel the Cardinals to the victory.
Brodhead-Juda senior Tyler Hoesly and junior Jackson Hauri combined to toss a five-hit shutout. Hoesly pitched six innings and gave up five hits. He struck out six and didn't issue a walk. Hauri pitched one shutout inning in relief and struck out two.
The Cardinals were limited to just four hits in the first game and were plagued by four errors. Brodhead-Juda's Alex Nipple pitched 21⁄3 innings and gave up one earned run on five hits. He struck out one and didn't issue a walk. Senior Skylar Stuckey pitched 32⁄3 innings and gave up two earned runs on six hits. He struck out three and walked four.
Pecatonica 10, Highland 5
Pecatonica 17, Highland 11
HIGHLAND - The Pecatonica baseball team remained unbeaten after sweeping a doubleheader from Highland on Friday.
Pecatonica defeated Highland 10-5 in the first game and 17-11 in the second game of the twin bill. With the wins, Pecatonica improves to 9-0, 5-0 Six Rivers East.
"Our hitting in both games is what carried us to both wins," Pecatonica coach Jim Strommen said. "Jake Dearth and Dakota Conwell did a good job in pitching in relief in both game. We got contributions from everyone in our lineup top to bottom."
Pecatonica senior Logan Green went 2-for-4 with one RBI. Senior Dakota Conwell hit a grand slam home run in the Vikings' five-run third inning.
Evan Prust started and pitched three innings. He gave up three runs on three hits. Prust struck out four and walked four. Senior Jake Dearth pitched four innings in relief to get the win. He gave up two runs on four hits.
Pecatonica sophomore Carter Ruesegger, senior A.J. Hendrickson, Dearth and Prust also had RBI singles in the game.
In the night cap of the doubleheader, the Vikings pounded out 18 hits and broke the game open with an eight-run first. Dearth went 3-for-3 with two home runs and six RBI. Senior Presly Hauser went 4-for-5 with one RBI and sophomore
Colton Schraepfer was 3-for-4 with two doubles and one RBI. Senior Cory Linder went 3-for-5 with two RBI and Hendrickson was 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Senior Jarrett Carlson started and threw two innings. He gave up eight runs on nine hits. He struck out two and walked one. The Vikings used three pitchers. Conwell pitched four innings in relief to get the win. He gave up two runs on four hits. Conwell struck out two, walked two and hit three.
