AMHERST BASEBALL TOPS SHIOCTON TO WIN DIVISION 3 REGIONAL TITLE

Zaleski Sports

AMHERST – The Amherst baseball team continued its undefeated campaign with a 10-7 win over Shiocton in a WIAA Division 3 regional final Wednesday at Amherst High School.

Amherst (26-0) will take on Kewaunee in the second semifinal at the Division 3 Crivitz sectional on Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. Stratford will play Oconto at 10 a.m. in the other semifinal with the winners playing for a sectional title and a berth in the WIAA state tournament at approximately 4 p.m.

The Falcons pulled ahead 5-0 after a four-run second inning and were able to hold on from there as they piled on five more runs in the fourth through sixth innings.

Wyatt Blaskowski earned the win on the mound, striking out two in five strong innings, and also had three doubles and two RBI at the plate.

Landon Moe and Marcus Glodowski each knocked in three runs, and leadoff hitter Jake Hoffman scored three times for Amherst.

Dawson Schmidt, Braxton Ebben and Carter McPheron each had two RBI for Shiocton, which finishes its season with a 12-12 record.

Falcons 10, Chiefs 7

Shiocton 003 002 2 - 7 6 4

Amherst 140 311 x - 10 9 2

WP: Wyatt Blaskowski. LP: Bennett Wilcox.

SO: Wilcox (1 1/3 inn.) 0, Braxton Ebben (2 2/3 inn.) 3, Sawyer Young (2 inn.) 2; Blaskowski (5 inn.) 2, Landon Moe (1 inn.) 1, Ben Lee (1 inn.) 2. BB: Wilcox 6, B. Ebben 0, Young 0; Blaskowski 2, Moe 0, Lee 2.

Top hitters: S, Bennett Schmidt 2x4, 2B, 2 runs, RBI; Dawson Schmidt 1x4, 2 RBI; B. Ebben 1x4, 2 RBI; Carter McPheron 2B, 2 RBI; Young 2 runs. A, Jake Hoffman 1x4, 3 runs; Blaskowski 3x4, 3 2Bs, 2 runs, 2 RBI; Lee 1x3, 2 runs; Moe 2B, run, 3 RBI; Marcus Glodowski 1x3, 3 RBI.

Records: Shiocton 12-12; Amherst 26-0.