ASSUMPTION BASEBALL, SOFTBALL DOWN CHEQUAMEGON IN NONCONFERENCE GAMES

Zaleski Sports

WISCONSIN RAPIDS – The Wisconsin Rapids Assumption baseball and softball teams swept nonconference games against Chequamegon on Friday.

The Royals’ baseball team grinded out a 6-2 win and the softball team rolled to a 15-0 three-inning victory.

In the baseball game, Chequamegon led 2-1 after four innings before Assumption was able to pull away, scoring twice in the fifth inning and three more times in the sixth.

Seven different Royals had hits in the win, with Ryan Shaw, Jack Klatt, Nick Leberg, Alec Sullivan, Parker Gehrke and Ben Elsen each driving in a run.

Ava Schill struck out nine and allowed just two hits in three innings to earn the win in the softball game for the number one ranked Royals.

Cristin Casey had three hits and scored twice, and Sammy Melson and Schill each had two hits, with Nelson driving in a pair for the Royals.

Assumption plays Stevens Point Pacelli and Laconia at the Laconia Triangular on Saturday.

Baseball

Royals 6, Screaming Eagles 2

Chequamegon 000 200 0 - 2 3 1

Assumption 000 123 x - 6 7 0

WP: Jack Klatt. LP: Mitchell Hecimovich. SV: Aaron Livernash.

SO: John Miller (1 2/3 inn.) 2, Dustin Krueger (1 2/3 inn.) 0, Hecimovich (2 2/3 inn.) 3; Klatt (5 1/3 inn.) 5, Livernash (1 2/3 inn.) 3. BB: Miller 1, Krueger 2, Hecimovich 2; Klatt 4, Livernash 3.

Top hitters: AS, Ben Elsen 2B, RBI; Nick Leberg 2B, RBI.

Records: Chequamegon 1-6; Assumption 3-6.

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Softball

Royals 15, Screaming Eagles 0

Chequamegon 000 - 0 2 5

Assumption (11)22 - 15 11 0

WP: Ava Schill. LP: Nina Kelto.

SO: Kelto (1/3 inn.) 1, Lexi Schultz (1 1/3 inn.) 0, Grace Brandt (2/3 inn.) 1; Schill 9. BB: Kelto 3, Schultz 2, Brandt 3; Schill 0.

Top hitters: AS, Cristin Casey 3x4, 2 runs, RBI; Sammy Nelson 2x2, 3 runs, 2 RBIs; Schill 2x3; Abbi Berard 2B, 2 runs; Anna Tagarelli 2 runs, RBI; Jayden Glaza 2 runs.

Records: Chequamegon 2-9; Assumption 10-0.