MARSHFIELD BASEBALL POUNDS WAUSAU EAST IN DOUBLEHEADER SWEEP

Zaleski Sports
The Marshfield baseball team slugged its way to a doubleheader sweep of Wausau East on Thursday at East High School, cruising to wins of 10-3 and 12-2.
The Tigers are now 9-4 overall and 4-2 in the Wisconsin Valley Conference. East falls to 8-6 and 3-3 in conference action.
Logan Homolka earned the win in Game 1 for Marshfield, striking out five in 6 1/3 innings. He also had a pair of RBIs at the plate.
Parker Weik had three hits and four RBIs, and Nick Urban, Peter Earll and Carsten Jirschele each added two hits in the victory for the Tigers.
Marshfield scored in all five of its at-bats in the second game, winning via the 10-run rule in five innings.
Urban was hot again at the plate out of the leadoff spot, drilling three singles. He also earned the win on the mound, striking out four and allowing one run in four innings.
Simon Slade was 3-for-3 with two doubles and four RBIs, Trey Montalvo drove in a pair with a double, and Tim Kraus and Will Fetting each had two hits for the Tigers.
Marshfield hosts Eau Claire Memorial at 4:30 p.m. Friday at Hackman Field.
Game 1
Tigers 10, Lumberjacks 3
Marshfield 020 350 0 - 10 10 0
Wausau East 000 300 0 - 3 7 4
WP: Logan Homolka. LP: Noah Stroming.
SO: Homolka (6 1/3 inn.) 5, Trey Montalvo (2/3 inn.) 1; Stroming (4 inn.) 8, Juedes (3 inn.) 2. BB: Homolka 0, Montalvo 0; Stroming 1, Lane Juedes 2.
Top hitters: M, Nick Urban 2x4, 2B, 2 runs; Parker Weik 3x5, 2B, 4 RBIs; Homolka 1x4, 2 RBIs; Peter Earll 2x3; Carsten Jirschele 2x4, 2B, 2 runs; Tim Kraus 2 runs. WE, Matt Heinrich 3x3, 2B; Juedes 2B; Thomas Rodman HR, 2 RBIs.
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Game 2
Tigers 12, Lumberjacks 2
Wausau East 001 01 - 2 8 4
Marshfield 322 41 - 12 14 0
WP: Urban. LP: Logan Zaitz.
SO: Zaitz (3 inn.) 2, Isaac Coushman (1 1/3 in.) 0, Urban (4 inn.) 4, Simon Slade (1 inn.) 2. BB: Zaitz 4, Coushman 0; Urban 0, Slade 0.
Top hitters: WE, Heinrich 2x3; Stroming 2x3, 2B, RBI. M, Urban 3x4; Weik 2B, 2 runs; Slade 3x3, 2 2Bs, 4 RBIs; Montalvo 2B, 2 RBIs; Jaden Wilhelm 3 runs; Kraus 2x3, 2 runs, 2 RBIs; Will Fetting 2x4, RBI.
Records: Marshfield 9-4, 4-2 Wisconsin Valley Conference; Wausau East 8-6, 3-3 Wisconsin Valley Conference.