MARSHFIELD CHAPARRALS BASEBALL PULLS AWAY TO DEFEAT EVEREST MERCHANTS

Zaleski Sports

MARSHFIELD – Caleb Krommenakker threw eight strong innings and the Marshfield Chaparrals smacked 15 hits as they went on to defeat the Everest Merchants 9-3 in an amateur baseball game Wednesday at Jack Hackman Field.

Caleb Krommenakker had an RBI single and later scored on an error, and Will Lee tripled home Luke Wirth, who had singled, to give Marshfield a 3-0 lead in the third inning.

Everest scored twice in the fifth, but the Chaparrals responded with another run on a Lee groundout.

Marshfield pushed its lead two 6-2 with a pair of runs in the seventh. Jason Kurth had an RBI single and Garrett Huber drove Wirtz home with a double.

The Chaparrals (5-3) put the game away with a three-run eighth. Caleb Krommenakker had an RBI infield single, Wirtz had a sacrifice fly, and Kurth walked with the bases loaded to push Marshfield’s lead to six.

Hunter Korger finished off the win for Marshfield with a scoreless ninth inning.

Marshfield plays at Rib Lake on Friday at 7 p.m. As will all games this season, it will be live at zaleskisports.com.

Chaparrals 9, Merchants 3

Everest 000 020 010 - 3 8 2

Marshfield 003 010 23x - 9 15 0

WP: Caleb Krommenakker. LP: Nick Latandresse.

SO: Latandresse (7 inn.) 8, Wade Farmer (1 inn.) 2; C. Krommenakker (8 inn.) 8, Hunter Korger (1 inn.) 1. BB: Latandresse 0, Farmer 2; C. Krommenakker 3, Korger 1.

Top hitters: E, Brandon Kranz 2x5, 2B, run; Ryan Hubocek 2x3, 2B, RBI, run. M, Nathan Krommenakker 1x4, 2 runs; Riley Boushak 2x5, run; C. Krommenakker 3x5, 2 runs, 2 RBIs; Luke Wirtz 2x4, 3 runs, RBI; Jason Kurth 2x4, RBI; Will Lee 2x5, 3B, 2 RBIS; Garrett Huber 2x4, 2B, RBI.

Records: Everest not reported; Marshfield 5-3.