PLOVER EDGES D.C. EVEREST IN AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL REGIONAL
Zaleski Sports
MARSHFIELD – Plover scored three runs in the first two innings and rode the arm of pitcher Jake Sankey the rest of the way as the Black Sox edged D.C. Everest 3-2 in a Class AAA American Legion baseball regional opener Wednesday afternoon at Jack Hackman Field.
D.C. Everest will play to keep its season alive against Stevens Point (12-6), which was a 10-5 winner over Wisconsin Rapids earlier on Wednesday, at 4 p.m. Thursday. Plover (15-8) will play in a winners’ bracket game at 7 p.m. Thursday against the winner of the Marshfield-Wausau game, which was scheduled for a 7 p.m. start Wednesday night.
D.C. Everest took a 1-0 lead in the first inning on an RBI groundout by Justin Reimer.
Plover responded with a run in the bottom of the first. Brycen Cashin led off with a walk, stole second and scored on a single by Tommy Drohner to tie the game at 1-1.
The Black Sox got an RBI double from Jon Nafe and an RBI groundout from Cashin in the second inning to grab a 3-1 lead.
Sankey did the rest. Despite five errors behind him, Sankey only allowed one more run and finished off the seven-inning complete game with five strikeouts, just one walk, and only two singles allowed, both to Chris Wiesman.
Austin Beyer was 3-for-3 with a triple and a run scored for Plover.
Plover 3, D.C. Everest 2
D.C. Everest 101 000 0 - 2 2 0
Plover 120 000 x - 3 6 5
WP: Jake Sankey. LP: Wyatt Miles.
SO: Miles 6; Sankey 5. BB: Miles 2; Sankey 1.
Top hitters: DC, Chris Wiesman 2x2. P, Austin Beyer 3x3, 3B, run; Jon Nafe 2B, RBI, run; Tommy Drohner 1x3, RBI.
Records: D.C. Everest not reported; Plover 15-8.
Class AAA American Legion Baseball Tournament
Double-elimination, at Jack Hackman Field, Marshfield
Wednesday, July 21
Game 1 – Stevens Point (12-6) 10, Wisconsin Rapids (9-3) 5
Game 3 – Plover (15-8) 3, D.C. Everest 2
Game 2 – Marshfield (11-9) vs. Wausau (13-12), 7 p.m.
Thursday, July 22
Game 4 – Wisconsin Rapids (9-3) vs. Game 2 loser, 1 p.m.
*Game 5 – Stevens Point (12-6) vs. D.C. Everest, 4 p.m.
Game 6 – Game 2 winner vs. Plover (15-8), 7 p.m.
Friday, July 23
Game 7 – Game 4 winner vs. Game 6 loser, 1 p.m.
Game 8 – Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner, 4 p.m.
Game 9 – Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 loser, 7 p.m.
Saturday, July 24
Game 10 – Game 8 winner vs. Game 9 winner, 1 p.m.
If Game 10 loser suffered first loss: Game 11 – Game 10 winner vs. Game 10 loser, 4 p.m.
*Note: If Game 3 loser wins Game 5, the following schedule will be followed for the final two days
Friday, July 23
Game 7 – Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 1 p.m.
Game 8 – Game 5 loser vs. Game 6 loser, 4 p.m.
Game 9 – Game 6 winner vs. Game 7 winner, 7 p.m.
Saturday, July 24
Game 10 – Game 8 winner vs. Game 9 winner, 1 p.m.
If Game 10 loser suffered first loss: Game 11 – Game 10 winner vs. Game 10 loser, 4 p.m.