STRATFORD BASEBALL DOWNS NORTHLAND PINES IN DIVISION 3 REGIONAL SEMIFINAL
Zaleski Sports
STRATFORD – Cam Daul struck out four in a complete-game effort, and Braeden Schueller and Henry Zaleski each drove in two runs as the Stratford baseball team handled Northland Pines 7-2 in a WIAA Division 3 regional semifinal Tuesday at the Tiger Stadium Baseball Field.
After allowing a run in the top of the first inning, Daul settled in and threw five consecutive scoreless innings. The Tigers’ offense did the rest.
Stratford quickly tied the game in the first and pulled away with three runs in the fourth, two more in the fifth and another in the sixth.
Jack Tubbs and Jackson Ormond each had two hits and scored twice, and Vance Kielman added two hits and one run scored for Stratford. Ormonda and Brady Schmidt added RBI in the win.
Stratford (17-5), the top seed in its portion of the Division 3 Sectional 2 bracket, will host Wittenberg-Birnamwood (19-5) in regional final Wednesday at 4:45 p.m. The game will be broadcast live at zaleskisports.com. Witt-Birn, the No. 2 seed, downed No. 3 Marathon 6-3 on Tuesday.
Tigers 7, Eagles 2
Northland Pines 100 000 1 - 2 6 2
Stratford 100 321 x - 7 10 1
WP: Cam Daul. LP: Hoeft.
SO: Hoeft (5 1/3 inn.) 5, Beyer (2/3 inn.) 0; Daul 4. BB: Hoeft 0, Beyer 1; Daul 1.
Top hitters: NP, Samanske 1x3, RBI. S, Jack Tubbs 2x4, 2 runs; Jackson Ormond 2x4, 2 runs, RBI; Braeden Schueller 1x3, 2 RBI; Vance Kielman 2x3, run; Henry Zaleski 1x3, 2 RBI; Brady Schmidt 1x3, RBI.
Records: Northland Pines 10-14; Stratford 17-5.