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STRATFORD – Brady Schmidt tossed six no-hit innings with eight strikeouts to lead the Stratford baseball team to a 4-0 win over Marathon in a Marawood Conference South Division game Monday at the Tiger Stadium Baseball Field.
Schmidt worked around five walks to keep Marathon scoreless. After a leadoff double by Blake Underwood broke up the no-hitter for Marathon in the top of the seventh, Henry Zaleski was able retired the final three batters in order to finish off the shutout for the Tigers (4-1, 1-0 Marawood South).
Jack Tubbs was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded, Vance Kielman scored on a wild pitch and Riley Spindler plated Riley Kroening on a sacrifice fly to give Stratford a 3-0 lead in the second.
The Tigers added another run in the fourth on an RBI single by Brady Berg.
Alec Chapel finished 2-for-3 for Stratford.
The two teams will play again Tuesday at Marathon starting at 4:45 p.m.
Tigers 4, Raiders 0
Marathon 000 000 0 – 0 1 1
Stratford 030 100 x – 4 4 1
WP: Brady Schmidt. LP: Reed McCain.
SO: McCain (2 inn.) 0, Cody Radke (4 inn.) 3; Schmidt (6 inn.) 8, Landon Zawislan (0 inn.) 0, Henry Zaleski (1 inn.) 0. BB: McCain 4, Radke 0; Schmidt 5, Zawislan 0, Zaleski 0.
Top hitters: M, Blake Underwood 2B. S, Alec Chapel 2×3.
Records: Marathon 6-2, 2-1 Marawood Conference South Division; Stratford 4-1, 1-0 Marawood Conference South Division.