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NEILLSVILLE – Neillsville busted open a tie game with a three-run sixth inning and defeated Spencer 4-1 in a Cloverbelt Conference East Division baseball game Tuesday at Neillsville High School.
The Rockets tied the game at 1-1 on an RBI single by Austyn Widmann in the top of the fourth and the score held until Neillsville plated three. A wild pitch allowed one run to come in and Bryce Erickson added a two-run single to put the Warriors (6-5, 3-2 Cloverbelt East) up 4-1.
Neillsville pitcher Gavyn McFarlance was able to finish off the complete game with a three-up, three-down seventh.
Spencer (5-8, 3-4 Cloverbelt East) will host Neillsville for a rematch on Thursday at 5 p.m.
Warriors 4, Rockets 1
Spencer 000 100 0 – 1 5 3
Neillsville 001 003 x – 4 5 0
WP: Gavyn McFarlane. LP: Weston Nieman.
SO: Tyler Peterson (5 inn.) 7, Nieman (1/3 inn.) 2, Carter Luepke (2/3 inn.) 1; McFarlane 7. BB: Peterson 3, Nieman 2, Luepke 0; McFarlane 2.
Top hitters: S, Reed Knecht 2B; Luepke 1×3, run; Austyn Widmann 1×3, RBI. N, Bryce Erickson 1×3, 2 RBI; Micah Zoschke 2B.
Records: Spencer 5-8, 3-4 Cloverbelt Conference East Division; Neillsville 6-5, 3-2 Cloverbelt Conference East Division.