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MARSHFIELD – The Marshfield softball team snapped a four-game losing skid with a 7-3 win over Wausau East in a Wisconsin Valley Conference contest Thursday at Madison Field.
Madison Kraus had a sacrifice fly and Lillian Griesbach singled home a run to give Marshfield a 2-0 lead in the third.
The Tigers added four more in the fourth as Madilynn Cole had an RBI double, Ashlyn Barwick had a sac fly, Kraus had an RBI triple and Griesbach followed with another run-scoring single to put Marshfield up 6-0.
Katelyn Sternweis earned the win on the mound, striking out 10 in a complete game as Marshfield improves to 10-11 overall and 5-5 in the WVC.
Marshfield is back in action Tuesday at home against D.C. Everest.
Tigers 7, Lumberjacks 3
Wausau East 000 003 0 – 3 8 2
Marshfield 002 401 x – 7 11 1
WP: Katelyn Sternweis. LP: Tristan Young.
SO: Young (2 1/3 inn.) 1, Adriana Bodner (1 2/3 inn.) 0, Kaylen Majewski (2 inn.) 0; Sternweis 10. BB: Young 2, Bodner 0, Majewski 1.
Top hitters: WE: Bodner 2×3, 2B, RBI; Young 2B, RBI. M, Avery Kelnhofer 2B, run; Madilynn Cole 2×3, 2B, RBI; Ashlyn Barwick 2×3, 3B, 2 runs, RBI; Shylah Brogan 2×3, 2 runs; Madison Kraus 2×2, 3B, 2 RBI, run; Lillian Griesbach 2×3, 2 RBI.
Records: Wausau East 6-10, 0-8 Wisconsin Valley Conference; Marshfield 10-11, 5-5 Wisconsin Valley Conference.