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STEVENS POINT – The Marshfield Post 54 Junior Legion baseball team dropped its opening game at the Don Friday 17U Classic on Friday at Bukolt Park losing to the Appleton DoubleDays 7-1.
Marshfield (2-4) was held to three hits and scored its only run in the seventh inning on an RBI single by Drew Lang after Dayton Bugar singled and stole second.
The three-day tournament continues Saturday and Marshfield will play Middleton at 11 a.m. and Beaver Dam at 1 p.m. at Bukolt Park.
DoubleDays 7, Blue Devils 1
Appleton 015 001 0 – 7 8 2
Marshfield 000 000 1 – 1 3 1
WP: Thompson. LP: Bryce Schade.
SO: Thompson 10; Schade (3 inn.) 5, Kallen Steinbach (4 inn.) 2. BB: Thompson 0; Schade 3, Steinbach 0.
Top hitters: A, Popp 2×3, 2 runs, RBI; Hilstad 2×4, RBI; Morales 3B, RBI; Stadler 2B, RBI. M, Drew Lang 1×2, RBI.
Records: Appleton not reported; Marshfield 2-4.