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STEVENS POINT – The Marshfield Junior Legion baseball team picked up a pair of wins at the Don Friday Legion Classic on Saturday at Bukolt Park.
Marshfield downed Middleton 6-4 and Beaver Dam 6-3 to improve to 2-1 in the three-day tournament, and even its season record at 4-4.
Tyler Kumm picked up the win in the opening, allowing four runs in five innings with five strikeouts. Mason Anderson, who scored two runs, earned the save with two shutout innings for the Blue Devils.
Josh Taylor went 3-for-3 with two RBI and Easton Ledden added a pair of hits in the victory for Marshfield.
Marshfield broke open a scoreless game with a three-run fifth and went on to the 6-3 win over Beaver Dam in its second game of the day.
Ben Sommers went the distance on the mound for Marshfield, allowing just four hits and three runs, all coming in the seventh inning.
Rocco Maher had three hits, and Ledden picked up two more hits and scored twice for the Blue Devils.
Marshfield will conclude play at the tournament on Sunday.
Marshfield 6, Middleton 4
Marshfield 400 001 1 – 6 9 3
Middleton 211 000 0 – 4 8 1
WP: Tyler Kumm. LP: Gebhard. SV: Mason Anderson.
SO: Kumm (5 inn.) 5, Anderson (2 inn.) 2; Gebhard (6 inn.) 4, Remolina (1 inn.) 0. BB: Kumm 2, Anderson 3; Gebhard 2, Remolina 0.
Top hitters: MAR, Anderson 2 runs; Josh Taylor 3×3, 2 RBI; Easton Ledden 2×4; Maher 2B. MID, Remolina 2×5; Schwetzer 2×4, 2B, RBI; Gebhard 2×3.
Records: Marshfield 3-4; Middleton not reported.
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Marshfield 6, Beaver Dam 3
Marshfield 000 032 1 – 6 14 3
Beaver Dam 000 000 3 – 3 4 0
WP: Ben Sommers. LP: Schmuhl.
SO: Sommers 2; Schmuhl (6 inn.) 4, DiStefano (1 inn.) 0. BB: Sommers 3; Schmuhl 1, DiStefano 0.
Top hitters: MAR, Rocco Maher 3×4; Anderson 2×3, RBI; Bryce Schade 2 RBI; Ledden 2×4, 2 runs; Jace Frick 2×4; Sommers 2×4, RBI. BD, Bobholz 2×3.
Records: Marshfield 4-4; Beaver Dam not reported.