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CHIPPEWA FALLS – The Marshfield Senior American Legion baseball team opened play at the three-day Chippewa Falls Legion Tournament with an 8-5 win over Eau Claire on Friday at Casper Park.
Marshfield used a six-run fourth inning to break open a tie game and held on from there as Blake Raab locked down the save by getting the final five outs without allowing a run.
Chase Robinson had three hits, including a double, and scored twice, and Bryce Erickson also had a pair of hits and drove in two for the Blue Devils, who improve to 5-9 this season.
Marshfield will play De Pere at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday.
Marshfield 8, Eau Claire 5
Marshfield 200 600 0 – 8 8 2
Eau Claire 110 201 0 – 5 7 1
WP: Zander Edmundson. LP: Gabler. SV: Blake Raab.
SO: Owen Griesbach (1 inn.) 2, Zander Edmundson (4 1/3 inn.) 0, Raab (1 2/3 inn.0 1; EC, Gabler (3 1/3 inn.) 2, Bruesewitz (1 1/3 inn.) 0, Stein (2 1/3 inn.) 1. BB: Griesbach 0, Edmundson 6, Raab 0; Gabler 4, Bruesewitz 3, Stein 0.
Top hitters: M, Chase Robinson 3×5, 2B, 2 runs; Bryce Erickson 2×4, 2 RBI; Griesbach 2B, RBI. EC, Smith 2×4, HR, 2 RBI; Stein 2×3; Webb 2 RBI.
Records: Marshfield 5-9; Eau Claire not reported.