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MAUSTON – The Columbus Catholic baseball team extended its winning streak to five with a pair of wins over teams from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan on Friday afternoon at the Woodside Sports Complex.
The Dons outlasted Gogebic 20-10 and defeated Jeffers 8-5 to improve to 5-1 this season.
Mac Konieczny finished the doubleheader going 5-for-7 with four RBI and three runs scored, and Carson Eckes scored five runs and knocked in three for the Dons.
Devlin Timmler and Eckes picked up pitching wins for Columbus Catholic.
The Dons will play Laona/Wabeno at Woodside in Mauston on Saturday at 9 a.m.
Dons 20, Miners 10
Gogebic (Mich.) 110 170 0 – 10 4 2
Columbus Catholic 804 104 3 – 20 12 4
WP: Devlin Timmler. LP: Aspinwall.
SO: Wainio (2/3 inn.) 1, Aspinwall (1 2/3 inn.) 1, McWilliams (4 inn.) 5; Timmler (4 inn.) 6, Rocco Maher (2/3 inn.) 0, Carter Sommer (2 1/3 inn.) 4. BB: Wainio 5, Aspinwall 6, McWilliams 6; Timmler 3, Maher 5, Sommer 0.
Top hitters: G, Harju 2 runs; McWilliams 2×4, 2B, 3B, 3 RBI; Linna 2 runs. CC, Carson Eckes 2×4, 4 runs, RBI; Mac Konieczny 3×4, 2B, 3 runs, 3 RBI; Sommer 2×3, 3B, 2 runs, 4 RBI; Ray Becker 2×3, 2 runs, 3 RBI; TImmler 2×4, 2 RBI; Becerra 2 runs.
Dons 8, Jets 5
Jeffers (Mich.) 002 200 1 – 5 8 3
Columbus Catholic 001 322 x – 8 7 1
WP: Eckes. LP: B. Turner.
SO: Turner (4 2/3 inn.) 5, Kinnunen (0 inn.) 0, B. Turner (1 1/3 inn.) 0; Eckes (5 inn.) 6, Sommer (2 inn.) 5. BB: Turner 7, Kinnunen 2, B. Turner 0; Eckes 2, Sommer 2.
Top hitters: J, Kinnunen 2 runs; B. Turner 2×3, 2B, RBI; C. Turner 2×4, RBI; Larson 2×3, RBI. CC, Eckes 2 RBI; Konieczny 2×3, RBI; Becker 2×2, 2B, RBI.