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MARSHFIELD – A seventh-inning rally fell one run short as the Marshfield softball team dropped a 12-11 decision to Wausau West on Thursday at Madison Field.
The Warriors scored five times in the first inning and added four more in the third to take a 9-3 lead before Marshfield battled back.
The Tigers scored five times in the sixth inning as Lillian Griesbach had a two-run double and Madison Kraus smacked a three-run home run, cutting West’s lead to 11-9.
Wausau West tacked on a much-needed run in the top of the seventh when Taylor Deffner tripled and scored on a ground out, before Marshfield put up one more attempt at a comeback.
Griesbach nailed a single to left to score two runs to cut West’s lead to 12-11, but a double play ended the threat, sending the Tigers (7-4, 1-2 Wisconsin Valley Conference) to their second loss in a row.
Griesbach finished three hits and four RBI and Kraus also drove in four for Marshfield.
Claire Calmes had three of West’s 11 hits, and Taylor Liebelt hit a home run and drove in two in the victory.
Marshfield will play a nonconference game at Mosinee on Monday.
Warriors 12, Tigers 11
Wausau West 504 002 1 – 12 11 2
Marshfield 211 005 2 – 11 15 3
WP: Kaitlyn Butler. LP: Molly Fox.
SO: Butler (4 1/3 inn.) 2, Nora Hintz (2 2/3 inn.) 1; Fox (5 inn.) 3, Angela Barnhardt (2 inn.) 0. BB: Butler 3, Hintz 0; Fox 4, Barnhardt 0.
Top hitters: WW, Paityn Calmes 3 RBI; McKenna Gale 2 runs; Taylor Liebelt HR, 2 runs, 2 RBI; Claire Calmes 3×4, 2 runs, RBI: Addie Heil 2 runs; Sadie Peissig 2×3, 2 runs; Jaidyn Calmes 2 RBI; Taylor Deffner 3B. M, Delaney Varsho 2×3, 2B, 2 runs; Lillian Griesbach 3×5, 2B, 2 runs, 4 RBI; Madison Kraus 2×4, HR, 4 RBI; Rhyan Costa 2×4; Kamryn Pearce 2B, 2 runs; Laila Oppman 2 runs.
Records: Wausau West 2-4, 2-1 Wisconsin Valley Conference; Marshfield 7-4, 1-2 Wisconsin Valley Conference.