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MARSHFIELD – Owen-Withee came back from a three-run deficit, using a seven-run third inning to pull away and defeat Marshfield Columbus Catholic 17-11 in a Cloverbelt Conference East Division softball game Thursday at the Marshfield Fairgrounds.
Columbus led 5-2 after the first inning only to see the Blackhawks (4-11, 4-10 Cloverbelt East) score seven in the third, three in the fourth and four more in the sixth to cruise to the win.
The Dons fall to 0-16, 0-15 in the Cloverbelt East.
Elizabeth Manlick was 3-for-3 with two RBIs and four runs scored to lead the Dons’ offense. Shawna Rhodes was 3-for-5 and Tori Schlagenhaft added two hits and two runs scored for Columbus.
Columbus plays at Neillsville on Monday.
Blackhawks 17, Dons 11
Owen-Withee 207 314 0 – 17 14
Columbus 501 022 1 – 11 12
WP: Bryget Smith. LP: Katelyn Welsh.
SO: Smith 8; Welsh 2. BB: Smith 3; Welsh 6.
Top hitters: OW, Bailey Karaba 2×3; Haley Olsen 3×5, 2B, 2 RBIs; Jackie Peissig 4×5. C, Shawna Rhodes 3×5; Elizabeth Manlick 3×3, 2 RBIs, 4 runs; Tori Schlagenhaft 2×5, 2 runs; Erin Knoeck 1×3, 2 runs.
Records: Owen-WIthee 4-11, 4-10 Cloverbelt East; Columbus 0-16, 0-15 Cloverbelt East.