Lexi Dupee’s homer lifts Marshfield softball past Medford in eight innings

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MEDFORD – The Marshfield softball team rallied from a two-run deficit to beat Medford 11-8 in 8 innings on Friday in a nonconference game at Medford High School.

The Tigers scored a pair of runs in the top of the seventh inning to tie the game and Lexi Dupee ripped a three-run home run in the eighth to win it and improve to 3-3 this season.

Katie Treankler was 3-for-5, Dupee finished 2-for-3, and Autumn Slowiak and Jessi Lyon each had two hits for Marshfield.

Miranda Baierl earned the win with 3 1/3 innings of scoreless relief. She struck out two and walked two.

Marshfield plays at Mosinee on Monday.

Tigers 8, Raiders 6
Marshfield 402 000 23 – 11 12 3
Medford 202 040 00 – 8 6 4
WP:
Miranda Baierl. LP: Sydney Elsner.
SO: Kayla Kluge 3, Baierl 2; Kayla Hartl 2, Elsner 3. BB: Kluge 0, Baierl 2; Hartl 1, Elsner 0.
Top hitters: MAR, Autumn Slowiak 2 hits; Jessi Lyon 2 hits; Katie Treankler 3×5; Lexi Dupee 2×3, HR, 3 RBIs. MED, Shealyn Strebig 1×2, HR, 2 RBIs; Justine Sova 1B, 3B.
Records: Marshfield 3-3; Medford 3-2.