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MARSHFIELD – The Marshfield Chaparrals amateur baseball team came up just short, losing to the Eau Claire Cavaliers 5-3 in a game Wednesday night at Jack Hackman Field.
Marshfield (8-7) led 2-0 after two innings and 3-2 after four, but couldn’t hold on to the lead as the Cavaliers (15-11) scored single runs in the fifth, sixth and ninth innings to pull out the victory.
Zach Iverson and Ryan Hiller each had two hits, Hiller scored twice and Rayme Strey had two RBIs for the Chaparrals.
Masaki Onasee and Sam Hurt each had three hits for Eau Claire.
Marshfield plays at Waupaca on Friday.
Cavaliers 5, Chaparrals 3
Eau Claire 002 011 001 – 5 11 3
Marshfield 020 100 000 – 3 8 1
WP: R.J. Page. LP: Aaron Schwecke.
SO: Ty Kyunglee 1, Page 1, Mitsuo Nakamara 2; Schwecke 1, Rayme Strey 1. BB: Kyunglee 0, Page 6, Nakamara 0; Schwecke 4, Strey 2.
Top hitters: EC, Masaki Onasee 3×3, 2 runs; Sam Hurt 3×5, 2 RBIs; Naoki Ohtani 2×3, 2 runs, RBI; Drew Davis 2×3, RBI. M, Zack Iverson 2×3, 2B; Ryan Hiller 2×5, 2 runs; Strey 1×4, 2 RBIs.
Records: Eau Claire 15-11; Marshfield 8-7.