Stratford baseball blasts Auburndale

MarshfieldAreaSports.com

AUBURNDALE – Stratford scored in all five innings, finishing it off with a seven-run fifth inning, to beat Auburndale 12-0 in a Marawood Conference South Division baseball game Friday at Auburndale High School.

Jake Kauth tossed a complete-game two-hitter, walking two and striking out four.

Matt Griffith and Josh Kolbeck each had two hits, including a double, for Stratford (8-9, 6-5 Marawood South).

Dave Altmann and Jesse Brokish each had a single to account for Auburndale’s two hits. The Apaches drop to 2-15, 1-11 in conference action.

Tigers 12, Apaches 0
Stratford 112 17 – 12 9 1
Auburndale 000 00 – 0 2 4

WP: Jake Kauth. LP: Austin Hawkins.
SO: Kauth 4; Hawkins 2, Ben Bolder 2. BB: Kauth 2; Hawkins 1, Bolder 4.
Top hitters: S, Matt Griffith 2-for-3, 2B; Josh Kolbeck 2-for-4, 2B.
Records: Stratford 8-9, 6-5 Marawood South; Auburndale 2-15, 1-11 Marawood South