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NEILLSVILLE – Neillsville scored 11 times in the first three innings and went on to beat Marshfield Columbus Catholic 12-2 in a Cloverbelt Conference East Division baseball game Monday at Neillsville High School.
Neillsville scored three times in the first inning, six times in the second and twice in the third to open up a big lead and cruise to the win.
Bryce Fuerlinger had two of the Dons’ six hits and Evan Dieringer drove in both of their runs.
Columbus Catholic plays a doubleheader at Colby on Tuesday beginning at 4 p.m.
Warriors 12, Dons 2
Columbus Catholic 000 200 – 2 6 2
Neillsville 362 001 – 12 8 1
WP: Hediger. LP: Jarred Mandel.
SO: Mandel (2 inn.) 0, Bryce Fuerlinger (1 inn.) 1, Ethan Meece (2 1/3 inn.) 2; Hediger 6. BB: Mandel 10, B. Fuerlinger 0, Meece 0.
Top hitters: N, Skyler Barth 3×4, 2 RBIs. CC, B. Fuerlinger 2×3; Evan Dieringer 2B, 2 RBIs.
Records: Columbus Catholic 3-7, 3-6 Cloverbelt East; Neillsville 8-4, 7-2 Cloverbelt East.