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EDGAR – The Stratford baseball team swept a Marawood Conference South Division doubleheader from Edgar on Saturday, pounding the Wildcats 7-2 and 12-0.
Eli Drexler earned the win in Game 1, striking out 12 over six shutout innings. He also had a double and scored twice in the victory.
Matt Handrick and Mark Handrick each added a pair of hits for the Tigers.
In Game 2, Ty Pankratz threw a five-inning, one-hit shutout as Stratford won by the 10-run rule. He struck out three and walked three on the mound, and added two RBIs at the plate..
Matt Handrick had a double and scored twice, Dawson Moen went 2-for-2 with two runs scored, and Devyn Palmer had a single, a double and four RBIs for Stratford (7-5, 5-3 Marawood South).
Stratford will wrap up its Marawood South schedule against Wisconsin Rapids Assumption next week, playing at home Tuesday and at Assumption on Thursday.
Game 1
Tigers 7, Wildcats 2
Stratford 003 130 0 – 7 8 1
Edgar 000 000 2 – 2 5 3
WP: Eli Drexler. LP: Handrick.
SO: Drexler (6 inn.) 12, Ty Pankratz (1 inn.) 2; Handrick (6 inn.) 3, Mueller (1 inn.) 1. BB: Drexler 3, Pankratz 2; Handrick 2, Mueller 0.
Top hitters: S, Drexler 2B, 2 runs; Matt Handrick 2×4, RBI; Mark Handrick 2×4, 2 runs. E, Miller 2×3, RBI.
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Game 2
Tigers 12, Wildcats 0
Edgar 000 00 – 0 1 3
Stratford 026 4x – 12 6 0
WP: Pankratz. LP: Wolf.
SO: Wolf (2 1/3 inn.) 2, Miller (1 2/3 inn.) 0; Pankratz 3. BB: Wolf 5, Miller 3; Pankratz 3.
Top hitters: S, Matt Handrick 2B, 2 runs, RBI; Ryan Foley 2B, run; Dwson Moen 2×2, 2 runs, RBI; Chandler Schmidt 2 runs; Pankratz 2 RBIs, run; Devyn Palmer 2×3, 2B, 4 RBIs.
Records: Stratford 7-5, 5-3 Marawood Conference South Division; Edgar 5-6, 4-4 Marawood South.