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MERRILL – The Marshfield American Legion Senior baseball team is on a mission.
After starting the season 0-4, the Blue Devils have now pushed their winning streak to 10 with a doubleheader sweep of Merrill in Wisconsin Valley Legion League action Thursday night at Athletic Park.
Marshfield won 4-1 and 12-1 to improve to 10-4 overall and 7-2 in the WVLL.
Connor Jasurda tossed a gem in the opener for Marshfield, throwing a complete-game, two-hit shutout with 11 strikeouts.
Antonio Anaya, Logan Matson and Isaiah Baierl each had two hits in the victory.
In Game 2, Will Voss (four innings) and Preston Wagner (two innings) combined on a six-hitter for Marshfield, allowing just one run.
Baierl went a perfect 4-for-4 with two RBis, Eli Drexler had three this and two RBIs, and Jaeger Johnson had a pair of singles and two RBIs for the Blue Devils.
Marshfield will compete at the Rochester (Minn.) Tournament on Friday through Sunday, playing a total of four games starting with a battle against Fargo (N.D.) on Friday night.
Game 1
Marshfield 4, Merrill 1
Merrill 000 010 0 – 1 2 1
Marshfield 100 003 x – 4 10 2
WP: Connor Jasurda. LP: Brett Seubert.
SO: Seubert 3; Jasurda 11. BB: Seubert 2; Jasurda 2.
Top hitters: MER, Ty Bailey 2B, run. MAR, Antonio Anaya 2×3; Logan Matson 2×4, 2 2Bs, RBI; Isaiah Baierl 2×2, 2B; Ben Gust 3B, RBI.
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Game 2
Marshfield 12, Merrill 1
Marshfield 022 305 – 12 15 1
Merrill 010 000 – 1 6 1
WP: Will Voss. LP: Vinny Gruila.
SO: Voss (4 inn.) 1, Preston Wagner (2 inn.) 2; Gruila (4 2/3 inn.) 5, Alex Gehrke (1 1/3 inn.) 0. BB: Voss 3, Wagner 0; Gruila 3, Gehrke 1.
Top hitters: MAR, Eli Drexler 3×4, 2 runs, 2 RBIs; Ryan Krueger 2×5; Mason Coffren 2 runs; Baierl 4×4, 2B, 2 runs, 2 RBIs; Jaeger Johnson 2×4, 2 runs, 2 RBIs.