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ROCHESTER, Minn. – The Marshfield Post 54 American Legion Senior baseball team went 2-2 at the Rochester Tournament over the weekend.
The Blue Devils ran their win streak to 12 with a 10-2 win over Fargo (N.D.) on Friday and a 12-10 victory over Viroqua on Saturday afternoon. The winning streak ended with a 4-3 loss to the Rochester Redhawks on Saturday night, and Marshfield dropped its final game Sunday afternoon to the Rochester Patriots, 7-1.
Jake Brueggen earned the win in the opener for Marshfield, striking out six in four hitless innings. Ryan Kruegern and Isaiah Baierl each had two hits, and Connor Jasurda and Eli Drexler both had two RBIs for the Blue Devils.
Marshfield came back from a 5-1 deficit to beat Viroqua, plating nine runs in the final four innings.
Krueger, Mason Coffren, Brueggen and Jacob Earll all had two hits, and Coffren and Drexler both had four RBIs for Marshfield.
Drexler and Baierl each had two hits in the loss to the Redhawks, and Marshfield was held to just one hit – a single by Jaeger Johnson – against the Patriots.
Marshfield (12-6) returns to action Monday at home against Wisconsin Rapids. The game will begin at 7 p.m. at Jack Hackman Field.
Game 1, June 29
Marshfield 10, Fargo (N.D.) 2
Marshfield 024 40 – 10 8 0
Fargo 000 02 – 2 1 4
WP: Jake Brueggen. LP: Andy Mach.
SO: Brueggen (4 inn.) 6, Mason Coffren (2/3 inn.) 2, Ryan Krueger (1/3 inn.) 0; Mach (2 2/3 inn.) 3, Dylan Sunderland (1 inn.) 0, Rylee Goellner (1 1/3 inn.) 0. BB: Brueggen 2, Coffren 3, Krueger 0; Mach 5, Sunderland 3, Goellner 1.
Top hitters: M, Eli Drexler 3 BBs, 2 RBIs; Krueger 2×2, 2 runs; Connor Jasurda 1×2, 2 runs, 2 RBIs; Isaiah Baierl 2×4, 2 runs, RBI; Coffren 2 runs; Ben Gust 2B, 2 RBIs; Preston Wagner 2B, RBI. F, Jaiden Yaeger 1×2, 2 RBIs.
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Game 2, June 30
Marshfield 12, Viroqua 10
Marshfield 012 232 2 – 12 14 6
Viroqua 412 020 1 – 10 17 3
WP: Krueger. LP: Nick Stekel. SV: Logan Matson.
SO: Wagner (2 1/3 inn.) 1, Krueger (3 2/3 inn.) 1, Matson (1 inn.) 0; Hunter Vikemyr (2 1/3 inn.) 0, No. 4 (no name provided, 1 2/3 inn.) 1, Stekel (2 inn.) 0, No. 6 (no name provided, 1 inn.) 0. BB: Wagner 1, Krueger 0, Matson 1; Vikemyr 5, No. 4 4, Stekel 1, No. 6 1.
Top hitters: M, Drexler 1×3, 4 RBIs; Matson 2 runs; Krueger 2×4, RBI; Coffren 2×4, 4 RBIs; Brueggen 2×5, 2B, 2 runs; Jacob Earll 2×3, RBI; Antonio Anaya 2 runs; Jasurda 3 runs. V, Ryan Hannah 2×3, 3 runs; Andrew Wedwick 2×2, 2B, 2 runs; Vikemyr 2×6, 2 RBIs; Dalton Buckhardt 3×5, 3 RBIs; Brett Skrede 2×5, RBI; Kasey Hammond 2×4, RBI; Tate Knutson 2×4, RBI.
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Game 3, June 30
Rochester Redhawks 4, Marshfield 3
Marshfield 200 01 – 3 6 1
Rochester 000 04 – 4 11 2
WP: Levi Deyoung. LP: Matson.
SO: Coffren (4 inn.) 1, Matson (2/3 inn.) 1; Deyoung 2. BB: Coffren 0, Matson 1; Deyoung 1.
Top hitters: M, Drexler 2×3, 2 runs; Krueger 1×2, 2 RBIs; Baierl 2×3, 2B. R, Sam Warren 2×3, 2B, 3 RBIs; Deyoung 2×3; Chris Serrano 2×2.
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Game 4, July 1
Rochester Patriots 7, Marshfield 1
Marshfield 001 00 – 1 1 3
Rochester 301 21 – 7 7 0
Rochester roster not provided.
LP: Drexler.
SO: Drexler (2 inn.) 0, Will Voss (2 inn.) 1. BB: Drexler 2, Voss 0.
Top hitters: M, Jaeger Johnson 1×2.