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MARSHFIELD – The Marshfield American Legion baseball teams each dropped games to Wausau on Monday at Jack Hackman Field.
Wausau won the Junior Legion game 11-7 and the Senior game 4-1.
In the Junior game, Wausau led 3-1 before exploding for an eight-run top of the seventh inning. Marshfield (15-13) responded with six runs in the bottom of the seventh, but couldn’t get any closer.
Devyn Palmer and Ty Pankratz each had two RBIs for the Blue Devils.
Eli Drexler hit a leadoff home run in the bottom of the first inning was Marshfield’s lone run in the Senior game.
Marshfield (17-9, 8-3 Wisconsin Valley Legion League) managed just five hits against Wausau pitcher Logan McCabe.
Connor Jasurda threw a complete game for the Blue Devils, striking out five.
Mason Coffren had two hits for Marshfield.
The Blue Devils host Stevens Point at 7 p.m. Thursday.
Junior
Wausau 11, Marshfield 7
Wausau 021 000 8 – 11 11 2
Marshfield 100 000 6 – 7 5 2
Wausau roster not provided.
LP: Mason Pavloski.
SO: Pavloski (4 inn.) 3, Will Fetting (2 1/3 inn.) 1, Riley Bauman (0 inn.) 0, Logan Griesbach (2/3 inn.) 1. BB: Pavloski 0, Fetting 1, Bauman 1, Griesbach 0.
Top hitters: M, Devyn Palmer 2B, 2 RBIs; Ty Pankratz 2 RBIs; Nick Urban 2B.
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Senior
Wausau 4, Marshfield 1
Wausau 011 020 0 – 4 6 1
Marshfield 100 000 0 – 1 5 3
WP: Logan McCabe. LP: Connor Jasurda.
SO: McCabe 1; Jasurda 5. BB: McCabe 1; Jasurda 2.
Top hitters: W, Forrest Kronberger 2×4, 2 2Bs, 2 RBIs; Ben Leischer 2B. M, Eli Drexler HR, RBI; Mason Coffren 2×3; Ben Gust 2B.