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STRATFORD – The Stratford baseball and softball teams opened their 2021 seasons with home nonconference wins over Rib Lake on Tuesday at the Tiger Stadium Complex.
Stratford won the softball game 12-2 in five innings and the Tigers’ baseball team eked out a 3-1 victory.
In the softball game, Stratford plated four runs in the first inning and added six more in the second to take a quick 10-0 lead.
Tessa Berg and Ally Zuleger each had RBI triples in the opening inning for the Tigers.
Stratford took advantage of five walks in the second inning to put the game away.
Zuleger picked up the win, allowing just two hits.
Berg and Delaney Dennee each had two hits for Stratford.
Gavin Kirsch hit a home run in the first inning and added a single for the Tigers.
Kale Weisenberger struck out 10 in five innings to earn the win and Camden Daul snagged a two-inning save with four strikeouts for the Tigers. Weisenberger also had two hits at the plate.
Both the baseball and softball teams will play nonconference road games at Prentice on Thursday.
Softball
Tigers 12, Redmen 2
Rib Lake 002 00 – 2 2
Stratford 462 0x – 12 6
WP: Ally Zuleger. LP: Reagan Reinhardt.
SO: Zuleger 2. BB: Zuleger 8.
Top hitters: RL, Kyla Kennedy 1×1, 2 BBs, run. S, Tessa Berg 2×2, 3B, BB, 2 runs, RBI; Kressa Wenzel 1×1, 2 BBs, 2 runs; Meg Wiese 2 BBs, 2 runs; Bailey Linzmeier 2×3, 2 runs; Delaney Dennee 2×3.
Records: Rib Lake 0-1; Stratford 1-0.
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Baseball
Tigers 3, Redmen 1
Rib Lake 001 000 0 – 1 3 2
Stratford 011 001 x – 3 6 1
WP: Kale Weisenberger. LP: Carter Sheithauer. SV: Camden Daul.
SO: Scheithauer (4 inn.) 4, Jacob Matyka (2 inn.) 2; Weisenberger (5 inn.) 10, Daul (2 inn.) 4. BB: Scheithauer 2, Matyka 0; Weisenberger 1, Daul 0.
Top hitters: S, Gavin Kirsch 2×3, HR; Weisenberger 2×3, run.
Records: Rib Lake 0-1; Stratford 1-0.