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STRATFORD – Three walks and two errors by Auburndale led to a five-run fourth inning to propel the Stratford baseball team to a 6-2 win over the Eagles on Tuesday at the Tiger Stadium Baseball Field.
The win knocks Auburndale out of first place in the Marawood Conference South Division and pushes the Tigers into a tie for first with Marathon at 4-1.
A two-run single by Blake Raab gave Auburndale (7-4, 5-2 Marawood South) a 2-1 lead in the top of the fourth before the Tigers rallied.
Brady Berg smacked a two-run single to give Stratford (6-2 overall) the lead, and after a walk, John Seitz had an RBI single to make it 4-2.
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Two errors by the Eagles led to two more runs for Stratford and that was enough as Jackson Ormond and Vance Kielman shut out Auburndale over the final three innings.
The two teams will play again at 4:45 p.m. Thursday at Auburndale High School.
Tigers 6, Eagles 2
Auburndale 000 200 0 – 2 3 2
Stratford 100 500 x – 6 3 3
WP: Henry Zaleski. LP: Aden Cherney.
SO: Cherney (4 inn.) 8, Sloan Welch (2 inn.) 3; Zaleski (4 inn.) 3, Jackson Ormond (2 inn.) 1, Vance Kielman (1 inn.) 1. BB: Cherney 4, Welch 2; Zaleski 2, Ormond 2, Kielman 1.
Top hitters: A, Blake Raab 1×2, 2 RBI. S, Brady Berg 1×3, 2 RBI; John Seitz 1×3, RBI.
Records: Auburndale 7-4, 5-2 Marawood Conference South Division; Stratford 6-2, 4-1 Marawood Conference South Division.