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AUBURNDALE – Auburndale scored seven times in the first inning and went on to crush Necedah 15-1 in a WIAA Division 4 softball regional semifinal Tuesday at Auburndale High School.
The Eagles (14-4), the top seed in their half of the D-4 Sectional 3 bracket, will host No. 4 Markesan (11-11) in a regional final on Thursday at 5 p.m. Necedah finishes its season with a 4-13 record.
Auburndale pounded out 16 hits in just four innings as six players had two hits or more in the victory.
Erin Griesbach led the way with three hits and three RBI, Taylor Anderson had two hits and three RBI, and Samantha Stanton, Danika Blomberg and Kimmie Lundgren all had two hits and two RBI for the Eagles.
Stanton and Ashlyn Grimm combined on a three-hitter for Auburndale.
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Eagles 15, Cardinals 1
Necedah 100 00 – 1 3 1
Auburndale 712 5x – 15 16 2
WP: Samantha Stanton. LP: Gianna Teumer.
SO: Teumer (3 inn.) 0, Addisyn Schumer (1 inn.) 0; Stanton (3 inn.) 3, Grimm (2 inn.) 5. BB: Teumer 5, Schumer 1; Stanton 0, Grimm 1.
Top hitters: A, Erin Griesbach 3×4, 3 RBI; Grimm 2B, 2 runs; Stanton 2×2, 2 RBI; Danika Blomberg 2×3, 2 runs, 2 RBI; Regynn Lau 2×3, 2 runs; Taylor Anderson 2×3, 2B, 3 RBI; Kimmie Lundgren 2×3, 2 RBI; Hope Schulte 2 runs.
Records: Necedah 4-13; Auburndale 14-4.