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WESTON – The Marshfield Post 54 Senior American Legion baseball team snapped an nine-game losing streak with a 10-7 win over D.C. Everest in a Wisconsin Valley Legion Conference matchup Tuesday night at Simon Field.
Marshfield trailed 6-4 through five innings before exploding for a six-run sixth and held on the rest of the way to improve to 4-15 overall and 2-7 in the WVLC this summer.
Sloan Welch scored on an error, Ben Dietsche had an RBI single, Chase Robinson scored on a wild pitch, and Aden Cherney had a three-run double to account for Marshfield’s six runs in the sixth.
Brock Bennington hit a three-run home run in the third inning for Marshfield.
Zander Edmundson picked up the win for the Blue Devils, allowing seven runs – only two of which were earned – with three strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings. Isaac Zeps earned the save as he didn’t allow a base runner in the final 1 1/3 innings.
Marshfield hosts Wausau on Thursday at 7 p.m. at Jack Hackman Field.
Marshfield 10, D.C. Everest 7
Marshfield 003 106 0 – 10 11 2
D.C. Everest 210 301 0 – 7 7 4
WP: Zander Edmundson. LP: Noah Chimielewski. SV: Isaac Zeps.
SO: Edmundson (5 2/3 inn.) 3, Zeps (1 1/3 inn.) 1; Chimielewski (5 2/3 inn.) 2, Cuyler Soppe (1/3 inn.) 0, Seymour (1 inn.) 0. BB: Edmundson 1, Zeps 0; Chimielewski 0, Soppe 1, Seymour 0.
Top hitters: M, Chase Robison 1×4, 2 runs; Ben Dietsche 3×3, 2 runs, RBI; Brock Bennington 2×3, HR, 2 runs, 3 RBI; Aden Cherney 2B, 3 RBI; Brade Neve 2B; Sloan Welch 2B. DC, Andrew Cotter 2×2, 3B, RBI; Soppe 2×4, 2B, RBI; Jake Vercimak 2×4, RBI.
Records: Marshfield 4-15, 2-7 Wisconsin Valley Legion Conference; D.C. Everest 10-7, 7-6 WVLC.