Neillsville Baseball Pounds McDonell Central In 5/Other Area Scores

Wednesday, April 12th, 2023 -- 7:27 AM

In high school baseball on Tuesday at Neillsville, McDonell Central (0-1) took a 1-0 lead after the first inning, but then it was all Neillsville (2-1) after that.  The Warriors would get 4 runs in the bottom of the 2nd to take a 4-1 lead.  McDonell Central got another run in the top of the 3rd and then they would load the bases before pitcher Sam Hayes got out of the jam with a strike out and a ground out to end the threat. 

Then came the bottom of the 3rd.  Neillsville would send 14 batters to the plate, load the bases 3 times and after the inning finally ended, the Warriors had scored 9 runs on 5 hits to take a commanding  13-2 lead.  Neillsville would score 4 more runs in the bottom of the 4th and Andrew Hoeser then struck out three batters in row to end the 5th inning for McDonell making the final score 17-2.  

The Warriors pounded out 11 hits in the game, led by Bryce Erickson who was 3 for 4 with 3 RBIs and a run scored.  Hoeser was 2 for 3 from the plate with 3 RBIs and 2 runs scored.  Micah Zoschke and Hayes each had 3 runs scored.   

Other area baseball and softball scores from Tuesday:

Baseball 

Osseo-Fairchild 10, Columbus Catholic 0

Black River Falls/Fall Creek 5, Westby 2

Colby/Abbotsford 12, Phillips 0

Colby/Abbotsford 18, Phillips 0

Lakeland 8, Marathon 5

Wisconsin Rapids 8, Medford 5

Pittsville 13, Spencer 9

Marshfield 4, Merrill 3

Stratford 10, Assumption 0

Stratford 16, Assumption 3

Softball

Fall Creek 7, Neillsville 4

Blair-Taylor 15, Independence/Gilmanton 0

Augusta 10, Alma Center Lincoln 0  (6)

Wisconsin Rapids 11, Wausau East 1

Assumption 7, Stratford 0

Assumption 3, Stratford 0

Columbus Catholic 5, Osseo-Fairchild 1

Pittsville 18, Spencer 3

Stevens Point 15, Merrill 5

Marathon 6, Stanley-Boyd 3

West Salem 10, Black River Falls 0

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