Tigers now 7-1 in Marawood South

By Paul Lecker

Sports Reporter

WAUSAU — Brittany Bredemann continued her torrid pace at the plate, going 3-for-4 with three runs scored, to lead the Stratford softball team to a 7-3 victory over Wausau Newman Catholic on Monday at Sunnyvale Park.

Stratford is now 12-3 overall and 7-1 in the Marawood Conference South Division. Newman falls to 2-4 overall and in the conference.

Kiana Weiler earned the win for the Tigers, striking out nine and walking one in seven innings.

Dallas Adams and Casey Kolbeck each drove in a pair of runs, and Lorrie Luepke and Sammy Griesbach each had two hits for Stratford.

The Tigers host Edgar in a nonconference matchup Tuesday.

(Hub City Times Sports Reporter Paul Lecker is also the publisher of MarshfieldAreaSports.com.)

Tigers 7, Cardinals 3

Stratford 102 202 0 – 7 13 0

Newman Catholic 000 030 0 – 3 6 1

WP: Kiana Weiler. LP: T. Jankowski.

SO: Weiler 9; Jankowski 2. BB: Weiler 1; Jankowski 3.

Top hitters: S, Sammy Griesbach 2×5, 2 runs; Brittany Bredemann 3×4, 3 runs; Lorrie Luepke 2×4, 3B; Casey Kolbeck 2 RBIs; Weiler 2×3. N, B. Kimball 2×2, 2 2Bs, 2 RBIs.

Records: Stratford 12-3, 7-1 Marawood South; Newman Catholic 2-4 overall and Marawood South.