Tigers now 7-6 this season

By Paul Lecker

Sports Reporter

WISCONSIN RAPIDS — The Marshfield baseball team completed a sweep of Wisconsin Rapids, winning 7-5 on Thursday at Witter Field for its second win of the week against the Raiders.

Jack Donahue and Jared Klein each had two hits for Marshfield, who pushed across the go-ahead run with a three-run sixth inning.

Scott Berg earned the win in relief of Donahue. The two combined for three strikeouts and five walks.

Marshfield hosts New Richmond for a nonconference doubleheader starting at noon on Saturday.

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

Tigers 7, Raiders 5

Marshfield 012 103 0 – 7

Wisconsin Rapids 021 110 0 – 5

WP: Scott Berg. LP: Tyler Wittenberg.

SO: Berg 1, Jack Donahue 2; Dylan Schudy 2, Preston Witt 2, Wittenberg 0. BB: Berg 2, Donahue 3; Schudy 2, Witt 1, Wittenberg 1.

Top hitters: M, Donahue 2×4, 2 2Bs; Jared Klein 2×2. WR, Nick Jackan 2B; Brady Jackan 2B.

Records: Marshfield 7-6, 2-4 Wisconsin Valley Conference; Wisconsin Rapids 9-6, 3-5 WVC.