Auburndale finishes Marawood South season with 6-6 record

By Paul Lecker

Sports Reporter

AUBURNDALE — Auburndale took advantage of eight walks to knock off Wausau Newman Catholic 11-8 in its Marawood Conference South Division baseball finale Thursday at Auburndale High School.

Newman (2-12, 1-11 Marawood South) led 7-0 after 1 ½ innings before Auburndale (7-9, 6-6 Marawood South) got its offense rolling.

The Apaches scored six times in the second inning, tied the game at 8-8 after three, and pulled ahead with a run in the fourth and two more in the sixth.

Cody Steins was 2-for-3 with two RBIs, and Cooper Krings scored three times for the Apaches.

Auburndale will play at Amherst in a WIAA Division 3 regional quarterfinal on Tuesday.

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

Apaches 11, Cardinals 8

Newman Catholic 251 000 0 – 8 9

Auburndale 062 102 x – 11 5

Newman statistics not provided.

WP: Paul Willfahrt.

SO: P. Willfahrt (4 inn.) 5, Caleb Weinfurter (1 2/3 inn.) 2, Cooper Krings (1 1/3 inn.) 2. BB: P. Willfahrt 0, Weinfurter 2, Krings 2.

Top hitters: A, Cody Steins 2×3, 2 runs, 2 RBIs; Krings 3 runs; Mason Kollross 2 runs.

Records: Wausau Newman Catholic 2-12, 1-11 Marawood South; Auburndale 7-9, 6-6 Marawood South.