Tigers host tournament this weekend

By Paul Lecker

Sports Reporter

MERRILL — The Marshfield baseball team split a doubleheader with Merrill on Thursday, winning 10-0 and losing 11-5 at Athletic Park.

In Game 1 Tyson Slade, Connor Jasurda, and Jeremy Brost combined on a five-inning two-hitter for the Tigers without allowing a walk.

Paul Maguire had two doubles and drove in four runs, Trevor Schwecke had two hits and three RBIs, and Scott Berg had three hits and scored three times for Marshfield.

Statistics from the second game were not provided.

Marshfield is now 7-9 overall and 4-4 in the Wisconsin Valley Conference. Merrill is 5-10 and 3-5 in the conference.

Marshfield hosts its annual tournament this weekend. The Tigers played Menomonie on Friday and will take on Antigo and Holmen on Saturday.

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

Game 1

Tigers 10, Bluejays 0

Merrill 000 00 – 0 2 0

Marshfield 201 52 – 10 14 1

WP: Tyson Slade. LP: Collin Grefe.

SO: Slade (2 1/3 inn.) 1, Connor Jasurda (1 2/3 inn.) 1, Jeremy Brost (1 inn.) 1; Grefe (1 1/3 inn.) 0, Trey Seubert (1 inn.) 0. BB: Slade 0, Jasurda 0, Brost 0; Grefe 1, Seubert 1.

Top hitters: MAR, Scott Berg 3×3, 3 runs; Paul Maguire 2×4, 2 2Bs, 4 RBIs; Trevor Schwecke 2×2, 2B, 3 RBIs; Jake Brueggen 2×3, 2B, 2 runs; Jasurda 2×3, 2 runs.

Game 2

Bluejays 11, Tigers 5

Statistics not provided.

Records: Marshfield 7-9, 4-4 Wisconsin Valley Conference; Merrill 5-10, 3-5 WVC.