Brueggen tosses second-straight shutout for Tigers in win over Menomonie

By Paul Lecker

Sports Reporter

MARSHFIELD — The Marshfield baseball team finished 2-1 at its home tournament on Friday and Saturday at Jack Hackman Field.

The Tigers beat Menomonie 1-0 and Holmen 12-2 before losing to Antigo 7-1 on Saturday.

Marshfield is now 9-10 this season.

Jake Brueggen tossed his second-consecutive shutout in the win over Menomonie. The junior left-hander struck out five and walked two, allowing just three hits.

Jared Klein had two hits, and Logan Jakobi drove in Trevor Schwecke with the game’s only run in the bottom of the fourth inning.

Hunter Korger tossed a five-inning complete game to earn the win for Marshfield against Holmen. He also had two hits and three RBIs, and Jakobi also drove in three for the Tigers.

Marshfield had eight hits against Antigo but plated just the one run, that coming in the bottom of the seventh inning.

Paul Maguire had two hits and an RBI, and Schwecke went 3-for-4 for the Tigers.

Marshfield plays at D.C. Everest on Tuesday.

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

Tigers 1, Mustangs 0

Menomonie 000 000 0 – 0 3 2

Marshfield 000 100 x – 1 5 1

WP: Jake Brueggen. LP: Nate Stanley.

SO: Stanley 8; Brueggen 5. BB: Stanley 2; Brueggen 2.

Top hitters: MEN, Bret Lecheler 2B. MAR, Jared Klein 2×2; Paul Maguire 2B.

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Tigers 12, Vikings 2

Holmen 101 00 – 2 9 2

Marshfield 203 52 – 12 7 0

WP: Hunter Korger. LP: Drake Walensky.

SO: Walensky (3 2/3 inn.) 2, Ryan Chapman (2/3 inn.) 0, Chase Sather (1/3 inn.) 0; Korger 1. BB:Walensky 3, Chapman 3, Sather 0; Korger 1.

Top hitters: H, Jordan Schuster 2×3; Kyle Koelbe 2×2, 3B; Chapman 2×2; Walensky 2B. M, Trevor Schwecke 2×3, 3 runs; Korger 2×2, 2B, 2 runs, 3 RBIs; Logan Jakobi 2×3, 2B, 3 RBIs.

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Red Robins 7, Tigers 1

Antigo 000 501 1 – 7 17 0

Marshfield 000 000 1 – 1 8 0

WP: Brady Tatro. LP: Connor Jasurda.

SO: Tatro (4 inn.) 3, Not reported (3 inn.) 0; Jasurda (3 1/3 inn.) 2, Scott Berg (3 inn.) 3, Jeremy Brost (2/3 inn.) 0.

BB: Tatro 3, Not reported 2; Jasurda 3, Berg 1, Brost 0.

Top hitters: A, Max Nowinsky 3×4, 2 RBIs; Tatro 3×5, 2 3Bs; Jake Husnick 3×5; Arin Verhagen 3×5,, 2B; Matt Winter 3×4, 2B, 2 runs. M, Schwecke 3×4; Maguire 2×4.