Messerschmidt, Cuddie each drive in three for Chaps

By Paul Lecker

Sports Reporter

MARSHFIELD — The Marshfield Chaparrals amateur baseball team ripped 16 hits and pulled out an 8-7 victory over the Interwald Woodticks in Dairyland League action Sunday afternoon at Jack Hackman Field.

Ryan Williams earned the victory for the Chaparrals (1-1 overall and Dairyland) with four shutout innings in relief of starter Ryan Metz.

Sam Schwanebeck went 4-for-5, Eric Pritzl had three hits, and Lucius Messerschmidt and Cole Cuddie each had three RBIs for Marshfield.

The Chaps’ next game is May 22 against Westboro at 1:30 p.m. at Hackman Field.

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

Chaparrals 8, Woodticks 7

Interwald – 7 11 1

Marshfield – 8 16 3

WP: Ryan Williams. LP: Peter Devine.

SO: Devine 3; Ryan Metz (5 inn.) 3, Williams (4 inn.) 4. BB: Devine 5; Metz 2, Williams 1.

Top hitters: I, Brad Borchardt 3×3, 2B, 2 RBIs; David Fliehs 2×3. M, Sam Schwanebeck 4×5, 2B; Eric Pritzl 3×5; Luke Wirtz 2×4; Lucius Messerschmidt 2×4, 3 RBIs; Cole Cuddie 2×5, 3 RBIs.