Tigers wrap up WVC season with twinbill Thursday

By Paul Lecker

Sports Reporter

WESTON — D.C. Everest scored a run in the bottom of the 10th inning to edge Marshfield 2-1 in a Wisconsin Valley Conference softball game Tuesday.

Everest scored once in the second inning, and Megan Donahue hit a home run in the top of the fifth for Marshfield for the game’s only runs until the Evergreens (16-5, 9-2 Wisconsin Valley Conference) won it in the 10th.

Donahue suffered the loss, giving up seven hits and four walks while striking out 11 in 9 2/3 innings.

Donahue had three of the Tigers’ six hits.

Marshfield (11-12, 5-5 WVC) wraps up its Wisconsin Valley Conference season with a home doubleheader against Wausau East on Thursday at the Marshfield Fairgrounds beginning at 4 p.m.

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

Evergreens 2, Tigers 1 (10 inn.)

Marshfield 000 010 000 0 – 1 6 0

D.C. Everest 010 000 000 1 – 2 7 2

WP: Miranda Gajewski. LP: Megan Donahue.

SO: Donahue 11; Gajewski 4. BB: Donahue 4; Gajewski 2.

Top hitters: M, Donahue 3×5, 2B, HR, RBI. DC, Gajewski 2×4, 2B; Lexie Higgins 3B, RBI.

Records: Marshfield 11-12, 5-5 Wisconsin Valley Conference; D.C. Everest 16-5, 9-2 Wisconsin Valley Conference.