Dons drop to 1-3, host Gilman on Tuesday

By Paul Lecker

Sports Reporter

MARSHFIELD — Neillsville/Granton scored 11 runs in the top of the fifth inning to blow open a tight game and beat Marshfield Columbus Catholic 16-6 in a Cloverbelt Conference East Division softball contest Monday at the Marshfield Fairgrounds.

Columbus (1-3, 0-3 Cloverbelt East) led 5-4 after four innings before the Warriors (4-1, 3-0 Cloverbelt East) eruped for the big inning.

Eight walks by Columbus pitchers and five errors behind them contributed to the loss.

Maren Seefluth hit a home run for the Dons.

Columbus will host Gilman on Tuesday at 5 p.m. at the Marshfield Fairgrounds.

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

Warriors 16, Dons 6

Neillsville/Granton 013 0(11)1 – 16 10 3

Columbus Catholic 013 110 – 6 7 5

WP: Kaelyn Krultz. LP: Sierra Litwaitis.

SO: Krultz 4; Litwaitis (4 1/3 inn.) 1, Maddie DeSmet (1 2/3 inn.) 1. BB: Krultz 5; Litwaits 5, DeSmet 3.

Top hitters: NG, Krultz 2×4; Sam Cappadora 2×4; Brianna Fischer 2×4, 2 2Bs; Molly Klein 2×4; Morgan Betha 2B. CC, Maren Seefluth 2×4, HR; Ella Schultz 2×4.

Records: Neillsville/Granton 4-1, 3-0 Cloverbelt Conference East Division; Marshfield Columbus Catholic 1-3, 0-3 Cloverbelt East.