July 5, 2019 at 12:09 p.m.
Babe Ruth Roundup
Rhinelander Black rallies to upset Tomahawk
Babe Ruth Roundup
The Hodags scored three times in the sixth, and twice more in the seventh to walk off as 8-7 winners over Tomahawk in a Prep League contest at Stafford Field.
Owen Ives delivered the game winner with the bases loaded and one out in the seventh as Tomahawk was unable to field his slow roller to first and throw to the plate in time to prevent Alex Rappley from crossing as the winning run.
Things looked bleak for the home team, trailing 7-3 with two outs and nobody on base in the sixth, but Ives got the rally going with a walk, and took second on an errant pick off attempt by the catcher. Cody Everson reached on an error to short to continue the inning. Following a Will Gretzinger walk and a Kaden Vanney infield hit, Mason Baker drew a bases-loaded walk to force in a run and another run scored when John Curry reached on an error, cutting the lead to 7-6.
Rhinelander got out of the seventh unscathed despite giving up a leadoff single and then the bottom five of Rhinelander's 12-man lineup did the rest. Caleb Plaumann began the seventh-inning charge with a double to left. Alex Rappley walked, Pierce French hit a game-tying single to left and Richard Threlkeld drew a walk to load the bases for Ives.
The game started inauspiciously for Rhinelander as Tomahawk tagged Gretzinger for three runs on five hits in the opening frame. Gretzinger singled and scored on a Baker grounder to make it 3-1 after an inning, but Tomahawk got another run off Gretzinger in the third and three off Oscar Hanson in the fourth to make it 7-1.
Rhinelander got two runs back in the bottom of the inning as Everson walked and Gretzinger singled to start the frame. Both players scored after Baker singled and moved to second on a throwing error.
Tomahawk had a chance to do more damage in the fifth with the bases loaded and one out, but Rhinelander threw out a runner trying to score on a wild pitch and got out of the inning thanks to a ground ball out. The Hodags turned a double play in the sixth to erase a Tomahawk runner on second and get out of another jam.
The rally made a winner out of Ives on the hill. He allowed a pair of hits, but did not walk any batters over the final two innings. Gretzinger started and went three innings without a walk. He gave up four runs on eight hits with seven strikeouts. Hanson allowed three runs on two hits over two innings. He walked two and hit four batters.
Gretzinger led Rhinelander's offense, going 2-for-2 with a walk and three runs scored. Baker was 1-for-2 with three RBIs. Everson, Kaden Vanney, Plaumann and French had the other hits for the Black team.
The win, coupled with a 7-1 win over Eagle River the night before, got Rhinelander Black back to .500 on the season (7-7), and in fourth place overall Prep League standings. It also spoiled Tomahawk chances of moving into second place and earning the final spot in the Prep League regular season championship game. Crandon and Three Lakes will battle for the regular season title Monday at Stafford Field.
Laser Pros caps off undefeated regular season
Laser Pros International capped off a perfect 12-0 season in the Senior League Tuesday night, cruising past Tomahawk Blue 10-0 in six innings at Stafford Field.
Laser Pros scored four runs in the first inning and never looked back, scoring in every frame except the fifth.
Ian Miller and Ben Sinclair each had three-RBI nights for Laser Pros. Miller and Sinclair both had RBI hits in the opening frame and Logan Schmoeger added an RBI single as Laser Pros hopped out to a quick 4-0 lead.
Miller's single brought around Logan Cook to make it 5-0 in the second. Schmoeger reached on an error and scored on a wild pitch in the third. Miller came through with another RBI single in the fourth before Sinclair hit a two-run single to make it 9-0. After stranding the game-clinching run on third in the fifth inning, Laser Pros ended it in the sixth as Tim Fox reached on an error and scored on an Isaac Bixby double.
In all Laser Pros collected 10 hits in the contest from seven different players. Miller was 3-for-3 while Sinclair was 2-for-3. Fox, Bixby, Jesse Mahner, Schmoeger and Cook had the other hits for the squad.
Laser Pros used six different pitchers to throw a combined four-hitter, totaling nine strikeouts and only one walk as a staff. Bixby struck out all three batters he faced in the third. Mahner fanned two in the first, Jordan Kuczmarski struck out one in a perfect second, Miller struck out one in the fourth and Fox fanned two in the fifth. Schmoeger came on after Fox allowed a leadoff walk in the sixth and retired all three batters he faced.
Other results
In Prep League action, Rhinelander Green got the tying run to third base in the final inning Wednesday night against Three Lakes but fell 12-11 to the Bluejays at Stafford Field. The loss dropped Rhinelander to 6-8 on the season. In Senior League play, Rhinelander Green earned a 7-3 win at Tomahawk Gold and finished its regular season 7-5.
Up next
Laser Pros is looking for its second straight Senior League regular title as it takes on Eagle River Red in the championship game Monday night at Stafford Field. Laser Pros defeated Eagle River Red twice during the regular season, taking the first game 3-1 June 13 in Rhinelander and winning the rematch 5-2 six days later in Eagle River.
All of Rhinelander's Babe Ruth squads will participate in the league tournament, which kicks off next week. In the Senior League, Rhinelander Green has the top seed and will play Tomahawk Blue in Tomahawk July 11. Rhinelander Green will travel to Eagle River Red that night.
Rhinelander Black and Rhinelander green will play each other in the Prep League tournament July 10.
Jeremy Mayo may be reached at [email protected].
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