BABA Highlights (Aug. 25)
Northern Division
Antigo/Polar 10
Eland 5
Antigo/Polar doubled up Eland in the Northern Division Finals on Aug. 20 in Eland.
Antigo/Polar finished with 10 hits, with Isaac Bixby, Logan Doering and Cole Shepard all posting two knocks. Will Kubeny clubbed a home run.
Bixby was the winning pitcher, while Tyler Nelson was dealt the loss.
Nelson posted three of Eland’s 12 hits in the contest. Joe Buss and Jeremy Jensen added two hits each.
East Division
Clintonville 8
Gresham 0
Clintonville blanked Gresham in the East Division Finals on Aug. 20 in Clintonville.
Brock Smejkal earned the win on the mound after allowing runs over six innings. He also tallied three hits at the plate.
Hunter Vollmer and Jake Van Allen also tallied three hits each for Clintonville. Turner Doornink added two hits, including a two-run home run.
Joe Ejnik and Blake Knope had two knocks for Gresham. Paul Murphy took the loss on the bump.
West Division
Little Falls 17
Caroline 0
Little Falls routed Caroline in the West Division Finals on Aug. 20 in Little Falls. The hosts had a 10-1 advantage in the hit department.
Chris Dunn and Carter Kurki combined to pitch the shutout for Little Falls. Dunn struck out 10 batters over six frames, while Kurki struck out three over three frames.
Cam Gruenwald hit a pair of home runs among his three hits and drove in six runs for Little Falls. Kal Fischer and Drew Radies each had two hits, while Hunter Gruenwald drove in three.
Klay Barkow was tagged with the loss on the mound. Mike Weatherwax had the lone Caroline hit.
South Central Division
Scandinavia 3
New London 2
Scandinavia edged New London in the South Central Finals on Aug. 20 in Scandinavia. The hosts drew a bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the ninth to prevail.
Jake Hoffman, RJ Rosenthal and Hunter Lodzinski all posted two hits for Scandinavia.
Ben Lee picked up the win on the mound, while Noah Hansen took the loss.
Gabe Wohlt led New London at the plate with four hits. Evan Muskevitch added three hits.
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SEMIFINALS SCHEDULE
Aug. 27, 1:30 p.m.
Antigo/Polar at Little Falls
Scandinavia at Clintonville