The top three seeds have advanced to the second round of the Dairyland League baseball playoffs.
No. 1 Bonduel, No. 2 Waupaca and No. 3 Hortonville are in the semifinals after opening the postseason Aug. 16 with wins over Hofa Park, Marinette and Shawano, respectively.
Bonduel 12, Hofa Park 0 (7 inn.)
Jett Thielke struck out 13 batters for Bonduel and held the eighth-seeded Panthers scoreless over six innings to get the win on the mound.
The Broncos had 14 hits. Chase Reinke had three hits, scored twice and drove in a pair of runs, while Eric Yogi Gruenwald, Adam Frost, Easton Reinke and Barret Bohm added two hits each.
Navarino at Cecil
Results not reported.
Hortonville 6, Shawano 3
The Stars scored five runs in the first two innings and held on for the win over the sixth-seeded Lobos.
Chris Atwood held Shawano to one run over six innings to get the win on the mound.
Waupaca 8, Marinette 1
Defending grand champion Waupaca ended Marinette’s season by handing the seventh-seeded Redbirds a loss in Waupaca.
Aug. 23 schedule
League semifinals (all games start at 1:30 p.m.)
No. 4 Cecil or No. 5 Navarino at No. 1 Bonduel; No. 3 Hortonville at No. 2 Waupaca.
