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Little Falls, Leopolis get seven-inning BABA wins

By
Greg Seubert, Correspondent

Little Falls and Leopolis had no problems scoring in their latest Badger Amateur Baseball Association matchups with Shawano and Tigerton, respectively, June 14.

The Loggers picked up a 26-2 win over Shawano, while Leopolis handed Tigerton a 10-0 defeat.

West Division

Little Falls 26, Shawano 2 (7 inn.)

Drew Radies led Little Falls at the plate on the team’s annual Fan Appreciation Day with four hits and four RBIs.

Kal Fischer, Cam Gruenwald and winning pitcher Carter Kurki added two hits each.

Kurki struck out five batters in three innings on the mound, while Jacob Springborn took the loss for Shawano.

Kris Krause had two hits for the Lakers.

Leopolis 10, Tigerton 0 (7 inn.)

Leopolis headed to Tigerton and returned home with a seven-inning shutout win over the Tigers.

Winning pitcher Jaden Stuhr struck out 12 batters and held Tigerton to three hits to get the complete-game win on the mound.

Jackson Krohn and Dane Hodkiewicz had three hits for Leopolis, while Ryan Malueg added two hits, and Brady Hannes and Dylan Hodkiewicz hit three-run home runs.

Austin Hoffman led Tigerton with three hits, and Kody Ludvinson took the loss.

Menominee 12, Caroline 6

The Chiefs picked up a home win over the Cougars.

Caroline trailed 10-0 at one point, but Cole Rosenow’s grand slam helped the Cougars cut into the lead.

Jared Cartwright led Caroline with three hits, while Gavin Christopherson, Mason Breitenfeldt and Dylan Danforth added hits for the Cougars. Klay Barkow returned to the mound for Caroline and took the loss.

Clintonville 17, Tilleda 0

The A’s responded from a one-run loss to Menominee on June 7 by shutting out the Woodchucks.

Wittenberg at Marion

Results not reported.

North Division

Antigo/Polar 18, Crandon 4

The Bears and Kentucks combined for 22 runs and 25 hits June 12.

AJ Kirsch and Alex Knapkavage each had three of Antigo/Polar’s 15 hits, while Will Kubeny and Seth Medo added two each.

Cole Shepherd had three of Crandon’s 10 hits, while Matty Schallhorn added two.

Kubeny got the win on the mound, and Trent Palubicki took the loss.

Antigo/Polar 11, Hatley 2

The Braves hosted the Bears in a rained-out game June 14 originally scheduled for May 17.

Mason Gray and Kirsch had four of Antigo/Polar’s 20 hits, while Mike Preboski, Milo Salvesen and Knapkavage added two each.

Sam Meerstein, Kodie Kocher, Tanner Kocher and Ryan Schmidt had hits for Hatley.

Kirsch picked up the win and Meerstein took the loss.

Birnamwood 11, Aniwa 6

The Kings picked up a win over the Orioles.

Mason Meverden picked up the win, and Kody Szews took the loss.

Eland 9, Elderon 8

The Engineers outscored the Whiskey Jacks in Eland.

Jarod Richter picked up the win on the mound, and Thomas Lemanczyk took the loss.

East Division

Gresham 16, Weymont 2 (7 inn.)

Gresham defeated the White Bass on June 12 in Weyauwega.

South-Central Division

Plover 11, Scandinavia 2

The Pterodactyls defeated the Vikings in Scandinavia.

New London 10, Tigerton 0

The Irish shut out the Tigers on June 12.

June 19 schedule: West Division: Leopolis at Wittenberg, 7:30 p.m. North Division: Crandon at Birnamwood, 7 p.m. South-Central Division: Scandinavia vs. Weymont at Weyauwega, 7 p.m.

June 21 schedule (all games start at 1:30 p.m.): West Division: Little Falls at Tilleda; New London at Caroline; Tigerton at Plover. East Division: Gresham at Clintonville; Menominee at Marion. North Division: Eland at Aniwa; Hatley at Elderon; Antigo/Polar has bye. South-Central Division: New London at Caroline; Tigerton at Plover.

Hall of Fame inductees

The BABA has announced its Hall of Fame inductees for 2026. They are Bob Moe, John Boda, Rick Boda, Larry Resch, Jeff Ostrowski, Al Boyd, Dan Brandenburg, Patsy Brandenburg, Lois Brandenburg, Harvey Grosskopf, Tim Young and Pat Peskie.

The class will be installed Oct. 17 following a banquet at Northwinds Banquet Hall in Marion. The dinner will start at 6 p.m., followed by the induction ceremony.