Looks like we're going to get underway pretty soon. Things seem to be moving about an hour behind schedule, which isn't too bad considering the first game of the day lasted 2 hours, 30 minutes. The way they pack the schedule here at the WIAA baseball state tournament, anything other than a "fast" game backs up the schedule.
The grounds crew is watering the field as I type. First pitch should be about 20-25 minutes away. Check back for updates, which I'll post below.
Memorial will be the away team. Bradford super southpaw Sam Schissel will take the mound for the Red Devils, who have by far the best uniforms of anyone I've seen this year. Classic white with deep red numbers and lettering. Memorial will go with Ben Kincaid.
Top of the first: Jefferson Dahl strikes out swinging. Ben Kincaid walked. Ben Sebesta drilled what appeared to be a hanging curveball off the light post in left-center field, giving the Abes a 2-0 lead. Will Fadness walked. David Donnellan struck out looking. Joe Ackerman bounced out to second. In all, a good start for the Abes, although it had the makings of a big inning. Schissel, by all accounts, has a bit of a temper on the mound and is prone to the big inning if his emotions get the best of him. But the Minnesota-bound lefty composed himself after the walk to Fadness.
Bottom of the first: Matt Lewer singled to right. John Atkins struck out swinging. Sam Schissel singled to right, sending Lewer to third. Kincaid picked out courtesy runner Dustin Proud, who was in for Schissel. Matt Richer struck out swinging. Great job by Kincaid of working out of trouble.
At the end of one, Memorial leads, 2-0.
Top of the second: Brady Sand led off with a double down the left-field line. Tyler Sparger struck out swinging. Cory Munden struck out swinging. Sand stole third. Dahl just missed what would have been a triple down the right-field line by a few inches before grounding out to second to end the inning. Memorial hopes that not getting in Sand doesn't come back to haunt them.
Bottom of the second: Pete Djurickovic grounded out to the pitcher. Eric Corrao singled to right. Matt Chwala walked. Nick Pinnola sacrificed the runners up a base. Brenden Schulz lined out to center as Donnellan made a nice diving catch to end the inning.
At the end of two, Memorial leads, 2-0.
Top of the third: Kincaid popped out to the first baseman. Sebesta made good contact again, but got a bit underneath a fastball and flied out to center. Fadness grounded out to third.
Bottom of the third: Lewer hit one all of five feet but reached first and advanced to second on an error by the catcher Fadness. Atkins walked. Schissel reached on a fielder's choice, Atkins was forced out at second as Lewer advanced to third. Richer was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Djuickovic struck out. Corrao reached on an infield single, scoring Lewer. Sebesta stopped the ball from getting into the outfield, momentarily saving a run. But Kincaid walked Chwala and Schissel's courtesy runner scored to tie the game at 2. Pinnola struck out looking. Bradford finally took advantage of an opportunity.
At the end of three, the game is tied, 2-2.
Top of the fourth: Donnellan struck out. Ackerman was retired when his bunted ball hit him when he was out of the box. Sand lined out to left field. This game may be turning Bradford's way.
Bottom of the fourth: Schulz walked. Lewer reached on a bunt single. Atkins popped out to third trying to bunt. Schissel lined out to center. Richer walked. Djurickovic struck out.
End of four, still tied at 2.
Top of the fifth: Sparger struck out. Munden struck out. Dahl reached on an error by the second baseman and advanced to second. Kincaid lined out to right. Before Dahl reached, Schissel retired 12 straight.
Bottom of the fifth: Corrao was hit by a pitch. Chwala pulled back on a bunt attempt and lifted one to center for a base hit. Pinnola sacrificed the runners upa base. Corrao scored on a sacrifice fly by Schulz. Lewer singled to score Chwala. Atkins bounced to short, forcing out Lewer.
After five, Bradford moves in front, 4-2.
Top of the sixth: Sebesta grounded out to short. Fadness flied out to right. Donnellan grounded out to third. The Abes have three outs remaining on their season, and they are going to have to get it done with the bottom of their lineup.
Bottom of the sixth: Sand is in to pitch for Kincaid, who battled through his five innings. Schissel was thrown out trying to stretch a single into a double. Richer grounded out to second. Djurickovic singled to left. Corrao singled to center, Djurickovic advanced to third. Djurickovic scored on a delayed double steal. Chwala had an infield single and took second on a throwing error. Corrao scored. Chwala was picked off second base.
After six, Bradford leads, 6-2. The Abes need to score four times off a pitcher that hasn't given up a hit since the second inning.
Top of the seventh: Ackerman bounced out to second. Sand grounded out to third. Sparger singled to left. Pinch hitter Will Sanders walked. Dahl flied out to left.
Memorial, the top-ranked team in the state, ends its season at 22-1. Bradford adavnces to play Wausau West later tonight.
Check back tonight for a bit more on the quarterfinal game, and all day tomorrow for updates on Bruce's D4 semifinal against Rosholt and Barron's D2 semifinal against West De Pere.
- John Casper Jr.
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