Five of Lake Geneva Badger鈥檚 first six batters of Thursday鈥檚 Southern Lakes game against Wilmot singled in a four-run first inning that was key to the Badgers鈥 5-2 win over the Panthers.
The first run of the inning came on a throwing error by the right fielder after Wade Blakeley鈥檚 single, then Crete Slattery, Bradley McCarthy and Ryan Bays drove in single runs on two singles and a fielder鈥檚 choice.
Those runs would be all Badger (10-3 overall, 6-2 Southern Lakes) would need for the win. Stewart threw 4 1/3 innings for the Badgers and struck out seven. McCarthy finished the day with two hits and two RBI.
Badger鈥檚 next game is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. Friday in Lake Geneva against nonconference opponent Brookfield East.
LAKE GENEVA BADGER 5, WILMOT 2
Wilmot 000 101 0 鈥 2 7 2
Lake Geneva Badger 400 010 X 鈥 5 9 3
Leading hitters鈥擱uby (W) 2x4, H. Christiansen (W) 2x4, Haley (W) 2x3, O鈥橤rady (LGB) 2x4, Polyock (LGB) 2x3, McCarthy (LGB) 2x3. 2B鈥擯appadakis (W). 3B鈥擬cCarthy (LGB).
Pitchers (ip-h-r-er-bb-k)鈥擶: Fitzgerald (L, 4-8-5-4-1-3), J. Christiansen (2-1-0-0-1-5). LGB: Stewart (W, 4 1/3-4-1-0-2-7), Bates (1-1-1-1-2-2), Lussmyer (S, 1 2/3-2-0-0-1-1).
OTHER SOUTHERN LAKES RESULTS
WATERFORD 6, ELKHORN 0
Waterford 001 302 0 鈥 6 7 2
Elkhorn 000 000 0 鈥 0 5 1
Leading hitters鈥擰uestad (W) 2x3, Butler (W) 2x3, Hernandez (W) 2x4.
UNION GROVE 12, DELAVAN-DARIEN 1 (5)
Delavan-Darien 100 00 鈥 1 4 8
Union Grove 401 61 鈥 12 9 2
Leading hitters鈥Weist (UG) 2x3. 2B鈥擶eist, Bloxdorf (UG).
Pitching (ip-h-r-er-k-bb)鈥UG: Dessart (W, 5-4-1-0-7-1); DD: Horton (L, 3 1/3-5-10-5-1-4), Janssen (1-4-2-2-0-0).
Evansville 9, Clinton 2鈥The Clinton baseball team smacked seven hits and drew five walks but had trouble turning those plays into runs as the Cougars fell to Evansville 9-2 on Thursday night.
The Blue Devils put four runs on the board in the first, but Clinton answered with single runs in the third and fourth.
Gavin Wesling hit a one-run double and Collin Gill hit a one-run single to make it a two-run ballgame.
But Evansville scored three runs in the fifth and added two in the sixth to run away with the victory.
Gill was 2-for-3 with an RBI while Wesling went 1-for-4. Caleb Williams was 2-for-4 with a run in the Cougars鈥 leadoff spot, and Logan Thill and Cooper Atkinson each added a hit.
Owen Hesebeck took the loss after tossing 4.2 innings and allowing 11 hits and seven runs, all earned, with seven strikeouts. Wesling finished the game and allowed two hits and two runs (one earned).
The Cougars drop to 5-6 overall and 4-5 in the Rock Valley Conference. The Blue Devils improve to 6-4.
EVANSVILLE 9, CLINTON 2
Clinton 001 100 0 鈥 2 7 1
Evansville 400 032 X 鈥 9 13 1
Leading hitters鈥Williams (C) 2x4; Gill (C) 2x3, Evan, Nelson (E) 3x4, Keller (E) 3x3, Kurth (E), Stano (E) 2x3. 2B: Nelson, Bastz (E). 3B: Nelson. HR: Nelson.
Pitching (ip-h-r-er-k-bb)鈥C: Hesebeck (4 2/3-11-7-7-2), Wesling (1 1/3-2-2-1-2-0); E: Karnes (4-5-2-2-5-4), Nelson (3-2-0-0-3-1).
OTHER ROCK VALLEY RESULTS
EAST TROY 7, EDGERTON 4
Edgerton 100 001 2 鈥 4 8 1
East Troy 301 021 X 鈥 7 8 1
Leading hitters鈥Fox (ET) 2x3, Lingford (ET) 2x3, Meehan (ET) 2x3, Dupuis (E) 2x4, Richards (E) 3x3. 2B鈥擫ingford, Fox 2, Dupuis 2, LaSchum (E) Richards.
Pitching (ip-h-r-er-k-bb)鈥ET: Meehan (W, 4 1/3-4-1-1-7-3), Bruce (1 2/3-3-3-2-2-2), Weed (1-1-0-0-2-0); E: Stengel (L, 4 2/3-8-6-6-6-2), LaSchum (1 1/3-0-1-1-1-2).
MCFARLAND 8, WHITEWATER 2
McFarland 111 030 2 鈥 8 5 0
Whitewater 002 000 0 鈥 2 7 2
Leading hitters鈥Sheffield (W) 2x4, Kussow (M) 2x3. 2B鈥擲heffield, Kussow, Komro (M).
Pitching (ip-h-r-er-k-bb)鈥W: Jacob (L, 2 1/3-2-3-3-0-7), Sagero (4 2/3-3-5-4-1-6); M: Schraml (W, 6 1/3-7-2-2-8-2), Cappozzo (2/3-0-0-0-0-0).
TRAILWAYS-SOUTH RESULT
PARKVIEW 14, JOHNSON CREEK 4
Parkview 004 00 鈥 4 4 1
Johnson Creek 831 02 鈥 14 8 1
Leading hitters鈥2B鈥擨. Suer (P). HR鈥擲mith (JC).
Pitching (ip-h-r-er-k-bb)鈥P: Grenawaldt (L, 2-5-8-7-2-3), Bumell (2 2/3-3-6-3-1-5); JC: Smith (2 2/3-3-4-3-4-1), Hartwig (2 1/3-1-0-0-3-1).