MILTON — The Milton Crescents fell 7-1 to the visiting Watertown Cardinals Friday at Schilberg Park in Rock River League baseball.
The Crescents (7-5) scored just one run, which came in the eighth inning. Owen Holcomb singled and Jack Ryan’s RBI single eventually scored him.
Facing a trio of Cardinals pitchers, the Crescents were held to five hits and committed a whopping six errors. The Cardinals recorded eight hits and had an error-free evening.
Watertown scored three runs in the third and tacked on three more in the seventh. Ethan Roeseler’s double in the third scored three runs, giving his team a 3-0 advantage. In the seventh, Watertown drew two walks and produced two hits as it scored three more runs to establish a 7-0 lead.
Roeseler went 3-for-4 with four RBIs. For Milton, Ryan went 2-for-4 with an RBI.
The Crescents next scheduled contest is against the Pioneers on Friday at 7:30 p.m. at Schilberg Park.
WATERTOWN 7, MILTON 1
Watertown 003 001 00 — 7 8 0
Milton 000 000 10 — 1 5 6
Leading hitters—Ryan (M) 2x4, Roeseler (W) 3x4.
Pitching (ip-h-r-er-k-bb)—M: Ryan (5-3-3-0-6-2), Richardson (1-1-1-1-1-1), Schnell (2-2-1-1-3-1), Widner (1-2-2-2-0-1), W: A. Roeseler (4-1-0-0-0-3), Rowedder (3-3-1-1-5-3), E. Roeseler (2-1-0-0-2-2).