Bonduel, Shawano, Marinette, Waupaca and Hortonville picked up Dairyland League baseball wins May 31.
May 31 games
Bonduel 15, Pulaski 9
Eric Gruenewald drove in five runs on three hits to lead the Broncos over the Reds.
His hits included a two-run home run in the eighth inning and RBI singles in the second and ninth.
Bonduel opened the scoring in the top of the first inning, as Noah Weier and J.C. Reinke singled and two runs scored on an error.
The Broncos added a run in the second inning after Gruenewald singled to right field, and Reinke added a solo homer in the sixth.
Bonduel added four more runs in the top of the eighth inning on four hits, including a two-run homer from Gruenewald.
Winning pitcher Jett Thielke held the Reds to one hit over five innings and struck out 13 batters.
Bonduel outhit Pulaski 16-9. Barret Bohm, Bonduel’s No. 9 hitter, led the Broncos with four hits.
Marinette 6, Nichols 2
Winning pitcher Jake McMahon went the distance on the mound in the Redbirds’ home win over the Nitros.
Waupaca 10, Cecil 5
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Shawano 13, Hofa Park 3
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Hortonville 10, Navarino 6
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May 29 games
Pulaski 13, Hofa Park 12 (10 inn.)
Pulaski trailed 12-11 in the bottom of the 10th inning before Brandon Black ended the game with a two-run walkoff single.
The teams combined for 28 hits, as Pulaski had 15 and Hofa Park finished with 13.
Hofa Park took a 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning on Aiden Linsmeyer’s double, an error and Carson Blom’s single.
Pulaski answered with four runs in the bottom half of the inning, with three of them coming on Reese Berg’s home run and Parker Dorn adding an RBI single.
The Reds added to their lead in the second on home runs from Jarrett Olson and Black.
Pulaski came up with a run in the third inning to take a 9-3 lead before Berg added a solo homer in the fourth.
Hofa Park cut the lead to 10-8 in the seventh inning on Peyton Dorn’s sacrifice fly, a double from Robby Schuettpelz and Trevor Cornell’s two-run homer.
The Panthers then tied the game in the eighth inning on Caden Czyzewski’s groundout and an error.
Hofa Park Panthers took the lead in the 10th inning on a two-run double from Schuettpelz that gave the visitors a 12-10 lead.
Jarron McKeefry picked up the win for Pulaski.
Cornell and Schuettpelz led Hofa Park with three RBIs each, while Schuettpelz had a team-high four hits.
Berg drove in five runs to lead the Reds at the plate, while Olson and Black each had three hits.
Waupaca 10, Hortonville 9 (11 inn.)
Waupaca handed Hortonville its first loss after a walkoff hit in the bottom of the 11th inning broke a 9-9 tie.
Hortonville took the lead with four runs in the second inning, but the Lakemen came up with five runs in the third.
The Stars took a 9-7 lead with five runs in the seventh inning before Waupaca tied the game at 9-9 in the eighth.
Waupaca outhit the Stars 14-13.
June 5 schedule (all games start at 7:30 p.m.): Cecil at Bonduel; Waupaca at Marinette; Hofa Park at Navarino; Pulaski at Shawano. Hortonville, Nichols have bye.
June 7 schedule (all games start at 1:30 p.m.): Nichols at Hofa Park; Marinette at Hortonville; Bonduel at Waupaca; Shawano at Cecil. Pulaski, Navarino have bye.
Standings (as of May 31): Waupaca (4-0); Hortonville (4-1); Shawano (2-2); Pulaski (2-2); Nichols (1-2); Cecil (1-3); Navarino (1-3); Marinette (1-3).
Cecil third baseman Connor Schroeder watches the ball in the bottom of the first inning of the Mudhens’ game against Waupaca. (Greg Seubert)
Cecil’s Braden Uelmen faces Waupaca pitcher Cam Seidl on May 31 in a matchup of Dairyland League teams in Waupaca. (Greg Seubert)
