Jugs (ip-hr-er-so-bb) – L: Possehl (W; 7-5-3-0-5-0); C: Kirchberg (L; 5-10-6-5-11-1), Uttech (2-2-2-2-3-0).
Leading Racket – L: Melchior 4×4 (3B), Richter 2×4, Possehl 2×3; C: Opportunity 2×3.
Pumas are almost annoyed by hornets with top seeds
Given the No. 1 seeded Markesan, which was ranked sixth in all of Division 3 by the Wisconsin Baseball Coaches Association, the Poynette baseball team asked quite a question on Wednesday.
The Pumas were certainly up to the question but didn’t have all the answers as the Hornets battled it out for a pair of runs for a 4-3 win in a WIAA Div in the sixth inning. 3 regional finals at Markesan High School. Senior Riley Radewan only allowed two earned runs with eight hits and one walk with four strikeouts in the defeat for the Pumas, who more than asserted themselves against the Div 2019. 3 national champions.
On the verge of a massive surprise and facing a 3-2 hole in the bottom of the sixth, the powerful Hornets (18-2) finally got through. After a leadoff triple from Chayce Osterhaus, senior Bryce Leedle tripled into midfield to tie things up at 3.
Trevor Roberts then delivered the final blow as he laced a single to the right for a 4-3 lead from Markesan. Radewan did not escape any further damage, but the Pumas ultimately ran out of gas in the top of the seventh. Senior Michael Leiterman started things strong when he was hit by a pitch to get the leadoff man on board.
