The Foley Lumberjacks went to St. Stephen on Saturday and rolled to an 11-1 win in 8 innings over the Steves to snap a 3-game losing streak, including a pair of League losses to Sobieski and Avon. The Lumberjacks got Home Runs from Drew Beier and Luke Olson and a combined 3-hit pitching performance from Josiah Peterson, Alex Foss and Hunter Hamers. Cole Fuecker had 2 of the Steves 3 hits, including a solo Homer in the 8th.
Foley struck in the top of the 1st when Josiah Peterson singled with 2 outs, followed by an rbi double from Dan Marod to make it 1-0.
St. Stephen got a lead-off single from Cole Fuecker and a walk to Jake Schelonka. Foley starter Josiah Peterson then got a force out at 2nd on a grounder from Mat Meyer, then ended the inning on a 4-6-3 double play.
In the top of the 2nd, Alex Foss singled with 1 out and advanced to 2nd on an error. A sacrifice bunt by Rich Rasmussen put Foss at 3rd with 2 outs. Joe Ziwicki then drove home Foss with an rbi double to make it 2-0, and Drew Beier then blasted a 2-run Homer to put Foley up 4-0.
The top of the 5th was a big one for the Lumberjacks. Joe Ziwicki walked, followed by Drew Beier reaching on an error, chasing Ziwicki to 3rd. Luke Olson then bunted for a single to load the bases with no outs. Josiah Peterson then hit into a fielders choice resulting in a force out at 2nd, scoring Joe Ziwicki to make it 5-0. Dan Marod then smashed his 2nd double of the game, scoring Drew Beier to make it 6-0. Ean Von Wald then drove in Josiah Peterson with a ground out to 1st and it was 7-0. Dan Marod scored on a wild pitch to score the 5th run of the inning, followed by a Mitch Keeler single before the Steves were able to end the inning with Foley leading 8-0.
In the top of the 8th, Joe Ziwicki reached on an error, followed by a single to center by Drew Beier. Luke Olson then belted a 3-run Homer to right to make it an 11-0 lead for Foley.
St. Stephen put their lone run on the board in the bottom of the 8th when Cole Fuecker led off with a solo Homer to left to make it 11-1. Relief pitcher Hunter Hamers then got 3 straight pop up outs to end the game with an 11-1 win for the Lumberjacks in 8 innings.
Foley 11 11 1 – 11 8 innings
St. Stephen 1 3 3 – 1
WP: Josiah Peterson 6.0IP 0 runs 2 hits 4k 4bb 1hp
Alex Foss 1.0IP 0 runs 0 hits 2k 0bb 1hp
Hunter Hamers 1.0IP 1 run 1 hit 0k 0bb
LP: Jack Greenlun 5.0IP 8 runs 8 hits 4k 1bb
Sam Holthaus 1.1IP 0 runs 1 hit 2k 1bb 1hp
Cole Fuecker 1.2IP 3 runs 2 hits 3k 0bb
Lumberjacks:
Drew Beier 2-5 Hr, 2 rbi, 3 runs
Luke Olson 2-5 Hr, 3 rbi, run
Josiah Peterson 2-5 2B, rbi, 2 runs
Dan Marod 2-4 2B(2), bb, 2 rbi, run
Ean Von Wald 0-3 hp, rbi
Mitch Keeler 1-4
– Alec Dietl 0-0
Alex Foss 1-4 rbi, run
Rich Rasmussen 0-3 sac
Joe Ziwicki 1-3 2B, bb, rbi, 3 runs
Steves:
Cole Fuecker 2-3 Hr, bb, rbi, run
Jake Schelonka 0-2 bb, hp
Mat Meyer 0-4
Sam Holthaus 0-4
Jack Greenlun 1-3
Derek Durant 0-3
Thomas Ellis 0-3
Nick Krippner 0-2
– Reid Lunser 0-0
Landon Lunser 0-1 2bb
