The Pierz Brewers beat the Randall Cubs 4-3 on Saturday at Hellie Field to improve to 7-1 and move into a 2nd place tie with St. Wendel in the C Division.
The game was scoreless until the bottom of the 3rd when Pierz got a 2-out single by Kaden Kruschek and then an opposite field rbi double from Preston Veith to make it 1-0.
In the bottom of the 4th, Michael Nezerka walked with 2 outs and was replaced on the base paths by Aiden Jones. Ryan Stuckmayer then singled on the infield, Mike Leidenfrost drove in Jones with a single, and Nathan Solinger ripped a 2-run single up the middle to give the Brewers a 4-0 lead after 4 innings.
Randall got their 3 runs in the top of the 5th on a single by Charlie Smieja, a walk to Brett Strack and an rbi double by Braxten Santala to score Smieja to make it 4-1. Strack then scored on a wild pitch and Alex Zach delivered a sacrifice fly to bring home Santala to make it a 4-3 game.
It remained 4-3 heading to the top of the 9th. With Derek Dahmen on in relief of starter Pete Schommer, Dahmen got a fly out to right an a strikeout for 2 quick outs, but then he hit both Braxten Santala and Alex Zack before walking Alex Gwost to load the bases. Dahmen then got Nate Benning to line out to 2nd baseman Chuck Boser to end the game and give the Brewers a tight 4-3 win.
Randall 3 7 0 – 3
Pierz Brewers 4 8 0 – 4
WP: Pete Schommer 5.0IP 3 runs 4 hits 2k 1bb
SV: Derek Dahmen 4.0IP 0 runs 3 hits 3k 2bb 2hp
LP: Adam Nibaur 6.1IP 4 runs 6 hits 6k 4bb
Nate Benning 1.2IP 0 runs 2 hits 2k 0bb
Brewers:
Kaden Kruschek 2-3 bb, run
Preston Veith 1-4 2B, rbi
Phil Zynda 0-3 bb
Derek Dahmen 0-4
Chuck Boser 1-4
– Parker Kimman 0-0
Michael Nezerka 0-2 2bb
– Pete Schommer
– Aiden Jones 0-0 run
Ryan Stuckmayer 2-4 sb, run
Mike Leidenfrost 1-4 rbi, run
Nathan Solinger 1-3 sb, 2 rbi
Cubs:
Alex Gwost 1-4 bb
Nate Benning 0-4 bb
Zack Gwost 2-4
Rick Drew 0-4
– Adam Nibaur
Matt Otremba 0-3 bb
Charlie Smieja 1-4 run
Brett Strack 1-3 bb, run
– Bob Sanders 0-0
– Braxten Santala 2-3 2B, hp, rbi, run
Alec Zack 0-2 sac fly, hp, rbi