The Pierz Bulldogs outhit, outplayed and outscored the Pierz Brewers on Saturday night at Hellie Field, posting a 9-3 win in a game that halted in the bottom of the 6th inning due to lightning and rain.
Kaden Kruschek gave the Brewers an early lead when he belted the 3rd pitch of the game from Bulldogs starter Brayden Haberman over the fence in left to make it 1-0.
In the bottom of the 1st, Sawyer Lochner led off with a single down the right field line, was sacrificed to 2nd by a Craig Luberts bunt, took 3rd on a ground out by Cody Weiss and then scored on a 2-out rbi single to left from Teddy Dehler to tie the game 1-1 after 1 inning.
The Bulldogs took a 4-1 lead in the bottom of the 3rd when Craig Luberts singled and eventually scored on an error and Cooper Grashorn smacked a 2-run single to center to make it 4-1 after 3 innings.
The Bulldogs then made it 6-1 in the 4th when Link Toops singled to left with 1 out. Sawyer Lochner then doubled to move Toops to 3rd. Craig Luberts then put down a bunt to drive in Toops and when the Brewers failed to cover 1st, Luberts reached safely there and then we he looked and saw that there was no one defending 2nd base, Luberts alertly took that base as well for a rare bunt double. Sawyer Lochner then scored on a wild pitch to give the Bulldogs a 6-1 lead after 4 innings.
The Brewers scored twice in the top of the 6th on an error an rbi double from Phil Zynda and an rbi ground out by Derek Dahmen to make it a 6-3 game going to the bottom of the 6th.
In the bottom of the 6th, Link Toops led off with a single to left and was wild pitched to 2nd. Sawyer Lochner then walked. After a strikeout, Jackson Thielen ripped an rbi single to right to score Toops and when the throw from the Brewers catcher was made to2nd trying to get Thielen, Lochner broke for home and scored ahead of the return throw. That made it 8-3 in favor of the Bulldogs. Teddy Dehler then stepped to the plate and lined an rbi double into the left field corner to score Thielen and make it 9-3. As the Brewers manager Mike Poser came out to make a pitching change, the umpires spotted flashes of lighting and the teams were brought off the field for a mandatory 30 minute waiting period. As the Lighting to build in intensity and heavy rain approaching the area, the decision was made to end the game at that point, with the Bulldogs wining 9-3. The Bulldogs improved to 3-7 while the Brewers fell to 7-2.
Pierz Brewers 3 2 1 – 3 6 innings (rain/weather)
Pierz Bulldogs 9 12 1 – 9
WP: Brayden Haberman 6.0IP 3 runs 2 hits 8k 2bb
LP: Derek Dahmen 2.2IP 4 runs 5 hits 2k 0bb 1hp
Kaden Kruschek 2.2IP 5 runs 7 hits 4k 2bb
Bulldogs:
Sawyer Lochner 2-4 2B, bb, 3 runs
Craig Luberts 2-3 2B, sac, sb, run
– Nathan Posch 0-0
Cody Weiss 0-2 hp
– Ashton Poser 0-0 run
– Jackson Thielen 1-1 rbi, run
Teddy Dehler 2-4 2B, 2 rbi, run
Brian Kiel 1-3
Cooper Grashorn 2-2 bb, 2 rbi
Aeden Janson 0-3
Brayden Haberman 0-3
Link Toops 2-3 2 runs
Brewers:
Kaden Kruschek 1-2 Hr, bb, rbi, 2 runs
Preston Veith 0-3 run
Phil Zynda 1-3 2B, rbi
Derek Dahmen 0-3 rbi
Chuck Boser 0-3
– Michael Nezerka
Ryan Stuckmayer 0-2
Mike Leidenfrost 0-1 bb
Pete Schommer 0-1
– Parker Kimman 0-1
Nathan Solinger 0-2