Baseball roundup: 3-run fifth leads Cougars to crossover win

A three-run fifth inning highlighted by a two-run single from Bryce Phillips broked a five-all tie and helped send the Cougars to a Rock Valley crossover victory over the Cheesemakers on Friday.

Cooper Atkinson added an RBI single in the fifth that was crucial and Tyler Moe kept visiting Monroe (4-11, 3-5) at bay as he allowed just one unearned runs on two hits in 3 1-3 innings.

Phillips finished with two hits and three RBI for Clinton (7-6, 4-5) while Logan Thill added two hits and threw the first 3 2-3 innings as he allowed five earned runs on seven hits and five walks.

CLINTON 8, MONROE 3

Monroe 140 001 0 — 6 9 2

Clinton 122 030 0 — 8 9 2

Leading hitters — Phillips (C) 2x3, Thill (C) 2x2, Hale (M) 3x5, Dahmen (M) 3x5. 2B — Rosenstiel (M).

Pitching (ip-h-r-er-k-bb) — C: Moe (W, 3 1/3-2-1-0-1-2), Thill (3 2/3-7-5-5-2-5).

Jefferson 10, Brodhead 0 (6) — The Eagles, who are ranked seventh in Division 2 by Wissports.net, continued their strong season with a shutout over the Cardinals in RVC crossover play on Friday.

Ryan Searls had two of Brodhead/Juda’s five hits but Payton Heard paced a hot-hitting hosting Jefferson squad with three hits. Drew Peterson went 1-for-3 with two RBI.

Evan Senobe took the loss for the Cardinals (7-7, 5-4) after allowing five earned runs on 10 hits with seven strikeouts in five innings. The Eagles (14-2, 10-1) poured on five runs in the sixth to end the game early.

JEFFERSON 10, BRODHEAD 0 (6)

Brodhead 000 000 — 0 5 2

Jefferson 202 015 — 10 12 1

Leading hitters — Kammer (J) 2x3, Heard (J) 3x4, Miller (J) 2x3, Searls (B) 2x2. 2B — Steies (J), Heard 2, Miller. 3B — Peterson (J).

Pitching (ip-h-r-er-k-bb) — J: Fredrick (W, 6-5-0-0-6-0); B: Vanderpahl (2/3-2-5-2-0-2), Senobe (L, 5-10-5-5-7-0).

OTHER AREA RESULTS

EDGERTON 16, EAST TROY 14

East Troy 000 163 4 — 14 16 4

Edgerton 004 604 2 — 16 14 4

Leading hitters — Appel (E) 3x5, Burns (E) 2x4, Hatch (E) 3x4, Kittleson (E) 2x2, Bayley (ET) 2x5, Meehan (ET) 2x3, Lingford (ET) 2x4, Pluess (ET) 2x4, Moat (ET) 3x4, Beaver (ET) 2x4. 2B — Appel, Lingford, Atkinson (ET). HR — Appel, Lingford.

Pitching (ip-h-r-er-k-bb) — E: Fox (2-8-8-5-0-1), Towns (4-6-4-4-2-2), Appel (W, 1-2-2-2-0-1); ET: Bayley (3 1/3-6-8-4-2-4), Beaver (L, 1-3-2-2-1-0), Pluess (1 2/3-5-6-5-0-4).