BATTLE CREEK, Mich. \u2013 The Kenosha Kingfish (16-15) tallied 11 hits against the Battle Creek Bombers (9-22) and won 6-3 on Sunday afternoon at C.O. Brown Stadium.<\/p>\n
Kenosha jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the second inning.<\/p>\n
Connor Mang (New Mexico) led off the frame with a single for the Kingfish and with one out Ethan Owens (Drury) followed suit. R.J. Pearson (Central Arkansas) singled to centerfield to score Mang and Kenosha led 1-0.<\/p>\n
Owens and Pearson scored on a Bombers error at shortstop by Anthony Catalano (North Iowa Area CC) and put Kenosha up 3-0.<\/p>\n
The Bombers responded with two runs on four hits in the second off Kenosha\u2019s starter Riley Wikel (MSOE).<\/p>\n
Zach Nogalski (UW \u2013 Milwaukee) put the Kingfish up 4-2 in the fifth on an RBI ground out to shortstop that scored Brendan Hueth (Saint Joseph\u2019s).<\/p>\n
Wikel left the game in the fifth after recording two outs. He started the frame allowing a leadoff home run to Bombers first baseman John Malcom (Vanderbilt) and finished the day striking out four in 4 2\/3 innings pitched while allowing three runs on eight hits.<\/p>\n
Nate Seprosky (Rhode Island) came in for Wikel and recorded the final out of the fifth to keep the Kingfish on top 4-3.<\/p>\n
Tanner Fallon (Loras College) was the next man out of the pen for Kenosha. He entered the game in the sixth and gave the Kingfish 2 1\/3 shutout innings with a strikeout.<\/p>\n
With the bases loaded in the top of the eighth Pearson drove in Mang on a fielder\u2019s choice and extended Kenosha\u2019s lead 5-3. On the second fielder\u2019s choice of the inning Jack Thelen (UW \u2013 Milwaukee) drove in an insurance run to score Luke Stephenson (Xavier) and put Kenosha up 6-3.<\/p>\n
Jacob DeLabio (Carthage College) entered the game in the eighth with one out and finished the day pitching 1 2\/3 shutout innings on three strikeouts.<\/p>\n
Seprosky earned the win for the Kingfish while Fallon got the hold and DeLabio got the save.<\/p>\n
Bombers starter Sawyer Allen (Hillsdale College) took the loss pitching two innings. He allowed three runs on four hits.<\/p>\n
The Kingfish return home to Simmons Field on Monday to face the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters at 7:05 p.m. CT. Keith Kutzler (UW \u2013 Whitewater) is scheduled to start for the Kingfish.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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