Appleton East baseball sweeps doubleheader at Wausau East

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WAUSAU – The Appleton East baseball team earned a doubleheader sweep of Wausau East, winning a pair of nonconference games 3-2 and 11-4 on Saturday at Wausau East High School.

In the opener, Matthew Bixler tossed a complete game for the Patriots, striking out six with one walk.

Jackson Bines-Sadowsky had two hits and two RBI in the win for Appleton East.

After falling behind 2-0 in Game 2, Appleton East rallied to score seven runs in the first three innings and finished off the doubleheader sweep.

Leadoff hitter Ethan Winkler went 3-for-3 and scored five times, and Cade Prestigiacomo a single, a triple and five RBI for the Patriots (7-3).

Appleton East will play a Fox Valley Association game at home against Neenah on Tuesday at 4:30 p.m.

Game 1
Patriots 3, Lumberjacks 2
Appleton East   000   030   0   –   3   9   3
Wausau East   000   100   1   –   2   6   3
WP: Matthew Bixler. LP: Davis Winter.
SO: Bixler 6; Winter (5 inn.) 2, Zach Pagel (2 inn.) 0. BB: Bixler 1; Winter 2, Pagel 1.
Top hitters: AE, Jackson Bines-Sadowsky 2×4, 2 RBI; Brandon Tobak 2×3. WE, Ryan Rodermeier 2×3; Keyton Laszewski 2×3, 2B.

Game 2
Patriots 11, Lumberjacks 4
Wausau East   200   001   1   –   4   3   2
Appleton East   124   013   x   –   11   9   1
WP: Mason Winkler. LP: Jed Vander Sanden.
SO: Vander Sanden (2 inn.) 2, Karson Baumann (3 inn.) 3, Laszewski (1 inn.) 2; M. Winkler (5 inn.) 3, Tobak (2 inn.0 4. BB: Vander Sanden 3, Baumann 2, Laszewski 3; M. Winkler 4, Tobak 4.
Top hitters: WE, Iain Stahel 2×4; Ethan Winkler 3×3, 5 runs, RBI; Cade Prestigiacomo 2×3, 3B, 5 RBI; Bines-Sadowsky 2 RBI; Nick Verbeten 2 runs.
Records: Appleton East 7-3; Wausau East 3-6.