Appleton North baseball holds off late rally to beat Oshkosh West

AppletonSportsPage.com

OSHKOSH – Teegan Karpinske coaxed a groundout with the bases loaded in the bottom of the seventh inning to earn the save for the Appleton North baseball team in a 5-4 win over Oshkosh West on Tuesday at Oshkosh West High School.

The Lightning broke a 3-3 tie in the sixth inning on a two-run single by Levi Watts, and after West scored once in the bottom of the seventh, Appleton North starter Logan Hudson was relieved by Karpinske. The new hurler hit the first batter he faced to load the bases, before ending it the ground ball.

Hudson struck out two over 6 2/3 innings to earn the win for the Lightning, who are now 10-5 overall and 7-4 in the Fox Valley Association.

Appleton North will host FVA-leader Kimberly on Thursday.

Lightning 5, Wildcats 4
Appleton North   102   002   0   –   5   9   1
Oshkosh West   120   000   1   –   4   12   1
WP: Logan Hudson. LP: Heiman. SV: Teegan Karpinske.
SO: Hudson (6 2/3 inn.) 2, Karpinske (1/3 inn.) 0; Heiman (5 2/3 inn.) 2, Mercado (1/3 inn.) 0, Bryce Reichenberger (1 inn.) 0. BB: Hudson 0, Karpinske 0; Heiman 3, Mercado 0, B. Reichenberger 0.
Top hitters: AN, Levi Watts 2×4, 2 RBI. OW, Ian Reichenberger 3×3; Evan Johnson 3×4, RBI.
Records: Appleton North 10-5, 7-4 Fox Valley Association; Oshkosh West 8-10, 4-8 Fox Valley Association.