Shawano rallies in final inning to top Fox Valley Lutheran in WIAA Division 2 baseball regional quarterfinal

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APPLETON – Shawano scored three times in the top of the seventh inning to shock Fox Valley Lutheran and win 3-1 in a WIAA Division 2 baseball regional quarterfinal Thursday at Fox Valley Lutheran High School.

Dawsen Burington led off the second inning with a walk, moved up to second on a wild pitch, stole third and scored on another wild pitch to give the Foxes an early 1-0 lead.

That advantage held until the final inning when Shawano rallied.

Riley Dixon had a bases-loaded sacrifice fly to tie the game, and after an intentional walk re-loaded the bases, Crew Weisnicht laced a single up the middle to plate two more runs and put the Hawks on top 3-1.

Pete Bruette struck out the side in order in the bottom of the seventh to finish off the win for Shawano (13-8), which moves on to a Division 2 regional semifinal at No. 1 seed Seymour (21-3) on Tuesday.

Jack Schlueter had two hits for the Foxes, who finish the season with a 13-13 record.

Hawks 3, Foxes 1
Shawano   000   000   3   –   3   5   0
Fox Valley Lutheran   010   000   0   –   1   4   2
WP: Pete Bruette. LP: Luke Heimerl.
SO: Jerzy Brocker (1 1/3 inn.) 4, Grant Keszo (4 inn.) 3, Bruette (1 2/3 inn.) 3; Jacob Bickel (1 2/3 inn.) 0, L. Heimerl (4 2/3 inn.) 1, Jack Schlueter (2/3 inn.) 1. BB: Brocker 4, Keszo 1, Bruette 0; Bickel 3, L. Heimerl 2, J. Schlueter 1.
Top hitters: S, Crew Weisnicht 1×3, 2 RBI; Ayden Bystol 2B; Bruette 2B. FVL, J. Schlueter 2×3.
Records: Shawano 13-8; Fox Valley Lutheran 13-13.