Appleton Post 38 Legion baseball drops road game at Kimberly

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KIMBERLY – Kimberly scored seven runs in the first inning on just one hit and went on to defeat Appleton Post 38 12-2 in American Legion baseball action Wednesday night at Sunset Park.

Five walks and two hit batters led to the big inning for Kimberly (2-2), which scored in each of its five at-bats to win due to the 10-run rule despite finishing with just three hits.

Jack Kangas hit a solo home run for Appleton, which drops to 2-5 this season.

Appleton Post 38 will compete at the Black River Falls Tournament this weekend, beginning with a game against Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau on Friday at 5 p.m.

Kimberly 12, Appleton 2
Appleton   000   11   –   2   4   5
Kimberly   711   21   –   12   3   0
WP: Ethan Wisnieski. LP: Logan Gross.
SO: Gross (2/3 inn.) 0, Kellen Gilbert (1 1/3 inn.) 1, Owen Wick (1 inn.) 0, Quinn Comerford (1 inn.) 0, Jacob Quella (0 inn.) 0; Wisnieski (3 inn.) 3, Jimmy Slowey (1 inn.) 1, Benny Kieffer (1 inn.) 0. BB: Gross 3, Gilbert 3, Wick 1, Comerford 2, Quella 2; Wisnieski 1, Slowey 0, Kieffer 1.
Top hitters: A, Jack Kangas HR, RBI. K, Ben Johnston 2 runs; Jack Anzelmo 3 runs; Slowey 2 runs; Lex Knabe 2 RBI; Wisnieski 2 RBI.
Records: Appleton 2-5; Kimberly 2-2.