Appleton Post 38 Legion baseball drops home game to Manitowoc

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APPLETON – Manitowoc Post 88 held Appleton Post 38 to five hits and won 7-1 in an American Legion baseball game Sunday night at Don Hawkins Field.

After Manitowoc scored three times in the first inning, Appleton (8-9) scored its only run on an RBI single by Brennan Otto.

Brayden Steinbecker went 4-for-4 and scored twice to lead Manitowoc (14-7).

Appleton will play at Kaukauna on Monday at 7 p.m.

Manitowoc 7, Appleton 1
Manitowoc   300   021   1   –   7   13   1
Appleton   100   000   0   –   1   5   1
WP: Bennett Johnson. LP: Jack Kangas.
SO: Johnson (6 inn.) 6, Gabe Eichmann (1 inn.) 2; Kangas (4 inn.) 3, Brayden Campbell (1 1/3 inn.) 1, Owen Wick (1 2/3 inn.) 3. BB: Johnson 3, Eichmann 0; Kangas 1, Campbell 3, Wick 0.
Top hitters: M, Eichmann 2×5, 2 runs; Brayden Steinbach 4×4, 2 runs, RBI; Kameron Braun 2×4, 2 RBI; Alex Gill 2B, RBI. A, Gus Rieckman 3B; Brennan Otto 1×3, RBI.
Records: Manitowoc 14-7; Appleton 8-9.