The Appleton Doubledays Legion baseball team won a Class AAA regional Saturday at E.J. Schneider Field in Oshkosh to advance to the state tournament in Stevens Point, which begins Tuesday. Team members are, in front from left, Matthew Bixler, James Heimerl, Lincoln Thede, Mason Winkler, A.J. Thompson, T.J. Parker and Ethan Winkler. In back, Coach Jesse Parker, Brady Kern, Dawsen Burington, Jack Schlueter, Cade Prestigiacomo, Daniel Dieck, Brandon Tobak, Jackson Bines-Sabrowsky, Rylan Winkler, Jacob Bickel, and Coach JP Prestigiacomo. Not pictured, Ben Beyer and Wyatt Schlueter. (Submitted photo)

Appleton Doubledays defeat Fond du Lac twice to win Class AAA Legion baseball regional, advance to state

July 27, 2025 plecker

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OSHKOSH – The Appleton Doubledays baseball team is heading to state after winning all three games at the Class AAA regional at E.J. Schneider Field, which was held Wednesday through Saturday.

Coming off a 3-2 win on Wednesday, the Doubledays defeated Fond du Lac 9-0 on Friday and again on Saturday 7-2 in the championship game.

The Doubledays (15-3) will play host Stevens Point (9-15) at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Bukolt Park on the first day of the double-elimination tournament that runs through Saturday, Aug. 2.

Cade Prestigiacomo threw 6 2/3 innings of shutout baseball and James Heimerl got the final out to blank Fond du Lac on Friday.

Prestigiacomo had eight strikeouts and four walks on the mound, and had two hits and three RBI in the victory.

Dawsen Burington, who had two hits and scored twice in Friday’s game, continued his hot hitting in Saturday’s championship game, going 3-for-4 and drove in a run.

Appleton built a 7-0 before Fond du Lac broke the 15-inning scoreless streak with two runs in the bottom of the seventh.

Ethan Winkler scored three times and Prestigiacomo drove in two runs in the win.

Friday’s Game
Doubledays 9, Post 75 0
Appleton   023   220   0   –   9   9   0
Fond du Lac   000   000   0   –   0   5   4
WP: Cade Prestigiacomo. LP: Bryson Patton.
SO: Prestigiacomo (6 1/3 inn.) 8, James Heimerl (2/3 inn.) 0; Patton (4 inn.) 3, Tyler Hodgson (1 inn.) 1, Logan Hahn (2 inn.) 0. BB: Prestigiacomo 4, Heimerl 0; Patton 3, Hodgson 3, Hahn 0.
Top hitters: A, Dawsen Burington 2×4, 3B, 2 runs, RBI; Prestigiacomo 2×4, 3 RBI; Dan Dieck 2 runs. F, Mason Geasland 3×4.

Saturday’s Game
Doubledays 7, Post 75
Appleton   100   023   1   –   7   8   2
Fond du Lac   000   000   2   –   2   9   3
WP: T.J. Parker. LP: Geasland.
SO: Parker (5 inn.) 4, Matt Bixler (2 inn.) 3; Geasland (5 1/3 inn.) 0, Hahn (1 2/3 inn.) 0. BB: Parker 1, Bixler 2; Geasland 5, Hahn 1.
Top hitters: A, Ethan Winkler 3 runs; Burington 3×4, RBI; Prestigiacomo 2 RBI; Jackson Bines-Sabrowsky 2B; Mason Winkler 2 runs.
Records: Appleton 15-3; Fond du Lac 14-12.