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Hortonville shuts out Appleton East baseball

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HORTONVILLE – Hortonville pitcher Mason Burrichter tossed a complete-game two-hit shutout as the Polar Bears blanked Appleton East 8-0 in a Fox Valley Association baseball game Tuesday at Commercial Club Park.

Burrichter struck out nine while walking two as the Polar Bears improve to 9-1 overall and 3-0 in the FVA.

Tristan Berrens hit a three-run home run in the first inning and Hortonville added a single run in the second and three more runs in the fourth to build a commanding lead.

Calvin Feucht had a double for one of Appleton East’s two hits in the loss. The Patriots are now 2-3 overall and 0-3 in the FVA.

Appleton East plays at Oshkosh North on Thursday.

Polar Bears 8, Patriots 0
Appleton East   000   000   0   –   0   2   2
Hortonville   310   301   x   –   8   6   0
WP: Mason Burrichter. LP: Zander Martin.
SO: Martin (5 inn.) 6, Sean Steger (1 inn.) 2; Burrichter 9. BB: Martin 5, Steger 3; Burrichter 2.
Top hitters: AE, Calvin Feucht 2B. H, Xavier Enriquez 2 RBI; Gary Wuest 2×4, 2 RBI; Tristan Berrens HR, 3 RBI; Elijah Yeager 2 runs; Connor Christensen 2 runs.
Records: Appleton East 2-3, 0-3 Fox Valley Association; Hortonville 9-1, 3-0 Fox Valley Association.