Appleton North softball blows past Fond du Lac

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FOND DU LAC – The Appleton North softball team pounded out 16 hits and extends its winning streak to five with a 14-2 rout of Fond du Lac on Thursday at Fond du Lac High School.

Brianna Gehrman was 4-for-4 with three RBI, Alyssa Wald had three hits and scored four times, and Charlotte Radtke had two hits and three RBI for the Lightning, who are now 10-2 overall and 6-1 in the Fox Valley Associatio.

Drew Brown, Evelyn Frega and Claire Therkildsen each added two hits and two RBI in the win.

Radtke picked up the pitching win, finishing with four strikeouts and one walk in the five-inning complete game.

The two teams will play again Friday at Appleton North.

Lightning 14, Cardinals 2
Appleton North   304   34   –   14   16   1
Fond du Lac   200   00   –   2   5   3
WP: Charlotte Radtke. LP: Ava Martinez.
SO: Radtke 4; Martinez (3 2/3 inn.) 1, Rowan Sievert (1 1/3 inn.) 0. BB: Radtke 1; Martinez 0, Sievert 1.
Top hitters: AN, Alyssa Wald 3×4, 4 runs, RBI; Drew Brown 2×3, 2B, 2 RBI; Brianna Gehrman 4×4, 2B, 3 runs, 3 RBI; Radtke 2×4, 2B, 3 RBI; Evelyn Frega 2×2, 2 RBI; Claire Therkildsen 2×3, 2 2Bs, 2 RBI; Gina Paschen 2 runs. FDL, Mackenna Shultis 2×3; Breahna Mentink 2B.
Records: Appleton North 10-2, 6-1 Fox Valley Association; Fond du Lac 6-7, 3-3 Fox Valley Association.