Xavier baseball routs Winneconne, opens up big lead in Bay Conference standings

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APPLETON – The Xavier baseball team opened up a three-game lead in the loss column atop the Bay Conference with a 14-4 rout of Winneconne on Tuesday at Don Hawkins Field.

After falling behind 4-2 when Winneconne scored four times in the fourth, Xavier responded with a four-run inning of its open. The Hawks finished off the game by the 10-run rule by piling up four runs in both the fifth and sixth innings.

Kyler Bleck earned the pitching win, striking out seven over 5 2/3 innings.

Quinn Comerford hit a solo home run and scored three times, and Matt Potter and Titan Milhaupt each had three RBI in the win for Xavier, which is now 11-8 overall and 9-1 in the Bay Conference. Winneconne and Fox Valley Lutheran are tied for second at 7-4.

The two teams will play again Thursday at Winneconne.

Hawks 14, Wolves 4
Winneconne   000   400   –   4   5   5
Xavier   011   444   –   14   8   0
WP: Kyler Bleck. LP: Noah Bouras.
SO: Bouras (3 1/3 inn.) 2, Colson Kleinschmidt (2 1/3 inn.) 2, Dallas Walker (0 inn.) 0; Bleck (5 2/3 inn.) 7, Gavin Wiese (1/3 inn.) 1. BB: Bouras 7, Kleinschmidt 1, Walker 5; Bleck 3, Wiese 0.
Top hitters: W, Andon Lang 2B, 2 RBI; Bouras 2B. X, Bleck 2×4, 3 runs, RBI; Matt Potter 3B, 3 RBI; Frankie Cavaiani 2 runs; Titan Milhaupt 2×2, 3 RBI; Quinn Comerford HR, 3 runs, RBI; Carter Hermus 2 runs.
Records: Winneconne 10-8, 7-4 Bay Conference; Xavier 11-8, 9-1 Bay Conference.