Beaver Dam erupts for nine-run sixth to blow past Appleton East baseball

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BEAVER DAM – Beaver Dam used a nine-run sixth inning to push past Appleton East 9-1 in a nonconference baseball game Friday at Beaver Dam High School.

Appleton East starter Zander Martin threw five shutout innings as the game remained scoreless until the Patriots scratched across a run in the top of the sixth without a hit.

Alex Thompson walked with two outs, moved up to third after a Evan Benbrooks reached on a dropped third strike, and scored on a balk to put East up 1-0.

Beaver Dam got to Martin in the bottom of the inning, knocking him out after three walks, four hits and five runs scored.

Ashtyn Seifert tacked on a three-run homer to finish the nine-run frame as the Golden Beavers improve to 11-10.

Appleton East (3-20) will finish its regular season with Fox Valley Association games at Appleton West on Tuesday at home against Oshkosh West on Thursday.

Golden Beavers 9, Patriots 1
Appleton East   000   001   0   –   1   3   0
Beaver Dam   000   009   x   –   9   9   1
WP: Parker Blank. LP: Zander Martin.
SO: Martin (5 inn.) 3, Calvin Feucht (1 inn.) 1; Jaxon Ladron (5 inn.) 4, Blank (2 inn.) 6. BB: Martin 5, Feucht 1; Ladron 2, Blank 2.
Top hitters: AE, Alex Thompson 2B, run. BD, Blank 2 RBI; Ashtyn Seifert 2×2, HR, 2 runs, 3 RBI; Bradley Wendorf 2×4, RBI.
Records: Appleton East 3-20; Beaver Dam 11-10.