Appleton Doubledays Legion baseball downs Fond du Lac for fifth-straight win

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FOND DU LAC – The Appleton Doubledays put up eight runs in the sixth inning to blow open a scoreless game and went on to defeat the Fond du Lakers 9-1 in American Legion baseball action Wednesday night.

The game was scoreless through five innings before the Doubledays used five hits and four walks to put up eight runs in the sixth inning to take control.

Ethan Winkler had a two-run single, Jackson Bines-Sabrowsky knocked in a run with a double, and Appleton scored twice on double steals in the inning. Winkler finished 3-for-3 with two runs scored and two RBI.

T.J. Parker went the distance on the mound for the Doubledays, who are now 10-2 after winning their fifth game in a row. Parker scattered six hits, did not walk a batter and struck out four to earn the win.

The Doubledays host Oshkosh on Thursday at Koslo Park in Menasha at 7:30 p.m.

Doubledays 9, Lakers 1
Appleton   000   008   1   –   9   9   1
Fond du Lac   000   001   0   –   1   6   1
WP: T.J. Parker. LP: Mason Geasland.
SO: Parker 4; Grayson Wenger (3 inn.) 1, Tyler Hodgden (2 inn.) 2, Geasland (0 inn.) 0, Logan Hahn (2 inn.) 1. BB: Parker 0; Wenger 2, Hodgden 1, Geasland 3, Hahn 1.
Top hitters: A, Ethan Winkler 3×5, 2B, 2 runs, 2 RBI; Cade Prestigiacomo 2 RBI; Jackson Bines-Sabrowsky 2B, 2 runs; Rylan Winkler 2×2. F, Alex Demos 2×3, 2B; Noah Ditter 2×3, RBI.
Records: Appleton 10-2; Fond du Lac 7-9.