Appleton East baseball no-hits Appleton West in regular-season finale

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APPLETON – Brandon Tobak and Ethan Winkler combined on a five-inning no-hitter as the Appleton East baseball team closed out its regular season with a 15-0 shutout of Appleton West on Friday at Appleton East High School.

Tobak struck out five over four innings and Winkler finished up the no-hitter with a scoreless fifth as East wraps up its regular season at 16-8 overall and 11-7 in the Fox Valley Association.

Winkler added a double and three RBI, and Cade Prestigiacomo and Jackson Bines-Sabrowsky and Matthew Bixler all had two hits for the Patriots.

Appleton West finishes the regular season with a 7-16 record and a 6-12 mark in the FVA.

Both teams play WIAA Division 1 regional semifinals on Tuesday. Appleton West will play at Appleton North and Appleton East hosts Cedarburg.

Patriots 15, Terrors 0
Appleton West   000   00   –   0   0   2
Appleton East   731   4x   –   15   10   0
WP: Brandon Tobak. LP: Cameron St. John.
SO: Tobak (4 inn.) 5, Ethan Winkler (1 inn.) 2; St. John (1/3 inn.) 1, Beau Brown (1 2/3 inn.) 1, Kellin Gilbert (1 inn.) 1, Alex Hammond (1 inn.) 0. BB: Tobak 3, E. Winkler 1; St. John 3, Brown 1, Gilbert 4, Hammond 0.
Top hitters: AE, E. Winkler 2B, 3 RBI; Rylan Winkler 2 runs; Cade Prestigiacomo 2×2, 2B, 4 runs, RBI; Jackson Bines-Sabrowsky 2×2, 2B, 2 runs, 2 RBI; Briley Milnarich 2 RBI; Matthew Bixler 2×2, 2 runs, 2 RBI.
Records: Appleton West 7-16, 6-12 Fox Valley Association; Appleton East 16-8, 11-7 Fox Valley Association.