Appleton North baseball slips past Kaukauna

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APPLETON – The Appleton North baseball team broke through with a pair of runs in the fourth inning and defeated Kaukauna 3-1 in Fox Valley Association action Thursday at North High School.

With the game tied at 1-1, Nathan Ramus and Teegan Karpinske had back-to-back RBI singles to give the Lightning (9-4, 6-3 FVA) the lead.

Colin Reddy earned the pitching win, striking out five over six innings, with Karpinske picking up the save, working around the two batters reaching for the Ghosts (8-6, 5-4 FVA).

Jackson Skorr had three of Appleton North’s six hits and drove in the other Lightning run.

Appleton North will host Fond du Lac on Friday.

Lightning 3, Ghosts 1
Kaukauna   010   000   0   –   1   4   0
Appleton North   100   200   0   –   3   6   1
WP: Colin Reddy. LP: Bron Schaefer. SV: Teegan Karpinske.
SO: Schaefer 7; Reddy (6 inn.) 5, Karpinske (1 inn.) 0. BB: Schaefer 2; Reddy 4, Karpinske 1.
Top hitters: K, Kyle Ebben 2B, RBI. AN, Jackson Skorr 3×3, 2B, RBI.
Records: Kaukauna 8-6, 5-4 Fox Valley Association; Appleton North 9-4, 6-3 Fox Valley Association.