Little Chute picks up walk-off win over Appleton Doubledays Legion baseball

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LITTLE CHUTE – The Appleton Doubledays Legion baseball team had its six-game winning streak snapped, suffering a 4-3 loss to Little Chute on Monday night.

A one-out error in the bottom of the seventh inning allowed Little Chute (7-3) to score the winning run and gain a walk-off victory.

The Doubledays (11-3) fought back from a 3-0 deficit to tie the game, scoring single tallies in the fourth, fifth and sixth innings.

Mason Winkler had an RBI single, Rylan Winkler knocked in a run with a sacrifice fly, and Cade Prestigiacomo added another sac fly to tie the game at 3-3 before Little Chute won it in its final at-bat.

Dawsen Burington had three of Appleton’s seven hits.

The two teams will play again Wednesday at Koslo Park in Menasha.

Little Chute 4, Doubledays 3
Appleton   000   111   0   –   3   7   1
Little Chute   201   000   1   –   4   6   0
WP: Ethan Melendrez. LP: Jack Schlueter.
SO: Ethan Winkler (3 inn.) 5, J. Schlueter (3 1/3 inn.) 7; Jaden Hermsen (5 inn.) 8, Melendrez (2 inn.) 4. BB: E. Winkler 2, J. Schlueter 0; Hermsen 3, Melendrez 2.
Top hitters: A, Dawsen Burington 3×4, run; Mason Winkler 2×3, RBI. LC, Reece Joten 2×3, 2B, 2 runs; Isaac Verhagen 2 runs; Gerrit Wittmann 2×3, 2 RBI.
Records: Appleton 11-3; Little Chute 7-3.