Xavier baseball shuts out Two Rivers in WIAA Division 2 regional quarterfinal

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APPLETON – Kyler Bleck and Gavin Wiese combined on a one-hit shutout as the Xavier baseball team rolled in its playoff opener, winning a WIAA Division 2 regional quarterfinal over Two Rivers on Thursday at Don Hawkins Field.

The No. 6 seed Xavier (13-12) will play a D-2 regional semifinal at No. 3 Campbellsport (18-8) on Tuesday.

Xavier scored three times in the opening inning as Matthew Potter had a two-run double and scored on a sacrifice fly by Wiese to give the Hawks a quick lead.

That would be more than enough as Bleck allowed one hit over five innings with seven strikeouts, and Wiese finished off the shutout, tossing a scoreless sixth.

Alex Mueller, Potter, Wiese and Quinn Comerford each had two hits for Xavier, which finished off the game via the 10-run rule with five runs in the fifth and another in the sixth.

Hawks 10, Raiders 0
Two Rivers   000   000   –   0   1   3
Xavier   301   051   –   10   11   0
WP: Kyler Bleck. LP: Chase Rohrer.
SO: Rohrer (2/3 inn.) 0, Noah Shilcox (5 inn.) 3; Bleck (5 inn.) 7, Gavin Wiese (1 inn.) 1. BB: Rohrer 3, Shilcox 2; Bleck 3, Wiese 1.
Top hitters: TR, Dakota Bielinski 2B. X, Alex Mueller 2×4, 2B, RBI; Matthew Potter 2×3, 2B, 4 RBI; Wiese 2×3, 3 runs, RBI; Quinn Comerford 2×3, 2 RBI; Bleck 2 runs.
Records: Two Rivers 4-14; Xavier 13-12.