Wausau Pilot & Review
WAUSAU – Wausau East held off a seventh-inning rally to defeat Stratford 5-4 in a nonconference baseball game at East High School on Friday.
Wausau East led 5-0 after four innings following an RBI single by Jed Vander Sanden, an RBI double by Ryan Rodemeier, an RBI single by Zach Pagel and a run-scoring double from Iain Stahel.
The score held until the seventh when it took three East relievers to get through the inning.
Two walks and a single by Jack Tubbs loaded the bases for Stratford. Bloom scored on a wild pitch, Alec Chapel came home on a throwing error, Brady Berg knocked in a run on a sacrifice fly, and Ryan Spindler scored on a groundout to cut East’s lead to 5-4.
After a walk and a hit batter, East brought in R.J. Stroming and on a 2-0 pitch he picked off a runner at first base to end the game and earn the save, handing Stratford (3-1) its first loss of the 2024 season.
Stahel had two doubles to finish with two of East’s seven hits.
Wausau East returns to action Tuesday for a home Wisconsin Valley Conference matchup with D.C. Everest. Game time is 5 p.m.
Lumberjacks 5, Tigers 4
Stratford 000 000 4 – 4 4 0
Wausau East 013 100 x – 5 7 2
WP: Ryan Rodemeier. LP: Brady Schmidt. SV: R.J. Stroming.
SO: Schmidt (2 inn.) 3, Henry Zaleski (2 inn.) 0, Vance Kielman (1 inn.) 1, Landon Zawislan (1 inn.) 1; Rodemeier (5 inn.) 4, Zach Pagel (1 inn.) 0, Karson Baumann (0 inn.) 0, Collin Mielke (2/3 inn.) 0, Stroming (1/3 inn.) 0. BB: Schmidt 1, Zaleski 0, Kielman 1, Zawislan 0; Rodemeier 3, Pagel 1, Baumann 2, Mielke 2, Stroming 0.
Top hitters: S, Brady Berg RBI; Kielman RBI. WE, Iain Stahel 2×4, 2 2Bs, RBI; Rodemier 2B, RBI; Pagel RBI; Jed Vander Sanden RBI.
Records: Stratford 3-1; Wausau East 2-1.
