Merrill (OnFocus) – The SPASH Panthers opened the 2021 baseball season with a twinbill against Merrill, and came away with 7-0 and 7-4 wins.
Kenny Schultz went 2×3 in each game for SPASH.
“We played good defense for our first day out. We got more comfortable at the plate as the day progressed,” said SPASH Head Coach Kraig Terpstra.
Logan Schulfer picked up the win in game one and Kaden Thauer was the winning pitcher in game two.
Game 1
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | Runs | Hits | Errors | |
| Merrill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| SPASH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
WP- Logan Schulfer WP (1-0) 5ip 7 k’s, 1 bb, 1 hits 0 r, 0 er
Bryce Ehr 1ip 1 k, 2bb, 1 hit, 0 run, 0 er
Bryce Pelky 1ip 1 k’s, 0 bb, 0hits, 0 r
SPASH Leading Hitters- Kenny Schultz 2-3, Jake Sankey Double, Logan Schulfer Double
Game 2
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | Runs | Hits | Errors | |
| Merrill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| SPASH | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | x | 7 | 10 | 2 |
WP- Isaiah Christianson 3 2/3ip 2 k’s, 3 bb, 2 hits 0 r, 0 er
Kaden Thauer wp (1-0) 2 1/3ip 1 k, 0bb, 1 hit, 1 run, 1 er
Riley Warzynski 1ip 2 k’s, 0 bb, 2hits, 3r. 2er
SPASH Leading Hitters- Tommy Drohner Double, Kenny Schultz 2-3, Jon Nafe 2-3,Logan Schulfer Double
SPASH is now 2-0 and 2-0 in the Wisconsin Valley Conference
“We played well but we have room to improve,” Terpstra added.
Next Game: SPASH plays Wausau West at Bukolt on May 6th at Bukolt Park at 4pm in a DH
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Author: David Keech
David Keech is a retired teacher and works as a sportswriter, sports official and as an educational consultant. He has reported on amateur sports since 2011, known as 'KeechDaVoice.' David can be reached at [email protected]
