NEILLSVILLE – Spencer pitchers Austin Bacon and Tanner Kleinschmidt combined to finish Neillsville as the Rockets held on for a 7-5 win over Monday in Cloverbelt Conference East Division baseball action.
Spencer remains unbeaten this season at 5-0 overall and in the Cloverbelt East. Neillsville drops to 4-5 overall and 3-3 in conference play.
Bacon threw 5 1/3 innings to earn the win, and Kleinschmidt got the final five outs to grab a save.
Kleinschmidt had two RBIs, and Chase Higgins had a pair of hits and scored twice for the Rockets.
Spencer plays at Granton and Neillsville is at Marshfield Columbus Catholic on Tuesday.
Rockets 7, Warriors 5
Neillsville statistics not reported.
WP: Austin Bacon. SV: Kleinschmidt.
SO: Bacon (5 1/3 inn.) 5, Kleinschmidt (1 2/3 inn.) 2. BB: Bacon 3, Kleinschmidt 2.
Top hitters: S, Chase Higgins 2×4, 2 runs, RBI; Kleinschmidt 2 RBIs; Carson Hildebrandt 2 runs.
Records: Spencer 5-0 overall and Cloverbelt Conference East Division; Neillsville 4-5, 3-3 Cloverbelt East.
Author: News Desk
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