STRATFORD – The Stratford baseball team finished its regular season with a 10-1 rout of Rib Lake in a nonconference game Tuesday at the Tiger Stadium Baseball Field.
Ty Pankratz threw five strong innings for the Tigers (15-2) to earn the win, striking out three and allowing just the one run. Dawson Moen finished up with two hitless innings.
Eli Drexler had two hits, and Moen and Kade Ehrike each had two hits and two RBIs for the Tigers.
Stratford had 12 hits, six of which were doubles.
Riley Bauman also had two RBIs for Stratford
Stratford hosts Nekoosa in a WIAA Division 3 regional quarterfinal at 4:45 p.m. Thursday.
Tigers 10, Redmen 1
Rib Lake 001 000 0 – 1 5 2
Stratford 312 400 x – 10 12 0
WP: Ty Pankratz. LP: Nick Gertsberger.
SO: Gertsberger (3 1/3 inn.) 1, Levi Ewan (2/3 inn.) 0, Zane Sevelner (1 inn.) 0, Luke Blomberg (1 inn.) 0; Pankratz (5 inn.) 3, Dawson Moen (2 inn.) 2. BB: Gertsberger 3, Ewan 0, Sevelner 1, Blomberg 0; Pankratz 2, Moen 2.
Top hitters: RL, Sevelner 2×4. S, Eli Drexler 2×3, 2B, run; Chandler Schmidt 2B, 2 runs, RBI; Colten Schillinger 2 runs; Moen 2×2, 2B, 2 runs, 2 RBIs; Kade Ehrike 2×2, 2 2Bs, 2 runs, 2 RBIs; Riley Bauman 1×3, 2 RBIs.
Records: Rib Lake 12-6; Stratford 15-2.