Appleton East softball drops two at Ashwaubenon Invitational

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ASHWAUBENON – The Appleton East softball team played two of the top ranked teams in the state at the Ashwaubenon Invitational on Saturday and lost both in five innings via the 10-run rule.

East lost the opener to host Ashwaubenon 11-1 and dropped a 13-3 decision to Mishicot, falling to 3-10 this spring.

Ashwaubenon (18-1), ranked No. 8 in this week’s Wissports.net Division 1 state coaches poll, scored 11 runs in the first three innings to cruise to the win.

Appleton East’s lone run came in the fifth when Sarah Broeckert singled and came around to score on a passed ball.

Mishicot (20-0), the No. 2-ranked team in the Division 3 poll, scored nine times in the first inning to take control and finished with 13 hits, including three homers.

Maddie Heisler hit a two-run home run in the first inning for the Patriots.

Appleton East returns to Fox Valley Association action with a home game Tuesday against Hortonville. Game time is 4:30 p.m.

Jaguars 11, Patriots 1
Appleton East   000   01   –   1   1   3
Ashwaubenon   164   0x   –   11   10   0
WP: Berritt Herr. LP: Kat Swick.
SO: Swick 1; Herr (2 inn.) 2, Brynn Wirth (3 inn.) 5. BB: Swick 3; Herr 0, Wirth 1.
Top hitters: AE, Sarah Broeckert 1×2, run. A, Sophia Zabel 2×2, RBI; DeeJae Johnson 2 runs; Wirth 2 runs; Kendyl Weiner 2 runs; Herr HR, 2 RBI.
Records: Appleton East 3-9; Ashwaubenon 18-1.

Indians 13, Patriots 3
Appleton East   200   10   –   3   4   3
Mishicot   903   01   –   13   13   0
WP: Cora Stodola. LP: Aubrie Erickson.
SO: Erickson (2/3 inn.) 1, Swick (4 inn.) 4; Stodola 10. BB: Erickson 2, Swick 1; Stodola 1.
Top hitters: AE, Maddie Heisler 2×2, HR, 2 RBI. M, Cora Nelson 2 runs, 2 BRI; Katelyn Callahan 2×3, 2 2Bs, 4 runs, RBI; Stodola 2×4, 2B, HR, 5 RBI; Kasey Bouchoud HR, 2 RBI; Kaelin Adair 2×4, 2B; Karsyn Krause HR, 2 RBI; Sierra Skarda 2×2, 2B, 2 runs.
Records: Appleton East 3-10; Mishicot 20-0.