Seymour scores 11 in third inning to blow past Fox Valley Lutheran in WIAA Division 2 softball regional semifinal

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APPLETON – Seymour used an 11-run third inning to blow open a tight game and defeated Fox Valley Lutheran 14-3 in a WIAA Division 2 softball regional semifinal Tuesday at Fox Valley Lutheran High School.

No. 5 seed Seymour, champions of the Bay Conference, led 2-1 after two innings before erupting for the 11-run frame and the No. 4 seed Foxes couldn’t recover.

Melayna Sokulski and two hits, including a solo home run, and Alaina Krueger had two hits as well for Fox Valley Lutheran, which finishes its season with a 17-8 record.

Seymour finished with 19 hits, with Addison Wery and Morgan Miller smacking home runs.

Seymour (16-8) moves on to a D-2 regional final at No. 1 seed Luxemburg-Casco (23-2) on Thursday. L-C shut out Marinette 4-0 on Tuesday.

Thunder 14, Foxes 3
Seymour   11(11)   10   –   14   19   0
Fox Valley Lutheran   012   00   –   3   7   0
WP: Gillian Herrala. LP: Madison Babcock.
SO: Herrala 3; Babcock (2 2/3 inn.) 2, Brooklyn Blob (1/3 inn.) 0, Uhlenbrauck (2 inn.) 1. BB: Herrala 2; Babcock 3, Blob 2, Uhlenbrauck 1.
Top hitters: S, Monique Martinez 3×4, 2 RBI; Addison Wery 2×4, HR, 3 runs, RBI; Aubrey Hartleben 2×3, 2B, 2 runs, 2 RBI; Corinne Setliff 3×4, RBI; Cailey Everard 2×3, 2 runs, RBI; Morgan Miller 2×3, HR, 2 runs, 4 RBI; Herrala 2×3, 2B; Brynn Vanden Langenberg 2B, RBI; Carlee Krueger 2×3, 2 RBI. FVL, Melayna Sokulski 2×3, HR, RBI; Alaina Krueger 2×3, run; Hannah Butler 2B, RBI.
Records: Seymour 16-8; Fox Valley Lutheran 17-8.