Kimberly overwhelms Appleton East baseball

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APPLETON – Kimberly stands as the lone undefeated team in the Fox Valley Association baseball standings after pounding Appleton East 22-5 on Tuesday at East High School.

The Papermakers (4-1, 3-0 FVA) scored 14 times in the opening inning and tacked on seven more in the second to win going away.

Cade Prestigiacomo had a double and three RBI, and Daniel Dieck and Nick Verbeten each had a pair of hits for Appleton East, which drops to 3-2 overall and 2-1 in the FVA.

Sawyer Deering had three hits, including a double and a triple, and knocked in six to pace Kimberly.

Appleton East will play at Oshkosh North on Thursday.

Papermakers 22, Patriots 5
Kimberly   (14)70   10   –   22   17   1
Appleton East   003   20   –   5   6   2
WP: Jack  Anzelmo. LP: Cade Prestigiacomo.
SO: Anzelmo (3 inn.) 2, Drew Furman (1 inn.) 2, Grant Gloudemans (1 inn.) 2; Prestigiacomo (1/3 inn.) 1, Brady Kern (2/3 inn.) 0, Matthew Bixler (1 inn.) 1, Alex Thompson (2 inn.) 1, Brandon Tobak (1 inn.) 1. BB: Anzelmo 3, Furman 1, Gloudemans 0; Prestigiacomo 3, Kern 3, Bixler 1, Thompson 0, Tobak 0.
Top hitters: K, Sawyer Deering 3×3, 2B, 3B, 3 runs, 6 RBI; Shaefer Peterson 2 runs; Anzelmo 2B, 2 runs; Braedon Ellefson 3 runs, 2 RBI; Ben Johnston 2×4, 2 runs, 2 RBI; Brenny Kieffer 2×3, 2B, 2 runs, 4 RBI. AE, Ethan Winkler 2 runs; Prestigiacomo 2B, 3 RBI; Daniel Dieck 2×3, RBI; Nick Verbeten 2×2, 2B, 2 runs; Rylan Winkler 3B.
Records: Kimberly 4-1, 3-0 Fox Valley Association; Appleton East 3-2, 2-1 Fox Valley Association.