Appleton West baseball drops home game to Kaukauna

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APPLETON – Two Kaukauna pitchers held Appleton West to three hits as the Ghosts pulled out a 4-1 win in a Fox Valley Association baseball game Thursday at the Nienhaus Sports Complex.

Zander Leick allowed one run in five innings with eight strikeouts to earn the win, and Max Hietpas tossed a pair of shutout innings to get the save for the Ghosts (4-2, 3-1 FVA).

Leick also had three hits and drove in a run for Kaukauna.

Loren Georger had two of three West’s three hits and drove in the Terrors’ only run.

Appleton West (1-6, 1-3 FVA) has now lost five games in a row. The Terrors are back in action Tuesday at Neenah.

Ghosts 4, Terrors 1
Kaukauna   001   210   0   –   4   7   2
Appleton West   000   010   0   –   1   3   3
WP: Zander Leick. LP: Michael Gwiazdon. SV: Max Hietpas.
SO: Leick (5 inn.) 8, Hietpas 1; Gwiazdon (6 inn.) 2, Beau Brown (1 inn.) 0. BB: Leick 5, Hietpas 1; Gwiazdon 1, Brown 0.
Top hitters: K, Leick 3×3, 2B, RBI; Maas 2×3; Kress 2B, RBI. AW, Loren Georger 2×4, 2B, RBI.
Records: Kaukauna 4-2, 3-1 Fox Valley Association; Appleton West 1-6, 1-3 Fox Valley Association.