Five-run first inning lifts Appleton West baseball to win over Oshkosh North

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OSHKOSH – Appleton West scored five times in the opening inning and went on to defeat Oshkosh North 5-2 in its Fox Valley Association baseball opener Thursday at E.J. Schneider Field.

The Terrors took advantage of three Oshkosh North errors and a passed ball to roll out to the big lead and rode the arms of three pitchers to finish off the victory.

Loren Georger picked up the win, giving up two runs in three innings with six strikeouts. Kellen Gilbert and Cameron St. John each back that up with two shutout innings apiece for Appleton West (1-1 overall).

Dimity Edmunds and Quinn Mueller each had two hits for the Terrors.

Appleton West will play Stevens Point and DeForest at a triangular at DeForest on Saturday beginning at 12:30 p.m.

Terrors 5, Spartans 2
Appleton West   500   000   0   –   5   6   3
Oshkosh North   002   000   0   –   2   4   4
WP: Loren Georger. LP: Kinzfogl. SV: Cameron St. John.
SO: Georger (3 inn.) 6, Kellen Gilbert (2 inn.) 3, St. John (2 inn.) 5; Kinzfogl (1/3 inn.) 0, Krings (6 2/3 inn.) 4. BB: Georger 4, Gilbert 1, St. John 0; Kinzfogl 2, Krings 0.
Top hitters: AW, Dimitry Edmunds 2×4; Quinn Mueller 2×3, RBI. ON, Connor Palmquist 2B.
Records: Appleton West 1-1, 1-0 Fox Valley Association; Oshkosh North 2-2, 0-2 Fox Valley Association.