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Fox Valley Lutheran, Little Chute split NEC baseball doubleheader

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APPLETON – The Fox Valley Lutheran baseball team split a North Eastern Conference doubleheader with Little Chute, winning the first game 6-3 before Little Chute turned the tables with a 7-3 victory in Game 2.

Mac Kramer earned the win in the opener for FVL, striking out four in 6 1/3 innings. Lucas Papendorf picked the save, gaining the final two outs via strikeout.

Cael Cook had a single, a double and a home run, and drove in five of the Foxes’ six runs. Lincoln Thede and Josiah Robbert each had two hits in the win.

FVL took a 3-0 in the first inning of Game 2, but couldn’t hold on as Little Chute shut them out the rest of the way and took the lead with a four-run third.

The Foxes were held to three hits – singles by Dawson Burrington, Thede and Alex Tornio.

Both teams are now 3-2 overall and in the North Eastern Conference.

Fox Valley Lutheran will play at first-place Wrightstown (5-0, 4-0 NEC) on Monday at 4:30 p.m. Wrightstown is the only remaining unbeaten team in the conference.

Game 1
Foxes 6, Mustangs 3
Little Chute    010   000   2   –   3   3   2
Fox Valley Lutheran   200   103   x   –   6   8   2
WP:
Mac Kramer. LP: Ethan Melendez. SV: Lucas Papendorf.
SO: Melendez (5 1/3 inn.) 11, Rowen Schmidt (2/3 inn.) 1; Kremer (6 1/3 inn.) 4, Papendorf (2/3 inn.) 2. BB: Melendez 3, Schmidt 0; Kremer 4, Papendorf 1.
Top hitters: LC, Schmidt 3B. FVL, Cael Cook 3×4, 2B, HR, 2 runs, 5 RBI; Dawson Burrington 2 runs; Lincoln Thede 2×4; Josiah Robbert 2×3.

Game 2
Mustangs 7, Foxes 3
Fox Valley Lutheran   300   000   0   –   3   3   2
Little Chute   014   101   x   –   7   11   0
WP:
Dawson Roseman. LP: James Heimerl.
SO: Heimerl 3; Roseman (6 2/3 inn.) 5, Brock Gardner (1/3 inn) 0. BB: Heimerl 3; Roseman 2, Gardner 0.
Top hitters: FVL, Burrington 1×4; Thede 1×3, run; Alex Tornio 1×2, run; Papendorf RBI; Kramer RBI. LC, Grant Van Gompel 2×3, run; Gardner 2 runs; Schmidt 3×4, 2 RBI; Noah Faccio 2×4, RBI; Reece Joten 2 RBI.
Records: Little Chute 3-2 overall and North Eastern Conference; Fox Valley Lutheran 3-2 overall and North Eastern Conference.