The Appleton Post 38 and Manitowoc Post 88 teams take the field prior to Thursday's regional game at Don Hawkins Field. (Photo courtesy of Appleton Post 38 Legion Baseball)

Manitowoc holds down Appleton Post 38 in Class AAA Legion Baseball Regional

July 26, 2024 plecker

AppletonSportsPage.com

APPLETON – Manitowoc Post 88 used a pair of three-run innings to down Appleton Post 38 7-1 in a winners’ bracket game at the Class AAA American Legion Baseball Regional on Thursday night at Don Hawkins Field at Post 38.

Manitowoc broke open a scoreless game with a three-run fourth inning and tacked on another in the fifth to make it 4-0.

Appleton scored its only run in the sixth when Alex Ramus singled, went to second on a wild pitch, took third on a groundout and scored on a balk, cutting Manitowoc’s lead to 4-1.

That would be it for Post 38 as Manitowoc tacked on three more in the seventh and Appleton was sent down in order in the bottom of the frame.

Appleton was held to four hits, two coming from leadoff hitter Nick Bergin.

Michael Gwiazdon took the loss for Appleton, giving up four runs over six innings while striking out nine.

Eyan Dessellier picked up the victory as he held Post 38 to just the one run through 6 1/3 innings and struck out 10.

Appleton Post 38 (9-12) will take on rival Appleton Double Days (13-3) in an elimination game at 3 p.m. Friday. Manitowoc will play Kaukauna in a winners’ bracket game at 5:30 p.m., with the winner of the first game taking on the loser of the second in another elimination game at 8 p.m.

Manitowoc Post 88 7, Appleton Post 38 1
Manitowoc 000 310 3 – 7 11 1
Appleton 000 001 0 – 1 4 1
WP: Eyan Dessellier. LP: Michael Gwiazdon.
SO: Dessellier (6 1/3 inn.) 10, Aaron Stephany (2/3 inn.) 0; Gwiazdon (6 inn.) 9, Alex Ramus (1 inn.) 0. BB: Dessellier 2, Stephany 0; Gwiazdon 0, Ramus 1.
Top hitters: M, Tate Hartlaub 2×4, 2B; Brady Hadler 2 runs; Dessellier 2×3, 2 RBI; Zachary Bradl 2×3, RBI; Trenton Ducat 2 RBI. A, Nick Bergin 2×4.
Records: Manitowoc not reported; Appleton 9-12.

Class AAA American Legion Baseball Regional
July 23-26, at Don Hawkins Field, Appleton
Wednesday, July 24
Game 1: Kaukauna 8, Appleton Double Days 2
Game 2: Manitowoc 6, Neenah 2
Game 3: Appleton Post 38 11, Sheboygan 2
Thursday, July 25
Game 4: Appleton Double Days 17, Neenah 4
Game 5: Kaukauna 11, Sheboygan 1
Game 6: Manitowoc 7, Appleton Post 38 1
Friday, July 26
Game 7: Appleton Double Days vs. Appleton Post 38, 3 p.m.
Game 8: Kaukauna vs. Manitowoc, 5:30 p.m.
Game 9: Winner Game 7 vs. Loser Game 8, 8 p.m.
Saturday, July 27
Game 10: Winner Game 8 vs. Winner Game 9, 5:30 p.m.
Game 11: Winner Game 10 vs. Loser Game 10 if Loser of Game 10 suffered first loss of tournament, 8 p.m.