Tornio, Heimerl both toss one-hitters as Fox Valley Lutheran baseball sweeps twinbill from Luxemburg-Casco
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LUXEMBURG – Fox Valley Lutheran pitchers Alex Tornio and James Heimerl were dominant, each tossed a one-hitter, as the Foxes swept a North Eastern Conference doubleheader from Luxemburg-Casco 1-0 and 12-0 on Saturday at Luxemburg-Casco High School.
Tornio struck out five and walked only one, giving up just one hit in a seven-inning complete-game victory in Game 1 for the Foxes.
FVL scratched out the only run of the game in the top of the first as Jack Schlueter led off with a single, moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by Josiah Robbert, took third on a groundout and scored on a wild pitch.
In Game 2, the Foxes (11-10, 10-6 NEC) scored seven times in the first inning and added five more in the fourth to win via the 10-run rule after 4½ innings.
Heimerl gave up just one hit going the distance with six strikeouts.
Mac Kramer had two hits and two RBI, Heimerl drove in two and Jacob Bickel added a pair of hits for the Foxes.
FVL travels to Waupaca on Tuesday.
Game 1
Foxes 1, Spartans 0
Fox Valley Lutheran 000 010 0 – 1 3 1
Luxemburg-Casco 000 000 0 – 0 1 1
WP: Alex Tornio. LP: Braeden Schley.
SO: Tornio 5; Schley (5 2/3 inn.) 7, Landon Derenne (1 1/3 inn.) 3. BB: Tornio 1; Schley 6, Derenne 0.
Top hitters: FVL, Lucas Papendorf 1×1, 2 BBs; Jack Schlueter 1×2, run; Luke Heimerl 1×3. LC, Caleb Radart 1×2.
Game 2
Foxes 12, Spartans 0
Luxemburg-Casco 000 00 – 0 1 1
Fox Valley Lutheran 700 5x – 12 8 0
WP: James Heimerl. LP: Drew Bandow.
SO: Bandow (3 inn.) 6, Volsmann (1 inn.) 0; J. Heimerl 6. BB: Bandow 4, Volsmann 4; J. Heimerl 1.
Top hitters: LC, Bandow 1×2. FVL, Cael Cook 1×1, BB, 2 RBI, run; Tornio 1×3, RBI, run; Mac Kramer 2×4, 2 runs, 2 RBI; J. Schlueter 1×2, 2 runs, RBI; Jacob Bickel 2×3, 2 RBI, run; J. Heimerl 1×2, 2 runs, 2 RBI.
Records: Fox Valley Lutheran 11-10, 10-6 North Eastern Conference; Luxemburg-Casco 12-7, 8-7 North Eastern Conference.