JUNE 25, 2024 EDITION SPORTS EDITOR: BECKY WALZ + BECKY.WALZ@DRIFTLESSJOURNAL.COM
Warrior power; SW takes down Trojans 11-1
LEFT: South Winn’s Parker Timp holds his swing on a high pitch snagged by TV catcher Russell Nieman. ABOVE: Oliver Schmitt is late on the tag of Warrior Carver Wenthold. (Driftless Multimedia photos by Becky Walz) the first inning as the Warriors sent contest including doubles by Braideight batters to the plate. The Tro- en Todd, Brody Tieskoetter and Eric jans took a bit longer to find a way Greve. Driving in two runs apiece to round the bases as Logan Busta were Tieskoetter, Greve and Jordan reached base on a fielder’s choice in Baumler, while Nolan Sabelka stole the fourth and scored on a single by three bases. “South Winn is too good of a team Aidan Holthaus. The Warriors countered that effort with four more runs to spot four runs in the first inning. in the bottom of the fourth on three We will keep plugging away, our doubles and two walks. Two runs in players are always positive so it’s the fifth for South Winn and one in easy to come to the ballpark every the sixth gave the Warriors the win day,” said TV Coach Dan Stepan. Turkey Valley had three hits, a on the 10-run rule. double by Caleb Kurtenbach and singles by Russell Nieman and Breakdown for teams SW’s Kole Hageman struck out Kole Hageman was dominant on Aidan Holthaus. 10 Trojans Thursday. Hunter Kruse took the tough loss, the mound, surrendering just one run on three hits over 5-2/3 inning giving up one earned run on three 1; Eric Greve 1; 1B – Carson Streeter 1; pitched. The defense was also flaw- hits and struck out four. Kurtenbach Jordan Baumler 1; Nolan Sabelka 1; RBI less on the evening not commit- and Braylen Byrne threw in relief – Tieskoetter 2; Greve 2; Baumler 2; Todd 1; Streeter 1; SB – Sabelka 3; Todd 1; for the Trojans. ting an error. Tieskoetter 1; Baumler 1 “Our guys came out with great R H E Turkey Valley stats confidence and focus to keep our TV 0 0 0 1 0 0 x 1 3 2 Hunter Kruse (LP) – 2IP, 4R, 3H, 5BB, 4K; Caleb Kurtenbach (RP) – 2-2/3IP, 6R, 4H, win streak going and played in front SW 4 0 0 4 2 1 x 11 6 0 5BB, 1K; Braylen Byrne (RP) – 1IP, 1R, of a great crowd. We definitely apSouth Winn stats 2BB, 1K preciate the support from all of our Kole Hageman (WP) – 5-2/3IP, 1R, 3H, 2B – Kurtenbach 1; 1B – Russell Caleb Kurtenbach was just one fans,” said SW Coach Alex Smith. 1BB, 10K; Carver Wenthold (RP) – 1/3IP Nieman 1; Aidan Holthaus 1; RBI – 2B – Braiden Todd 1; Brody Tieskoetter Holthaus 1 South Winn had six hits in the of three Trojans to collect a hit.
After the rain clouds unleashed some moisture Thursday, the South Winn (15-7, 12-1 UIC) and Turkey Valley baseball teams (5-13, 5-8 UIC) were able to get on the Warrior field in Calmar, with SW coming up with an 11-1 victory. South Winn took control of the tempo of the game early as Carson Streeter, Parker Timp, Kole Hageman and Brody Tieskoetter scored in