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Bats were blistered as Green Bay Blue Ribbons bested Greenville Stars 12-8 on Thursday. Green Bay Blue Ribbons collected nine hits, while Greenville Stars had nine.
Green Bay Blue Ribbons got on the board in the first inning after Dawson Schmidt hit a sacrifice fly, scoring one run.
Greenville Stars took the lead in the top of the third. Turner Kuhnke doubled, scoring three runs, to give Greenville Stars the leg up, 3-1.
A home run to center field by Quinn Falish gave Green Bay Blue Ribbons the lead, 4-3, in the bottom of the fourth.
Greenville Stars took the lead in the top of the fifth. Jake Lucas doubled, scoring two runs, to give Greenville Stars the lead, 5-4.
Brayden Pleau grounded into a fielder’s choice, which helped Green Bay Blue Ribbons tie the game at five in the bottom of the sixth.
Green Bay Blue Ribbons took the lead in the bottom of the seventh. Garrett Brown grounded out, scoring one run, to give Green Bay Blue Ribbons the lead, 6-5.
Green Bay Blue Ribbons scored six runs on four hits in the bottom of the eighth inning. Easton Arendt drew a walk, scoring one run, Jake Petasek drew a walk, scoring one run, a wild pitch scored one run, and Sawyer Larson tripled, scoring three runs.
Isaac Poehlman earned the win for Green Bay Blue Ribbons. The pitcher allowed three hits and zero runs over two and one-third innings, striking out five and walking one. Taiven Gass took the loss for Greenville Stars. The right-handed pitcher went two innings, surrendering three runs on two hits, striking out one and walking three. Brayden Steinbecker started the game for Green Bay Blue Ribbons. The right-handed pitcher gave up four hits and five runs (four earned) over four and two-thirds innings, striking out two and walking three. Ethan Peters stepped on the mound first for Greenville Stars. The starting pitcher surrendered three hits and one run over three innings, striking out one and walking one. Ian Aoki pitched one inning of shutout ball for Green Bay Blue Ribbons in relief. The reliever surrendered zero hits, striking out one and walking one.
Green Bay Blue Ribbons collected nine hits in the game. Falish led Green Bay Blue Ribbons with three runs batted in. The leadoff hitter went 2-for-5 on the day. Pleau went 3-for-6 at the plate to lead Green Bay Blue Ribbons in hits. Petasek paced Green Bay Blue Ribbons with three walks. Overall, the team had patience at the plate, tallying nine walks for the game.
Greenville Stars amassed nine hits in the game. Kuhnke led Greenville Stars with three runs batted in. The catcher went 1-for-2 on the day. Lucas led Greenville Stars with two hits in four at bats. Kuhnke paced Greenville Stars with three walks. Overall, the team had patience at the plate, piling up seven walks for the game. Greenville Stars turned two double plays in the game.
