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Madison Memorial falls in state baseball quarterfinals

Grand Chute — Madison Memorial High School’s bid for a WIAA state baseball championship in Dave Thomas’ first year as head coach came to a sudden halt Tuesday.

The Spartans, who shared the Big Eight title with Middleton, had a 12-game winning streak snapped by Kimberly, 11-1, in a five-inning Division 1 state quarterfinal game at Fox Cities Stadium.

Kimberly also beat Memorial, 10-0, in a five-inning state championship game last June. After winning the rematch, the Papermakers advanced to the 2008 title game against Kenosha Bradford by whipping La Crosse Central, 8-4, in Tuesday’s night’s semifinals.

Memorial was making its fourth straight state appearance. The Spartans qualified by edging Thomas’ alma mater, Janesville Parker, in a 2-0 sectional final last week and finished the season with a 19-6 record.

Winning pitcher Brad Schreiber threw a three-hitter, went 3-for-3 and drove in five runs to lead Kimberly’s latest rout of Memorial. He had a two-run homer in a three-run first inning, a three-run double in a four-run second and added a triple in the third.

KIMBERLY 11, MEMORIAL 1

Madison Memorial 100 00—1 3 2

Kimberly 340 4x—11 11 0

Mick Cyganek, Dirk Van Duym (2), Craig Czuprynski (5) and Patrick Ritchie; Brad Schreiber and Will Randerson.

Leading hitters—Anthony Englebert (K) 2x3, Schreiber (K) 3x3, Randerson (K) 2x3. 2B—Ritchie (MM), Schreiber (K), Dylan Peotter (K). 3B—Englebert (K), Schreiber (K), Cole Brocker (K). HR—Schreiber (K).

SO—Cyganek 2, Van Duym 1, Schreiber 8. BB—Cyganek 2, Czupryski 1.

Kimberly 8, Central 4—Brad Schreiber had an RBI triple during a three-run rally in the first inning and added a solo homer in the third, helping Kimberly knock off La Crosse Central (15-10) in the Division 1 semifinals.

The Papermakers (21-4) rallied for four runs in the fifth inning, including two on Matt Seidl’s bases-loaded single to right, as they advanced to Thursday’s title game against Kenosha Bradford.

KIMBERLY 8, CENTRAL 4

La Crosse Central 000 012 1—4 9 1

Kimberly 301 040 x—8 9 0

Lukas Penovich, Drew Ghelfi (3), Lucas Warren (5), Ryan Ledvina (6) and Mitchell Ghelfi; Bryce Bellin, Will Randerson (7) and Randerson, Bellin (7).

Leading hitters—John Munson (LC), 4x4, Warren (LC) 2x3, Brad Schreiber (K) 2x4, 2B—Warren (LC). 3B—Juan Randerson (K). HR—Schreiber (K).

SO—Ghelfi 3, Warren 1, Bellin 6, Randerson 1. BB—Penovich 2, Ghelfi 4, Randerson 1.

Bradford 13, West 7—Matt Lewer had a two-run double during Kenosha Bradford’s five-run third inning for a 5-1 lead over Wausau West (18-7) in the Division 1 semifinals.

Bradford (18-7) rallied for four more runs in the fourth, including two on a triple by Lewer.

BRADFORD 13, WEST 5

Kenosha Bradford 005 410 3—13 13 0

Wausau West 011 021 0—5 6 3

Brenden Schulz, David Gerlach (5) and Matt Richer; Dan Genrich, Chris Anderson (2), Tyler Schaefer (4), Matt Doescher (7) and Jared Kramer.

Leading hitters—Matt Lewer (KB) 3x4, John Atkins (KB) 2x5, Richer (KB) 3x5, Brenden Schulz (KB) 4x4, Brock McMullen (WW) 2x2. 2B—Lewer (KB), Atkins (KB ), Richer (KB), Schulz (KB), Seth McMullen (WW), Genrich (WW), Kyle Holtz (WW), B. McMullen (WW). 3B—Lewer (KB), Aaron Hansen (WW).

SO—Schulz 4, Gerlach 1, Genrich 2, Anderson 2, Schaefer 1, Dooescher 1. BB—Schulz 4, Genrich 3, Anderson 3.

Central 14, Beaver Dam 4—La Crosse Central began its WIAA-leading 18th state appearance by ripping three Beaver Dam pitchers for 16 hits and breezing through the Division 1 quarterfinals.

CENTRAL 14, BEAVER DAM 4

La Crosse Central 121 007 3—14 16 3

Beaver Dam 000 101 2—4 7 4

Lucas Warren, Adam Bakalars (7) and Mitchell Ghelfi; Nick Rechek, Dusty Blanchard (5), Cody Schmitt (6) and Ezra Mitchell.

Leading hitters—Ryan Ledvina (LC) 3x5, John Munson (LC) 2x4, Lucas Warren (LC) 3x3, Mitchell Ghelfi (LC) 2x4, Ezra Mitchell (BD) 2x4, Eric Sackett (BD) 2x3.

SO—Warren 6, Rechek 1, Blanchard 1, Schmitt 1. BB—Warren 1, Rechek 4, Blanchard 1, Schmitt 1.

West 7, Lutheran 5—Wausau West scored single runs in each of its last three at-bats to outlast Wisconsin Lutheran (14-10) in the Division 1 quarterfinals.

Seth McMullen tripled and scored on a wild pitch in the fourth inning to give the Warriors a 5-4 lead they never relinquished.

WEST 7, LUTHERAN 5

Wisconsin Lutheran 001 301 0—5 7 1

Wausau West 004 111 x—7 12 3

Joe Janke and Kevin Raasch; Adam Kramer and Jared Kramer.

Leading hitters—Jesse Stannard (WL) 2x4, Seth McMullen (WW) 2x3, Mike Doescher (WW) 2x4, Dan Genrich (WW) 2x4, Kyle Holtz (WW) 2x4, Brock McMullen (WW) 2x2. 2B—Stannard (WL), Holtz (WW), B. McMullen (WW) 2. 3B—Raasch (WL), S. McMullen (WW), Doescher (WW).

SO—Janke 2, A. Kramer 6. BB—Janke 3, Kramer 2.

Bradford 6, Eau Claire 2—Sam Schissel allowed only three hits, including just one after the second inning, as Kenosha Bradford upset top-ranked and previously unbeaten Eau Claire Memorial (22-1) in the Division 1 quarterfinals.

BRADFORD 6, MEMORIAL 2

Eau Claire Memorial 200 000 0—2 6 2

Kenosha Bradford 002 022 x—6 12 1

Ben Kincaid, Brad Sand (6) and Will Fadness; Sam Schissel and Matt Richer.

Leading hitters—Matt Lewer (KB) 4x4, Sam Schissel (KB) 2x4, Eric Corrao (KB) 3x3, Matt Chwala (KB) 2x2. 2B—Sand (ECM). HR—Ben Sebesta (ECM).

SO—Kincaid 5, Schissel 7. BB—Kincaid 5, Schissel 3.