Coleman, Crivitz suffer shutout defeats

Niagara 2-Coleman 0NIAGARA — Marinette and Oconto Conference play began on a down note for the Coleman baseball team, as the Cougars suffered a 2-0 setback at the hands of Niagara on Monday.

Neither team was able to break through on the scoreboard until the bottom of the sixth inning, when the Badgers scored a pair of unearned runs for a 2-0 advantage entering the final frame.

Mason Richting tossed a complete seven-inning outing for Niagara, allowing four hits and four walks to go along with three strikeouts.

Coleman (0-1 M&O, 2-1 overall) out-hit the Badgers 4-2, with Brady Dufeck going two-for-two with a double.

Aiden Sweig and Blake Holmes each tallied one base hit for the Badgers.

Due upColeman: The Cougars hosted STAA on Tuesday, with results unavailable at press time. Coleman is at Wausaukee on Thursday for a 4:30 p.m. start time.

Niagara: The Badgers (1-0 M&O, 1-0 overall) were at home against Gillett/Suring on Tuesday, with results unavailable at press time. Niagara travels to STAA on Thursday at 4:30 p.m.

Niagara 2-Coleman 0Niagara 000 002 x — 2

Coleman 000 000 0 x — 0

WP: Richting 7 IP, 4H, 4BB, 3K

LP: Logan Kurth 5 1/3 IP, 2H, R, 5BB, 15K

Leading hitters (Coleman): Dufeck 2x2, 2B; Kolton Peters 1x3

Leading hitters (Niagara): Holmes 1x3, 2B, SB, R; Sweig 1x1, 2BB, SB, R

Norway 14-Crivitz 0CRIVITZ — The hit parade was out in full force for Norway on Monday, as the Knights hammered Crivitz 14-0 in non-conference action.

Norway smacked 10 base hits while Cole Baij kept the Wolverines off-balance on the mound, tossing three innings of two-hit ball before handing the ball off to Adam Ortman and Owen Baij, who hurled back-to-back shutdown innings to hand Crivitz its first loss of the year.

Ortman went 3-4 at the dish with three RBIs and finished a home run shy of hitting for the cycle.

Tegan Werner and Kaden Klaver were responsible for both of the Wolverines’ base knocks.

Due upCrivitz: The Wolverines were at Wausaukee on Tuesday, with results unavailable at press time. Crivitz is at Oconto on Thursday at 4 p.m.

Norway 14-Crivitz 0Norway 421 430 x — 14

Crivitz 000 000 0 — 0

WP: C. Baij 3IP, 2H, 2BB, 6K

LP: JJ Brand 2IP, 4H, 6R, 4ER, 3BB

Leading hitters (Crivitz): Werner 1x2, BB; Klaver 1x2; Logan Marvin 0x1, BB