HTL: Renz powers offense for Blue Devils in rout of Grays

JEFFERSON — Heath Renz had four hits and drove in three runs as the Jefferson Blue Devils pummeled the Lake Mills Grays 11-1 in seven innings in Home Talent League Baseball at Fischer Field on Sunday.

Aidan Kammer and Zack Peterson added two hits apiece and Thomas Schlesner drove in three runs for the Blue Devils (4-1, 3-0 Southeast North Division).

Ike Roth earned the decision for Jefferson, allowing an earned run on two hits with five strikeouts in seven innings.

Payton Klettke, who allowed seven earned runs on 11 hits in six innings, took the loss for Lake Mills (0-5, 0-4 Southeast North Division).

Renz singled home a pair of runs with no outs in the first. Kasey Morgan added an RBI single and scored on Schlesner’s ground out.

Kammer singled home a run in the second and Schlesner’s two-out two-run double in the fifth made it 7-1.

Jefferson has a home doubleheader versus McFarland next Sunday beginning at noon, while Lake Mills hosts Footville on Wednesday at 7 p.m.

JEFFERSON 11, LAKE MILLS 1 (7)Lake Mills 100 000 0 — 1 2 2

Jefferson 410 023 1 — 11 12 0

W — Roth.

L — Klettke.

Lake Mills (ab-r-h-rbi) — Giombetti 2-1-0-0, Klettke 2-0-0-0, Paluch 3-0-1-0, Werner 3-0-1-1, Gullixson 3-0-0-0, Thomas 2-0-0-0, Birsching 2-0-0-0, Carter 2-0-0-0, Housner 2-0-0-0. Totals — 21-1-2-1.

Jefferson (ab-r-h-rbi) — I. Hoffman 4-2-0-0, Altermatt 1-0-1-1, Kammer 3-2-2-0, Ritter 0-0-0-0, Renz 4-2-4-3, J. Vogel 0-0-0-0, Laesch 3-1-1-1, Wade 0-0-0-0, Morgan 3-1-1-1, B. Vogel 0-0-0-0, T. Schlesner 4-0-1-3, C. Miller 0-0-0-0, Serrano 3-0-0-0, Fredrick 1-0-0-0, Peterson 3-2-2-0, L. Wagner 1-0-0-0, H. Miller 3-0-0-0, B. Wagner 1-1-0-0, Roth 0-0-0-0. Totals — 34-11-12-10.

2B — Werner (LM); Renz (J), T. Schlesner (J).

Pitching (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) — LM: Klettke 6-11-10-7-0-1, Housner 0.2-1-1-0-0-0; J: Roth 7-2-1-1-1-5.