HTL: Jefferson crushes Lake Mills 44-0, but loses tiebreaker for wildcard playoff spot

LAKE MILLS — Heath Renz and Roby Schlesner both hit two home runs as part of a 41-hit barrage as Jefferson beat Lake Mills 44-0 at Campus Field in Home Talent League baseball action on Sunday.

Unfortunately for the Blue Devils, the team lost a tiebreaker to Fort Atkinson for second place in the Southeast North Division and a wildcard playoff berth. Jefferson caps the season with a record of 9-5 overall and 5-3 in division games. Fort went 6-2 in division contests.

Schlesner finished 8-for-9 with 13 RBIs and seven runs scored, also doubling four times. Renz went 5-for-7 with seven runs scored and nine RBIs while Thomas Schlesner tallied three doubles.

Reese Fetherston added four hits and Isiah Hoffman drove in four runs.

Ike Roth earned the decision for the Blue Devils, pitching seven shutout innings of two-hit ball with seven strikeouts and one walk.

Caleb Housner took the loss for the Grays, who finished the season 0-14 overall.

JEFFERSON 44, LAKE MILLS 0 (7)

Jefferson (12)53 548 7 — 44 41 1

Lake Mills 000 000 0 — 0 2 3

WP: Roth

LP: Housner

Lake Mills (ab-r-h-rbi) — Gullixson 3-0-0-0, Thomas 2-0-0-0, Werner 3-0-0-0, Barketallah 3-0-1-0, Paluch 2-0-0-0, Hosey 3-0-1-0, Birsching 3-0-0-0, Housner 2-0-0-0, Carter 2-0-0-0. Totals 23-0-2-0.

Jefferson (ab-r-h-rbi) — Renz 7-7-5-9, T. Schlesner 7-7-4-0, R. Schlesner 9-7-8-13, Kammer 3-4-3-2, C. Miller 4-3-2-1, Fetherston 4-2-4-3, J. Vogel 3-2-2-0, I. Hoffman 3-1-2-4, B. Vogel 3-1-1-1, H. Miller 4-1-1-4, Fredrick 3-1-2-2, Laesch 5-1-1-0, D. Peterson 3-2-2-2, Z. Peterson 3-4-2-2, Schroedl 3-1-2-0. Totals 64-44-41-43.

2B — R. Schlesner 4, T. Schlesner 3, B. Vogel, C. Miller, I. Hoffman, Z. Peterson

HR — Renz 2, R. Schlesner 2

Pitching (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) — J: Roth 7-2-0-0-1-7; LM: Housner 3-20-20-19-2-0, Barketallah 4-21-24-20-5-5.