Chris Carporale, sports@wolfrivermedia.com
Leader Photo by Chris Caporale Bonduel High School senior Bennett Gunderson extends to catch the ball to get Crivitz junior Kershaw Strumbris out in Bonduel’s 10-4 win Friday.
Leader Photo by Chris Caporale Bonduel High School sophomore Jordan Boldt pitched six innings, striking out six, Friday against Crivitz. He also tallied a run when he stole home in the sixth inning of Bonduel’s 10-4 win.
Bonduel did not give Crivitz starting pitcher Brock Kueber a chance to settle in Friday.
The Bears put up a five-run first inning and coasted to a 10-4 nonconference victory at home over the Wolverines.
“I really liked, for the most part, that we hit up and down the lineup,” Bonduel coach Mark Margelofsky said. “That’s one of the things that makes for a good baseball team is when you can hurt one through nine.”
In the first inning, Bennett Gunderson singled down the left-field line, scoring Trevor Pedersen, Josh Richter reached base on a misplayed fly ball and Wyatt Erb powered a ball into right-centerfield, plating three runners. Senior Garrett Siolka added the final RBI of the inning, scoring Blake Stoss.
Bonduel tallied another run in the second inning to make the score 6-0, expanded its lead in the bottom of the fourth when Gunderson ran out an infield single to score Trevor Pederson, and scored two in the fifth when Siolka drove in Stoss and Jordan Boldt stole home with the bases loaded. In the sixth inning, Brent Pieper drove in Josh Richter on a fielder’s choice.
The Wolverines had four baserunners in the first three innings on one hit and three walks.
“I don’t think it was nerves. They just didn’t come out and play very well to start,” Crivitz head coach Jeff Dorschner said. “After that, and once they realized it’s not life or death if they don’t win this game, they played.”
Bonduel also ran into some problems and committed four miscues on the basepaths. Erb tripped on second base and got thrown out at third base. Gunderson got caught in a rundown. Siolka got caught trying to turn a double into a triple in the fifth. Senior Brandon Olsen got thrown out at home plate in the sixth inning.
“Those mistakes are worthwhile if we learn from them,” Margelofsky said.
Boldt allowed just one run in the game, struck out six batters and allowed five hits.
The run for Crivitz came in the fourth inning when Tyler Shubert singled to center field, scoring freshman Aaron Torney.
Kueber pitched three innings, allowing six runs, while Cameron Devore pitched in relief, allowing four runs over the next three innings for the Wolverines.
Bonduel (4-1, 2-1 Central Wisconsin Conference-8) sent Brent Peiper to the mound for the final inning. He walked three batters and gave up three hits and three runs for the Wolverines (2-6, 2-4 Marinette & Oconto Conference) in the final frame.
“Both Jordan and Brent haven’t been throwing in games, so we need to be getting them reps in practice, because that’s asking them a lot to not pitch for weeks and then to step out on the mound,” Margelofsky said.
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Crivitz 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 4 6 1
Bonduel 5 1 0 1 2 1 X 10 13 1