The Oshkosh Giants swept the Addison Braves Sunday in a Wisconsin State League doubleheader, taking the first game, 4-3, and the second, 10-5. Both games featured complete pitching performances from the Giants, with Eric Schmitz pitching seven innings in Game 1, and Adam Roos going the distance in Game 2.
The Giants (17-8, 16-6) tallied their four runs in Game 1 in the third inning, with RBI singles by Derek Hiroskey and Brad Demmin, and a two-run double by Wes Munson.
Demmin, the leading hitter in the WSL, got the Giants started in the second game with a two-run homer in the first inning. Derek Leighton put up a RBI double in the third, and RBI doubles by Munson and Leighton in the fifth put Oshkosh up for good.
Next up for the Giants is a pair of road doubleheaders against the defending national champion Lombard Orioles Saturday and Sunday. The Giants are second in the WSL behind the Orioles.
Oshkosh 4, Addison 3
Addison 010 001 1 — 3 9 2
(Reprinted from The Oshkosh Northwestern)
Oshkosh 004 000 X — 4 7 1
Pitchers — ADD: Steve Munda (7 IP, 4 K). OSH: Eric Schmitz (7 IP, 4 K, BB). WP: Schmitz (5-1). LP: Munda (2-4).
Hitters — ADD: Keenan Long 2-4 (HR, 2 RBI). OSH: Brad Demmin 2-3, Kyle Kannenberg 2-3.
Oshkosh 10, Addison 5
Addison 004 000 1 — 5 7 1
oshkosh 201 025 X — 10 13 1
Pitchers — ADD: Dave Arouca ( 5À IP, K, 2 BB), Mike Pierce (¿ IP), Josh Dryden (IP, K). OSH: Adam Roos (7 IP, 3 K, 2 BB). WP: Roos (2-2). LP: Arouca (1-5).
Hitters — AWAY: Ian Goldberg 2-3 (3 RBI), Josh Dryden 2-3, Dave Ciaglia 2-4 (2 RBI, 2B, HR). OSH: Wes Munson 3-4 (2B, 2 RBI), Demmin 2-4 (2B, HR, 2 RBI), Peter Berg 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI; Derek Leighton 3-4 (2 RBI)
American Legion
Oshkosh 18, Kaukauna 8: David Forseth went 4-4 from the plate with a double and three RBI. Bryan Clark and Josh Uhen also had three RBI each in a high-scoring game.
Next up for the Oshkosh American Legion team is a doubleheader hosting Sheboygan, Wednesday at 5:30 p.m.
Oshkosh 18, Kaukauna 8
Kaukauna 101 600 — 8 9 6
oshkosh (18-12) 225 36X — 18 18 2
Pitchers — KAU: Bill Vandervelden (3 IP, 2 BB), Bill Lindburg (IP), Garrett Dorn (IP). OSH: Matt Boyce (4 IP, BB), Beau Burgert (IP). WP: Boyce (6-0). LP: Vandervelden.
Hitters — KAU: Troy Diedrich 2-2 (2B, 3 RBI), Dorn 2-3 (2B). OSH: David Forseth 4-4 (2B, 3 RBI), Bryan Clark 2-4 (3 RBI), Mike Wesenberg 2-3, Josh Uhen 2-4 (2B, 3 RBI), Kevin Pagel 2-4.