Wausau Woodchucks
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) – An extra-inning comeback propelled Wausau past Madison Wednesday evening at Athletic Park 8-7 to sweep the doubleheader.
After keeping Madison scoreless in the tenth, Dalton Pearson (Georgia State) would come up to bat with two outs and hit a single, scoring Brady Jurgella (Minnesota) to win.
Madison (12-12) was the first team to score, bringing in two runs in the third and one in the fourth.
The Woodchucks (14-11) would respond with one run off a Drew Berkland (Minnesota) home run, making the score 3-1 in the fourth.
Besides his walk-off winning RBI single, Pearson picked up two different doubles and made a phenomenal throw from center field in the top of the 10th, throwing out Madison runner Estevan Moreno (Notre Dame) at home.
With two outs in the tenth, Mike Maginnis (Georgia State) came to the plate and was walked, setting Pearson up for the game-winning hit.
The Woodchucks will travel to Kapco Park to start a six-game road trip where they will face the Lakeshore Chinooks Thursday evening. The first pitch is scheduled for 6:35 p.m.
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