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W-I-N opens season with victory over Sioux Valley

Devon Fischbach, of Warner-Ipswich-Northwestern, left, catches the throw as Ryan Groeblinghoff, of Groton Post 39, right, steals second base during a game last season in Northville. Fischbach had three hits in a win at Sioux Valley Friday night. Photo by John Davis taken 6/12/2023

VOLGA – Warner-Ipswich-Northwestern collected 10 hits and seven walks to help fuel a 9-5 win over Sioux Valley in high school baseball action Friday night.

Devon Fischbach and Alec Mikkelsen both reached base four times in the victory. Fischbach had three hits and a walk, and scored four times. Mikkelsen also had three hits and a walk, and scored twice. Dawson Ward finished with two hits and knocked in three runs.

Fischbach and Xavier Kadlec started out the game with back-to-back doubles in a three-run first inning for W-I-N. Mikkelson and Ward each delivered RBI singles in the frame.

Ward also drove in runs in the fifth and sixth innings, one on a bases-loaded walk and another on a bases-loaded hit by pitch.

Gavin Lane struck out six batters in four innings on the mound for W-I-N.

W-I-N 300 023 1 – 9 10 1

Sioux Valley 002 003 0 – 5 9 3

Gavin Lane, Dawson Ward (5), Logan Fischbach (7) and C. Mansfield; Kameron Hauck, Tate Steffensen (6), J. Opitz (7) and Braden Danzeisen. 2B – W-I-N, Alec Mikkelsen, Devon Fischbach, Xavier Kadlec; Sioux Valley, Danzeisen, Christopher Moberg, M. Olson, Steffensen.

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