Nate Wagner went 4-for-4 with a double and three RBIs Wednesday night to lift the Austin VFW Post 1216 baseball team to a 10-9 nine-inning win over Northfield.
Austin won the first game 9-1.
In the nightcap, Post 1216 got the winning run when Joe Swatsager hit a sharp single to score Jacob Holst. Holst had walked and moved to third on a bunt single by Andrew Orcutt.
Adam Hemann, Orcutt and Swatsager each had two hits.
John Kirby and Dylan Monson each had two RBIs in Game 1 for Austin.
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Austin is 10-6 overall and plays in the 20-team Stars of Tomorrow tournament in La Crosse at 11 a.m. today.
AUSTIN 9, NORTHFIELD 1
Northfield 000 010 0 — 1 5 5
Austin 205 002 x — 9 5 2
WP: Mark Harber 7 IP, 7 K, 2 BB. LP: Jay Beaver.
AUSTIN 10, NORTHFIELD 9, 9 INN.
Northfield 103 013 010 — 9 9 2
Austin 100 024 011 — 10 13 2
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WP: Adam Hemann 3 IP, 3 K, 1 BB. LP: Al Schmidt.
