(WNFL) – Appleton North advanced to the WIAA Division 1 state softball semifinals with a rain-delayed 10-3 win over Stevens Point on Wednesday.
Drew Brown led Appleton North with 2 hits and 3 RBI. Alyssa Wald, Charlotte Radtke, Evelyn Frega and Kiera Hughes also had 2 hits a piece. Wald, Brown and Hughees each had doubles.
Radtke pitched a complete game for Appleton North, allowing 3 runs (2 earned) on 7 hits, 2 walks and 3 hit batters. She struck out 6.
Trailing 2-0 after 2 innings, Appleton North took the lead with a 4-run third inning, scoring the runs on 3 hits, 3 errors, a walk and a hit batter.
The Lighting built the lead to 7-4 and then broke the game open with a 3-run sixth inning, highlighted by a 2-run double by Hughes.
WIAA state softball tournament
At Goodman Diamond, Madison
Division 1 Quarterfinals – Wednesday, June 10
Game 1 – #2 Muskego (27-2) 14, #7 Marshfield (18-9) 8 – Stats
Game 2 – #6 Appleton North (20-7) 10, #3 Stevens Point (25-5) 3 – Stats
Game 3 – #1 Hamilton (28-1) 10, #8 West Allis Hale/Central (25-5) 0 (5 innings) – Stats
Division 1 Quarterfinals – Thursday, June 11 @ Madison College
Game 4 – #4 Sun Prairie East (21-4) vs. #5 Union Grove 23-6) – 9 a.m.
Division 1 Semifinal – Thursday, June 11
Game 5 – Muskego (27-2) vs. Appleton North (20-7) – approx. 7 p.m.
Division 1 Semifinal – Friday, June 12
Game 6 – Hamilton (28-1) vs. Winner of Game 4 – 9 a.m.
DIVISION 4
Division 4 Semifinals – Thursday, June 11
Game 1 – #1 Grantsburg (25-0) vs. #4 Johnson Creek (25-4) – 2 p.m.
Game 2 – #2 Mineral Point (26-4) vs. #3 Marathon (25-5) – approx. 4:30 p.m.
DIVISION 5
Division 5 Semifinals – Thursday, June 11
Game 1 – #1 Belmont (21-6) vs. #4 Athens (16-11) – 9 a.m.
Game 2 – #2 Almond-Bancroft (26-1) vs. #3 Blair-Taylor (21-7) – approx. 11:30 a.m.
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