Ithaca Baseball improves to 4-0 in conference play

ITHACA, Wis – Ithaca improved to 4-0 in the Ridge and Valley Conference with a 9-8 home win over North Crawford.  The Bulldogs trailed 1-0 and 2-1 in the early going of the contest before breaking out to a lead with a 4 run 3^rd inning and a 3 run 4^th. Trailing 8-2, North Crawford plated 5 runs in the 6^th before the Bulldogs scored what turned out to be the winning run. The Trojans got within a run with a score in the top of the 7^th before the Bulldogs finally got out of the inning to end a wild game with a win.

For Ithaca Derek Franzen and Isaiah Fargen each had 2 hits with Fargen knocking in 2 runs with a 4^th inning double. Cody Brynes had a double, a single, and 2 rbis while scoring twice. Hewston Boland was 2 for 4 with a double and 2 rbi.  Boland was the starting pitcher for Ithaca with 6 strike outs before exiting in the 6^th inning. Caden Keller finished the game for the Bulldogs striking out 4.

North Crawford was led by Landry Stluka who was 3 for 4 with a double, Landon Blaha was 2 for 3 with an rbi with 2 walks. Sawyer Stluka was 2 for 4.  Sawyer started pitching and left the mound in the 4^th inning. Landon Blaha finished the game for the Trojans.

With the 9-8 win, Ithaca is now 4-1 overall and unbeaten through 4 games in the Ridge and Valley.  North Crawford fell to 2-5 overall, and 2-3 in the league. The 2 teams will meet again on Thursday at North Crawford High School.