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Parker baseball team falls

MADISON — The Big Eight Conference baseball opener was an uphill battle Tuesday for Janesville Parker.

The Vikings committed three costly errors and could not rally from a five-run deficit in a 6-3 loss to Madison East at Warner Park.

Parker (1-1, 0-1) rallied with three runs in the sixth, but could not overcome a shaky defensive effort or Jake Page’s three-run homer.

“We weren’t nearly as good defensively as we were in our first game,” Parker coach Brian Martin said. “And in this league, you can’t get away with playing poorly in the field.

“Our pitching was OK today considering I threw two juniors and two sophomores out there. It’s still part of the learning process for them.”

Trailing 5-0, Parker got three runs in the top of the sixth. Joe Allen scored the first Viking run on Jake Kobs’ RBI single, and Tyler Teubert drove in Alex Koel and Tanner Moe with a two-run triple.

East pushed the lead back to three with a run in the bottom of the inning.

“It’s a one-run game if you take away the walk and the error in front of Page’s three-run homer,” Martin said. “Otherwise, it’s a solo home run and a different game.”

Parker will host Oconomowoc in a nonconference game at 5 p.m. today at Riverside Park.

EAST 6, PARKER 3

Parker (ab-r-h-rbi)—Teubert, ss-p-2b, 3-0-1-2; Mauermann, ph, 1-0-0-0; Johnson, lf, 3-0-1-0; Meehan, 1b, 4-0-1-0; Silha, c, 3-0-0-0; Allen, cr, 0-1-0-0; Koel, 3-1-1-0; Fiedler, rf, 3-0-0-0; Moe, 3b, 0-1-0-0; J. Kobs, 2b, 3-0-2-1; Kilmer, dh, 2-0-0-0; Jacobson, ss, 1-0-1-0. Totals: 26-3-7-3.

East (ab-r-h-rbi)—M. Strommen, p-ss, 3-2-1-0; Hetzel, 1b, 3-2-2-2; Page, 2-1-1-3; Larson, dh, 4-0-3-1; Windchiegl, rf, 0-0-0-0; O’Donnell, rf, 3-0-0-0; Stoker, lf, 3-0-0-0; P. Strommen, ss-p, 3-1-1-0; Fraser, cf, 2-0-1-0; Amundson, 3b, 3-0-0-0. Totals: 26-6-9-6.

Janesville Parker 000 003 0—3

Madison East 103 101 x—6

E—Parker 3, East 1. LOB—Parker 8, East 6. 2B—Meehan, Hetzel, P. Strommen. 3B—Teubert. HR—Page. SB—Koel, Hetzel.

IP H R ER BB SO

Parker

Garcia (L) 2 2 1 1 2 3

Kersten 2 3 4 2 2 1

Teubert 1 1 0 0 0 1

Tr. Kobs 1 3 1 1 0 0

East

M. Strommen (W) 6 5 3 3 6 7

P. Strommen 1 1 0 0 0 1