Highland defeats Boscobel, then falls to Pittsville in baseball action

BLAIR-TAYLOR, Wis (WRCO / WRCE) – Pittsville won a WIAA Division 4 baseball sectional yesterday hosted by Blair-Taylor High School.  The Panthers won the opening game of the day 2-1 over Blair Taylor.

In the other semi-final, Highland defeated Boscobel 9-2. Koyer Zadrazil was the winning pitcher for the Cardinals after working into the 6^th inning. John Dreischmeier came on in relief to help the Cardinals nail down the win. Jack Terrell was 3 for 4 with 2 doubles, and Landis Newbury was 2 for 3 with a double.  Landon Haessley pitched for the Bulldogs with relief work from Tyler Miller. Boscobel had 6 hits and committed 8 errors.  They saw the season end at 13-13 after a great run in the WIAA tournament in which they earned a regional championship.

The Cardinals advanced to the Sectional championship game and ran into a buzz saw with Pittsville.  The Panthers scored 5 runs in the first inning and later 7 runs in the 3^rd as they logged a 13-3 5 inning win. Ben Friday was the winning pitcher and Logan Zickert hit a 2 run home run to lead the way. Wes Kraisinger and Bennett Smith both had rbi’s for the Cardinals. Davis Dorata and John Dreischmeier both pitched for Highland. After winning a WIAA regional championship last week, the Cardinals saw their season end at 15-13.

Pittsville will play at the WIAA baseball tournament next week in Appleton and the team is now 22-7 on the season.

Local teams advancing to the state championship weekend include Reedsburg in D2 and Fennimore in D3.

2025 Baseball State Tournament Qualifiers
DIVISION 1

Badger
Hartford
Hortonville
Hudson
Muskego
Oak Creek
Sun Prairie East
Sussex Hamilton

DIVISION 2

Aquinas
New Berlin Eisenhower
Reedsburg
Seymour

DIVISION 3

Barron
Fennimore
Kenosha St. Joseph
Kewaunee

DIVISION 4

Edgar
Johnson Creek
Pacelli
Pittsville

2025 State Baseball Tournament
Monday-Thursday, June 16-19, 2025
Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium, Grand Chute, Wis.

DIVISION 1

Quarterfinals – Monday, June 16 – 9:00 a.m.
Game 1 – #4 Seed vs. #5 Seed
Game 2 – #1 Seed vs. #8 Seed

Quarterfinals – Monday, June 16 – 2:30 p.m.
Game 3 – #3 Seed vs. #6 Seed
Game 4 – #2 Seed vs. #7 Seed

Semifinals – Wednesday, June 18 – 2:30 p.m.
Game 5 – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2
Game 6 – Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4

Championship – Thursday, June 19 – 6:00 p.m.
Game 7 – Winner of Game 5 vs. Winner of Game 6

DIVISION 2

Semifinals – Wednesday, June 18 – 9:00 a.m.
Game 1 – #2 Seed vs. #3 Seed
Game 2 – #1 Seed vs. #4 Seed

Championship – Thursday, June 19 – 3:00 p.m.
Game 3 – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2

DIVISION 3

Semifinals – Tuesday, June 17 – 2:30 p.m.
Game 1 – #2 Seed vs. #3 Seed
Game 2 – #1 Seed vs. #4 Seed

Championship – Thursday, June 19 – Noon
Game 3 – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2

DIVISION 4

Semifinals – Tuesday, June 17 – 9:00 a.m.
Game 1 – #2 Seed vs. #3 Seed
Game 2 – #1 Seed vs. #4 Seed

Championship – Thursday, June 19 – 9:00 a.m.
Game 3 – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2

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