Fond du Lac Baseball Advances to Sectional Final

A heavyweight matchup between two of the top teams in the state highlighted Tuesday’s sectional semifinal in Manitowoc, as the No. 4-seeded Fond du Lac Cardinals upset top-seeded Germantown.

Fond du Lac jumped out to an early lead, but the game quickly turned into a back-and-forth battle with both teams exchanging leads throughout. The Cardinals held a one-run advantage in the bottom of the seventh inning but were unable to close out the game, sending it into extra innings.

In the top of the ninth, Fond du Lac delivered the decisive blow, scoring two runs to take an 8–6 lead. Germantown answered with a run in the bottom half of the inning to cut the deficit to one, but the Cardinals held on to secure the 8–7 victory.

With the win, Fond du Lac advances to the sectional championship game this afternoon at 4 p.m., where they will face either No. 2-seeded West Bend or No. 3-seeded conference rival Neenah.

Division 3 – Sectional Semi-Final

(5) Viroqua 1

(2) Laconia 0

Game finished in 10 innings.