05/17/2025
Poker Drives 4 Runners Home In Baraboo Varsity Thunderbirds Victory Over Sauk Prairie High School
By GameChanger Media
Taytum Poker drove in four runs on two hits to lead Baraboo Varsity Thunderbirds past Sauk Prairie High School 8-7 on Friday at Pierce Park. In the fourth inning, Taytum Poker hit a grand slam to left field.
Macey Weigel, Stella Cognac, and Liana Klemm at the bottom of Baraboo Varsity Thunderbirds's lineup combined for five of the team's 10 hits in their victory. They scored three runs and drove in two.
A double by Stella Cognac put Baraboo Varsity Thunderbirds on the board in the bottom of the second.
Sauk Prairie High School captured the lead, 2-1, in the top of the third after A Zick hit a sacrifice fly, and B Krchten singled, each scoring one run.
Zeva Valley homered to left field, which helped Baraboo Varsity Thunderbirds tie the game at two in the bottom of the third.
Baraboo Varsity Thunderbirds flipped the game on its head in the bottom of the fourth, scoring five runs on three hits to take the lead, 7-2. The biggest blow in the inning was a grand slam to left field by Taytum Poker on a 3-0 count that drove in four.
Taytum Poker earned the win for Baraboo Varsity Thunderbirds. The pitcher gave up 11 hits and seven runs (four earned) over seven innings, striking out two and walking one. A Zick took the loss for Sauk Prairie High School. The hurler went five innings, allowing eight runs on eight hits, striking out three and walking four.
Baraboo Varsity Thunderbirds piled up 10 hits in the game. Number eight hitter, Stella Cognac, showed the depth of Baraboo Varsity Thunderbirds's lineup, by leading them with three hits in three at bats. Liana Klemm collected two hits for Baraboo Varsity Thunderbirds in three at bats. Whitney Crary paced Baraboo Varsity Thunderbirds with two walks. Overall, the team had patience at the plate, tallying five walks for the game.
Sauk Prairie High School accumulated 11 hits in the game. B Krchten provided pop in the middle of the lineup, and led Sauk Prairie High School with three runs batted in. The infielder went 2-for-4 on the day. B Krchten, A Zick, G Pipitone, and K Ballweg each collected two hits for Sauk Prairie High School. Sauk Prairie High School didn't commit a single error in the field. B Krchten had the most chances in the field with five.