MERRILL — The ninth-seeded West Salem High School baseball team was eliminated from the WIAA Division 2 postseason bracket with a 2-0 loss at eighth-seeded Merrill on Thursday.
Bennett Rieber and Terryn Boland allowed just two hits over six innings — Rieber pitched 5 2/3 — but the Bluejays managed to score one run in the fifth inning and another in the sixth in the regional quarterfinal matchup.
A two-out wild pitch allowed the fifth-inning run to score, and an error led to a Merrill run in the sixth.
Luke Grube singled and walked to reach safely twice for West Salem (9-13), which entered the game with two straight victories.
Viroqua 10, Luther 0 (5)
VIROQUA — The 12th-seeded Knights (3-17-1) were knocked out of the Division 3 bracket by the ninth-seeded Blackhawks.
Center fielder Ashton Kendall was 2 for 2 with a pair of singles for Luther, which had three hits against Jack Olson.
Pitcher/second baseman Cal Lyga also singled and stole a base for the Knights.
