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Jason Ninmann's walk-off single to right center in the bottom of the ninth drove in Pat McFarland with the game-winning run as the Watertown Cardinals beat the Neosho Rockets 4-3 in a Rock River League Southern Division game Sunday at Washington Park. The game was scoreless heading into the bottom of the sixth when Watertown (3-0 RRL, 4-2 overall) finally broke through against Neosho starter Nick Archambeau. Archambeau's off-speed stuff kept the Cardinals hitting high fly balls until the sixth, when he walked four straight batters with two outs. Jason Ninmann, Nick Cahoon and Eric Johnson all walked to load the bases for Tim Schlatter, whose walk broke the tie. The Cardinals extended their lead to 3-0 in the seventh when Derek Ninmann hit a two-run double to left center off reliever Ray Lauersdorf. Watertown starter Brett Yost held the Rockets scoreless until the eighth, when Travis Steger scored on a wild pitch and Warren Braunschweig hit a sacrifice fly to make it a one-run game. Yost left after the eighth, having allowed two runs on six hits with five strikeouts and three walks. With Andy Schwantes relieving Yost in the top of the ninth, Brandon Egnarski twice beat out close plays to the bag when he reached on an error and advanced to second on a fielder's choice with two outs. Brad Kaul tied the game with an RBI single. In the bottom of the ninth, leadoff hitter Pat McFarland was hit by a pitch, Tyler Kopplin drew a walk and Derek Ninmann bunted the runners over to bring up Jason Ninmann, whose base hit to right ended it. Schwantes got the win in relief, while Kaul took the loss. Watertown lost to Kewaskum 9-6 in a Tri-County Nite League game on Saturday. Brandon Gutzdorf took the loss, allowing seven runs on seven hits with three walks and no strikeouts in three innings. The Cardinals host Mayville in a TCNL game Wednesday before playing a pair of Rock River League games over the weekend. On Saturday, Watertown plays at Johnson Creek. On Sunday, the Cardinals host Clyman. Sunday's game WATERTOWN 4, NEOSHO 3 Neosho 000 000 021 - 3 7 0 Watertown 000 001 201 - 4 7 3 WP: Schwantes LP: Kaul Neosho (ab-r-h-rbi) - Egnarski 4-1-0-0, O'Rourke 4-0-0-0, Kaul 4-0-2-1, Steger 4-1-1-0, Lauersdorf 4-1-2-0, Braunschweig 3-0-0-1, M. Damrow 4-0-1-0, Petrie 2-0-1-0, Krueser 1-0-0-0, Saeger 3-0-0-0, Thimm 1-0-0-0. Totals 34-3-7-2. Watertown (ab-r-h-rbi) - P. McFarland 3-2-1-0, T. Kopplin 3-1-1-0, D. Ninmann 4-0-1-2, J. Ninmann 4-1-2-1, Cahoon 3-0-1-0, Jensen 3-0-1-0, Schlatter 3-0-0-1, Schwantes 3-0-0-0, K. Kopplin 4-0-0-0. Totals 30-4-7-4. Saturday's game KEWASKUM 9, WATERTOWN 6 Watertown 000 140 010 - 6 8 1 Kewaskum 410 301 00x - 9 9 1

Watertown pitcher Brett Yost threw two innings of scoreless relief for the Cardinals in a 6-2 win over Lebanon on Sunday at Washington Park. (KEVIN WILSON/Daily Times) Eric Johnson pitched seven strong innings and Brett Yost threw two scoreless innings in relief as the Watertown Cardinals beat the Lebanon Whitetails 6-2 in a Rock River League Southern Division game Sunday at Washington Park. Watertown (3-1, 2-0 RRL) staked Johnson to a 5-0 lead through three innings. Jason Ninmann walked and scored on an error and Kyle Kopplin hit a sacrifice fly in the second inning. Nick Cahoon, Andy Schwantes and Tim Schlatter each had an RBI during a three-run rally in the third. Lebanon (0-2 RRL) got two runs back in the fourth on Justin Mallow's RBI single and Kai Ludwig's bases loaded walk, but the Whitetails were held scoreless the rest of the way. Johnson gave up two runs on four hits with seven strikeouts and three walks in seven innings. Yost had two strikeouts, no walks and no hits over the final two innings. ADVERTISEMENT * Zach Lauersdorf took the loss for Lebanon, allowing six runs on seven hits with six strikeouts and four walks in six innings. Casey Simon allowed two hits in two scoreless innings of relief. Next Sunday, Watertown hosts Neosho while Lebanon hosts Laurel Tavern. WATERTOWN 6, LEBANON 2 Lebanon 000 200 000 - 2 4 3 Watertown 023 001 00x - 6 9 2 WP: Johnson LP: Lauersdorf Lebanon (ab-r-h-rbi) - Lauersdorf 4-0-1-0, Simons 3-0-0-0, Jacobson 4-1-1-0, Simon 4-0-0-0, Crandall-Ziegler 4-1-1-0, Mallow 3-0-1-1, Pankow 1-0-0-0, Schueler 1-0-0-0, Ludwig 2-0-0-1, Lippert 2-0-0-0, Demetropoulos 1-0-0-0. Totals 29-2-4-2 Watertown (ab-r-h-rbi) - Byrne 5-0-1-0, T. Kopplin 5-0-1-1, D. Ninmann 4-1-2-0, J. Ninmann 2-2-0-0, Cahoon 3-2-1-1, Schwantes 3-0-1-1, McFarland 4-1-1-0, K. Kopplin 3-0-1-1. Totals 33-6-9-5 2B - D. Ninmann (W), Cahoon (W), McFarland (W). Pitching: HO - Lauersdorf (L) 7 in 7, Simon (L) 2 in 2; Johnson (W) 4 in 7, Yost (W) 0 in 2. R - Lauersdorf 6, Simon 0, Johnson 2, Yost 2. SO - Lauersdorf 6, Simon 0, Johnson 7, Yost 2. BB - Lauersdorf 4, Simon 0, Johnson 3, Yost 0.

ASHIPPUN - It may just be one game, but it's one game that got away from the Watertown Cardinals the previous two seasons. Road losses to Ashippun in 2007 and 2008 cost the Cardinals a spot in the Rock River League's Grand Championship playoffs the past two years. In 2009, the Cardinals opened the Southern Division slate by shutting out the host Mudcats 7-0 Sunday. Watertown (2-0, 1-0 RRL) scored four runs in the top of the first inning and three more in the ninth. That was more than enough run support for Cardinals pitcher Andy Schwantes, who scattered seven hits with two strikeouts and one walk in a complete-game shutout. The Cardinals used four hits, two walks and an error to open up a 4-0 lead early on. Derek Ninmann, Nick Cahoon and Schwantes all had RBI singles in the rally. Cahoon scored the other run on a throwing error. ADVERTISEMENT * In the ninth, Jason Ninmann hit an RBI single and Eric Johnson hit a two-run double. The Ninmann brothers and Johnson each had two hits for the Cardinals, who finished with 10 overall. Defensively, Watertown played an error-free game and turned two double plays to back Schwantes. Watertown plays a Tri-County Nite League game at Rubicon Saturday, then hosts Lebanon in a Rock River League game on Sunday. WATERTOWN 7, ASHIPPUN 0 Watertown 400 000 003 - 7 10 0 Ashippun 000 000 000 - 0 7 2 WP: Schwantes LP: Jaeger Watertown (ab-r-h-rbi) - McFarland 2-2-0-0, T. Kopplin 3-1-1-0, D. Ninmann 5-1-2-1, J. Ninmann 4-2-2-1, Cahoon 4-1-1-1, Johnson 5-0-2-2, Schwantes 5-0-1-1, Schlatter 5-0-1-0, K. Kopplin 4-0-0-0. Totals 37-7-10-6. Ashippun (ab-r-h-rbi) - Ryan 3-0-1-0, Grendahl 4-0-0-0, J. Jaeger 4-0-1-0, Collins 4-0-0-0, Loppnow 4-0-2-0, Tyler 3-0-0-0, Stam 3-0-0-0, Radis 3-0-2-0, Zelloth 3-0-1-0. Totals 31-0-7-0. Pitching: HO - Schwantes (W) 7 in 9, J. Jaeger (A) 6 in 6, Tyler (A) 3 in 3. R - Schwantes (W) 0, J. Jaeger (A) 4, Tyler (A) 3. SO - Schwantes (W) 1, J. Jaeger (A) 10, Tyler (A) 2. BB - Schwantes (W) 2, J. Jaeger (A) 3, Tyler (A) 3. 2B - D. Ninmann (W), Johnson (W).