5/17/22 Hometown Broadcasting Sports Tuesday
17 May 2022 Sports
Sports for Tuesday
Freddy Peralta dominated over seven innings, Hunter Renfroe scored on a wild pitch and the Milwaukee Brewers two-hit the Atlanta Braves 1-0 Monday night. Peralta (3-1) gave up two hits and a walk while striking out 10 and retiring his final 11 batters. It was the sixth time in Peralta’s career that he struck out 10 or more batters. He recorded his 500th career strikeout in the seventh when he retired Marcell Ozuna on a called third strike.
The Brewers improved to 11-4 at home, the best mark in the National League.
Atlanta starter Ian Anderson (3-2) shutout Milwaukee through five innings before the Brewers broke through in the sixth. Renfroe doubled with one out and moved to third on Omar Narváez’s groundout. Renfroe then scored on Anderson’s wild pitch.
Devin Williams struck out the side in the eighth and closer Josh Hader did the same in the ninth for his 14th save in 14 appearances this season.
Anderson allowed four hits and one run in six innings. He walked two and struck out three.
The two teams meet again tonight. t Adrian Houser (3-3, 3.86) will make his seventh start of the season. Houser is 0-2 with a 4.63 ERA in three career games (two starts) against the Braves. First pitch is at 6:40 and the game can be heard on AM 1100/98.3 FM, WISS.
Elsewhere in the NL Central Monday the Cubs shutout the Pirates 9-0 and the Cardinals game against the Mets was postponed. The Brewers lead the Cardinals by three games in the division.
Teams in the Midwest League had the day off Monday. The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers are back in action tonight, hosting South Bend. First pitch is at 6:40.
The Green Bay Packers and cornerback Jaire Alexander are said to be finalizing a four-year contract extension worth $84 million. The news was reported Monday morning by ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The deal averages out to $21 million per year. It includes a $30 million signing bonus, which is a record for defensive backs. Schefter reports that Alexander will receive $42.5 million by March. The base salary this season will be $1.076 million, which helps the Packers with the salary cap.
The Pro Bowler will be the highest paid cornerback in the league.
Alexander’s previous base salary for this year was $13.29M, and all of it counted against the cap. Alexander deal mins big cap relief for #Packers, was scheduled to count $13.29M against the cap; that number will drop significantly now.
The NBA’s Eastern Conference Finals get underway tonight as Boston plays at Miami. The Western Conference Finals begin Wednesday night as Dallas plays at Golden State.
Last awarded following the 2018-2019 athletic year, the Midwest Conference (MWC) All-Sports Trophy has a new home. Ripon College, for just the second time in the fifty years the honor has been awarded, and first in 22 years, is this year’s Ralph Shively Men’s Athletic Award winner.
Ripon claimed three conference titles during the 2021-2022 sport campaign – men’s basketball, indoor track & field and outdoor track & field. Football, men’s tennis and baseball all finished third in league play, while men’s cross country and men’s swimming & diving each finished fourth. Men’s soccer rounded out the score with a tie for eighth place this season. The nine varsity programs combined for a league-high 61.5 points, which was 6.5 more than the next-highest total.
Ripon College junior Abby Gilbertson was named to the NCAA Division-III All-Region Third Team Monday, which was released by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA). This marks Ripon softball’s first All-Region selection in four years.
The Wautoma Hornets baseball team earned 1st seed for the WIAA playoffs and will play on May 31st. Game time is 5:00 p.m vs the winner of Waupaca and Xavier.
The Wautoma Hornets softball team earned a 2nd seed for the WIAA postseason and will play on May 24th. Game time is 5:00 p.m vs the winner of Adams/Friendship and Omro.
High School Baseball (Mon.)
Lomira 8, Ripon 6
Oshkosh North 2, Beaver Dam 1
New London10, Xavier 0
Kimberly 12, Neenah 2
Waupaca 4, Wrightstown 0
Nekoosa 13, Assumption 8
Wisconsin Dells 15, Lodi 5
Watertown Luther Prep 10, Hustisford/Dodgeland 0
High School Softball (Mon.)
Ripon 11, Plymouth 0
Germantown 10, Kewaskum 5
Campbellsport 12 , Saint Mary’s Springs3
Mayville 10, Laconia 0
Winnebago Lutheran Academy 10, North Fond du Lac 0
Hortonville 11, Beaver Dam 1
Fond du Lac 5, Appleton West 0
Oshkosh West 4, Oshkosh North 2
Clintonville 13, Manawa 3
High School Baseball (Tues.)
Berlin at Plymouth
Waupun at Kettle Moraine Lutheran
Kewaskum at Winneconne
Laconia at Campbellsport
Lomira at Mayville
Saint Mary’s Springs at North Fond du Lac
Winnebago Lutheran at Omro
Menasha at De Pere
Seymour at New London
Shawano at Xavier
Weyauwega-Fremont at Iola-Scandinavia
Wild Rose at Manawa
Fond du Lac at Oshkosh West
Appleton North at Hortonville
Appleton East at Kaukauna
Kimberly at Appleton West
Oshkosh North at Neenah
Waupaca at Clintonville
Chilton at Little Chute
Mauston at Wautoma
Westfield at Adams-Friendship
Nekoosa at Wisconsin Dells
Montello at Cambria-Friesland
Wayland Academy at Central Wisconsin Christian
Randolph at Green Lake/Princeton
Pardeeville at Lourdes Academy
Oakfield at Markesan
Fall River at Johnson Creek
Horicon at Hustisford/Dodgeland
Rio at Waterloo
Girls Softball (Tues.)
Markesan at Berlin
Kettle Moraine Lutheran at Brookfield East
Waupun at Winneconne
Laconia at Omro
Lomira at Deerfield
Lomira at Saint Mary’s Springs
Mayville at North Fond du Lac
Valders at Winnebago Lutheran Academy
New London at Marinette
Oconto Falls at Seymour
Fond du Lac at Appleton North
Appleton East at Hortonville
Neenah at Kaukauna
Kimberly at Oshkosh West
Oshkosh North at Appleton West
Clintonville at Freedom
Denmark at Fox Valley Lutheran
Iola-Scandinavia at Wautoma
Adams-Friendship at Portage
Nekoosa at Neilsville
Westfield at Waterloo
Montello at Lourdes Academy (Doubleheader)
Johnson Creek at Oakfield
Williams Bay at Fall River (Doubleheader)
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