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Stevens Point torched previously unbeaten Riley Tincher (11-1) for 11 hits and nine runs in five-plus innings in pulling away for the victory.
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Whitewater (ab-r-h-rbi)--Stine, cf, 4-2-2-2; Putnam, 5-0-0-0; Donovan, 1b, 4-1-1-1; Kuhlmann, 2b, 4-1-3-1; Coe, c, 3-1-0-0; Kenseth, ss, 4-1-2-3; Leavitt, dh, 3-0-0-0; Beyer, lf, 4-0-1-0; Rechlitz, 3b, 4-1-3-0. Totals: 35-7-12-7.
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WHITEWATER 14, PLATTEVILLE 0 (7)
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O'Brien advanced through four stages of workouts: the Schuylkill- Berks Legion Baseball League workout, the Region 2 workout at Coplay, the Region 2-5 workout at Mountain Top and the All-East workout July 5 at West Lawn.
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