Iola-Scandinavia’s baseball team improved to 6-1 overall and 5-1 in Central Wisconsin 8 Conference play with recent wins over Amherst, Wild Rose, Stevens Point Pacelli and Manawa.
The Thunderbirds defeated Amherst 6-1 April 27, picked up a 7-1 nonconference win over Wild Rose April 24, edged Pacelli 8-7 April 23 and handed Manawa an 11-1 defeat in a rescheduled game April 21.
I-S 6, Amherst 1
AMHERST – The T-Birds scored twice in the third inning, once in the fifth and three times in the sixth.
Amherst came up with a run in the bottom of the fifth.
I-S 7, Wild Rose 1
IOLA – After taking a 3-0 lead with two runs in the first inning and one in the third, the T-Birds scored four times in the bottom of the fourth.
I-S will host Wittenberg-Birnamwood Thursday, April 30, before a rematch with Manawa in Manawa Monday, May 4. First pitch for both games is set for 4:30 p.m.