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Divisions 2 through 4 saw second round action get  under way last night, while in Division 1 it was opening night of the 2009 WIAA spring baseball playoffs. 



The following were first-round upsets in Division 1 (not counting 4 vs. 5 mathups that are a coin flip usually):



[align=left] 6 Marshfield over 3 Merrill

6 Fort Atkinson over 3 Janesville Parker

6 Lakeland over 3 Antigo

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After a handful of 6 over 3 upsets in round one of D2-D4 action, there really weren't many surprises in round two.  In fact, none of those 6 seeds that pulled off first round upsets were able to continue that momentum with a second round win.  There were, however, a few top-seeded teams that got knocked off:



D2

4 Somerset over 1 Barron

4 Racine Lutheran over 1 Jefferson

4 Wautoma over 1 Mauston



D3

none



D4

4 Frederic over 1 Shell Lake



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Appleton West knocked off FVA and cross-town rival Appleton North with a walk-off single with the bases loaded.  D3 and D4 Appleton-area wrap-ups can be found here, while D2 Appleton-area games can be found here.



Green Bay Southwest scored on the always exciting walk-off suicide squeeze to take a tough 2-1 decision over Shawano.  De Pere was awarded a top seed and first round bye in the Division 1 playoffs.  The Redbirds are trying not to look ahead to a potential sectional semi-final matchup with Kimberly and reigning WBCA Player of the Year Brad Schreiber. 



Bobby Kachel's three-run homer in the fifth inning broke open the game for La Crosse Aquinas as the Blugolds pulled away for a 12-4 win over Brookwood.  Altoona is the lone remaining undefeated spring baseball team, and barely avoided an upset at the hands of Baldwin-Woodville last night.  Top-seed Osseo-Fairchild was another team able to narrowly dodge an early exit when they turned a game-ending double play with the bases loaded to eek out a 3-2 win over Mondovi.



Colby won a pitcher's duel 2-1 over Stratford, to advance to a regional final versus Marathon.  The Raiders from Marathon, the defending Division 3 state champs, cruised to a 12-2 win over Edgar to advance.  Marshfield was one of the aforementioned six seeds to pick up wins over a three seed, as they won a sloppy 5-4 decision over Merrill that saw both teams commit seven errors.



Wisconsin Lutheran had to go 11 innings to knock off Whitefish Bay Dominican.  Madison West coach Tim Goldsworthy is retiring after this year, but he's not done quite yet as the Regents knocked off Verona.  Barneveld set up a third matchup versus Six Rivers-East rival Pecatonica by securing a 2-1 win over Southwestern on Tuesday.  The Eagles won in walk-off fashion when a dribbler down the third base line off the bat of Beau Thompson scored the winning run.



Don't forget that regional finals in Divisions 2 through 4 are tonight.  We'll be updating the Scoreboard as soon as scores come in, so make sure to check early and often.