MONONA — Shane Adler delivered a timely run-scoring single in the first inning, but he didn’t stop there.
In fact, four proved to be Adler’s lucky number and he led Ashton to a 5-2 victory over host Monona in the first round of the Home Talent League round-robin championship amateur baseball series at Murphy Anthony Field on Sunday.
Adler, who started in center field and closed out on the victory on the mound, finished with four hits, four RBI and pitched four stellar innings to earn a save in relief of starter and winning pitcher Kevin Peternell.
“That’s what he’s supposed to do,” Ashton manager Dave Adler, said of his son. “He picked it up for a few other guys. Maybe next week it’s someone else’s turn.”
Ashton (14-6) will play at Fort Atkinson — which rallied past previously unbeaten Verona to earn a 4-3 victory in the other first-round game — in the second round at Jones Field next Sunday.