APPLETON — The Badgers scored early, then they scored often to upset the state baseball tournament’s top seed to advance to the state semifinal.

The #8 Badger High School baseball team in Lake Geneva defeated #1 Hudson 14-3 Monday in WIAA Division 1 state quarterfinal game.

Holding a 5-3 lead heading into the fifth, Badger scored nine runs in the inning, and Hudson never recovered.

The #8 Badgers next face #5 Hamilton in the Division 1 semifinal at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday.

DIVISION 1

Quarterfinals – Monday, June 16 – 9 a.m.
Game 1 – #4 Hamilton (22-8) 6, #5 Oak Creek (23-6) 1 – Stats
Game 2 – #8 Badger (22-7) 14, #1 Hudson (19-7) 3 – Stats

Quarterfinals – Monday, June 16 – 2:30 p.m.
Game 3 – #6 Hartford (22-7) 4, #3 Hortonville (22-8) 1 – Stats 
Game 4 – #2 Sun Prairie East vs. #7 Muskego 

Semifinals – Wednesday, June 18 – 2:30 p.m.
Game 5 – Hamilton (22-8) vs. Badger (22-7)
Game 6 – Hartford (22-7) vs. Winner of Game 4

Championship – Thursday, June 19 – 6 p.m.
Game 7 – Winner of Game 5 vs. Winner of Game 6

DIVISION 2

Semifinals – Wednesday, June 18 – 9 a.m.
Game 1 – #2 Aquinas vs. #3 Seymour
Game 2 – #1 New Berlin Eisenhower vs. #4 Reedsburg

Championship – Thursday, June 19 – 3 p.m.
Game 3 –  Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2