By Nicholas Giannone | June 11th, 2026
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI — The Battle Jacks dropped their fifth game in a row on Thursday to the Wisconsin Rapids following a rain delay, 9-8.
Dayne Wimberly and Jake Stedman’s RBI’s gave Battle Creek an early lead that didn’t last long, as Wisconsin Rapids struck in the bottom half of the inning with two runs of their own, highlighted by runs from Nico Defazio and Zachary Gingrich.
The Battle Jacks continued their offensive surge in the second inning, plating four runs to extend their lead to 6-2. Brendan Thompson highlighted the inning with a three-run homer to center field, while Hunter Morgan added an RBI to cap off the scoring.
Wisconsin Rapids came firing back in the bottom half of the inning, cutting the deficit to just one as they scored three runs in the inning.
The top of the fourth inning, saw the Battle Jacks extend their lead to two, but it wasn’t long lasting as Wisconsin Rapids came firing back in the bottom half scoring two runs to tie the game. Whenever the Battle Jacks looked to have separated from the Rafters, it seemed as they always had an answer, which ended up hurting Battle Creek in the long run. Heading into the fifth inning the ball game was tied a 7’s.
The Rafters took their first lead of the contest in the sixth inning Jax LeGrand’s home run gave them a 8-7 lead.
The ninth inning saw Jake Stedman come up clutch with a sacrifice fly to tie the game 8-8, before Connor Harvie double in the bottom half of the ninth, walked the Rafters off as the Battle Jacks lost their fifth game in a row.
The Battle Jacks are back in action on Friday as they closeout their two game set with the Rafters with first pitch scheduled for 7:05 pm.
