Eau Claire, Wis.— Thursday’s game would not begin at the designated 7:05 start time, with a tarp covering the infield as rain came down heavily in Waterloo. The rain did not let up, forcing a postponement until tomorrow night, where the Express will take on the Bucks in a double-header.

The first game tomorrow will commence at 5:35 p.m. and the second game will be scheduled for 7:05 p.m., however the game will start roughly 30 minutes after the first game ends. Both games will be just seven innings.

Jon Roblez will pitch the opening game of the double-header against the Waterloo Bucks as the Express hit the road before returning home to Carson Park for the remainder of the season. The right-hander from Alabama State has a 2-0 record in four starts, highlighted by a seven inning no-hitter against St. Cloud in early July. Roblez has been a key cog of the Eau Claire rotation, with a 3.34 ERA in 32.1 innings pitched.

Jameson Lavery hopes to carry the momentum from his first win of the season last week against Rochester, a one run, six-inning performance in his second start of the summer. Lavery will look to pick up his second win of the year against the Bucks tomorrow night in the late night matchup against. Lavery holds a 1-1 overall record in six games, with a solid 3.24 ERA. Lavery has proven to be a pitcher with elite control, walking just four batters in 16.2 innings pitched. The UW-La Crosse junior has fanned eight opposing hitters in his two different outings, returning to Eau Claire after four games as a reliever in mid-June.

 

 

The Eau Claire Express have won the Northwoods League North Division and have earned a trip to the playoffs for the first time since winning the Northwoods League Championship in 2010.  They will host a playoff game at Carson Park on Monday August 15^th 6:35pm.  Group and individual game tickets are on sale now! Season tickets and single-game tickets for the regular season are also on sale now for Express home games. All tickets can be purchased by calling the Express office at 715-839-7788 or by stopping at the downtown office at 102 E. Grand Ave. 

 

The Eau Claire Express are a member of the finest developmental league for elite college baseball players, the Northwoods League. Playing its 23rd season of summer collegiate baseball, the Northwoods League is the largest organized baseball league in the world with 18 teams, drawing significantly more fans, in a friendly ballpark experience, than any league of its kind. A valuable training ground for coaches, umpires and front office staff, more than 150 Northwoods League players have advanced to Major League Baseball, including Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer (WAS) and MLB All-Stars Chris Sale (CWS), Jordan Zimmermann (DET), Curtis Granderson (NYM), Lucas Duda (NYM) and Ben Zobrist (CHC). All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League portal. For more information, visit www.eauclaireexpress.com or download the new Northwoods League Mobile App on the Apple App Store and set the Express as your favorite team.