MADISON, WI- Fond du Lac (9-15) had opportunities to output a couple of big innings but came up with little to show in their 7-2 loss to the Madison Mallards.
Dock Spiders' starting pitcher Adam Eck struggled through four innings as he allowed six hits, seven walks and three earned runs (five runs total).
The Mallards started the scoring with an RBI groundout off the bat of Angel Camacho who finished with four RBI's and two hits. It was 1-0 going to the 2nd inning in favor of the Mallards.
On the second pitch of the inning, Andrew Bullock delivered a bomb to left field to tie the game in the 2nd. It was Bullock's second home run and 15th RBI on the season (most on the team).
Madison would score the next four runs to take a 5-1 lead headed to the 5th inning. The Dock Spiders responded with two runners on and nobody out in the 5th but failed to score. In the 6th inning, Fondy loaded the bases with nobody out and only scored one run to bring it to a four run deficit.
Missed opportunities and a two run Mallards 8th inning made it a 7-2 game headed into the 9th. Fondy would go down 1-2-3 and lose their 15th game on the season.
The Dock Spiders are headed home for a three game home stand starting tomorrow night against the Kalamazoo Growlers. First pitch is slated for 6:35 at Marian University's Herr-Baker Field.
Season ticket packages, group outings, and individual game tickets for the 2017 season are on sale now and may be purchased from the Dock Spiders ticket office (located at 980 E Division St.). Fans may order tickets in person or over the phone by calling (920) 907-9833between 9:00am and 5:00pm Monday through Friday. Tickets are also available any time in the ticket section of dockspiders.com.
The Fond du Lac Dock Spiders are a member of the finest developmental league for elite college baseball players, the Northwoods League.The 23-year-old summer collegiate league is the largest organized baseball league in the world with 20 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 170 former Northwoods League players have advanced to Major League Baseball, including two-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer (WAS), two-time World Series Champion Ben Zobrist (CHC) and MLB All-Stars Chris Sale (BOS), Jordan Zimmermann (DET), Curtis Granderson (NYM) and Lucas Duda (NYM). All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League portal. For more information, visit www.dockspiders.com or download the new Northwoods League Mobile App on the Apple App Store or on Google Play and set the Dock Spiders as your favorite team.