LOVES PARK, IL- The Dock Spiders (31-31) scored 17 times, a season high, en route to demolishing the Rockford Rivets (35-26) 17-2.
Highlighting the night was Andrew Bullock who went 6-6 with two homers and five RBI's and four runs scored. Bullock was named Northwoods League Player of the night in what was arguably the best game put together by a Dock Spiders player this entire season.
The night got off to a rocky start as Fondy's offense went down in order 1-2-3. Following the 1st, Fondy scored in every inning between the 2nd and 9th innings. Fondy scored two runs in the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd innings. AJ Lewis drove in two runs with his first double of the night in the 1st inning. Lewis finished his day with three doubles.
Fondy would score another in the 5th and two more in the 6th and exploded for six more in the 7th. Two more runs were added in the 8th and 9th as Fondy routed Rockford 17-2.
Six Spider hitters recorded multiple hits including Nick Fortes who added three RBI's. In total, the Dock Spiders tallied 18 hits which was also a season high.
The win was given to Jack Collins as he worked 3.1 innings out of the 'pen.
Fondy is now just 2.5 games back of the Rivets and Wisconsin Rapids Rafters in the 2nd half of the season. The Dock Spiders will look to tighten the gap to 1.5 tomorrow for game two against the Rivets. First pitch is slated for 6:35.
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 180 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.