Fond du Lac, WI- For the second day in a row in front of a crowd of 967 the Fond du Lac Dock Spiders (11-8) shutout the Green Bay Bullfrogs (7-13) 10-0.
Shane Ritter (Iowa) got the start on the mound for the Spiders and picked up the win. He finished the game throwing 6 innings only allowing 2 hits, 2 walks, and dished out 6 strikeouts facing 23 batters.
Troy Black (Kentucky) continued his success when he belted one into right center field which drove in the first run of the game.
Two batters later in his Dock Spiders debut, Jack Wassel (Minnesota), wasted no time getting to work as he picked up an RBI single which put the Spiders ahead 2-0. Fond du Lac would also tack on one more run in the inning on a sacrifice fly.
In the 5th inning the Dock Spiders increased the lead from 3 to 5. Brad Hudson (Southern Illinois) lined one into right center field that reached the warning track sending in two runs making it a 5-0 lead. For the Allen, TX native he now has 5 doubles and 11 RBI.
With Black on the first base bag after reaching on a walk, Mitch Boe (Iowa) hit an RBI double when he lifted one into left center field that landed just feet in front of the warning track making the lead 7. Fond du Lac would add on one more run in the inning making it a 8-0 lead.
Wassel in his debut got his second RBI single of the afternoon which increased the lead to 9. For the The Geneva, IL product finished his first game in the Fondy sweater going 2/3 with 2 RBI and 1 run.
With two outs in the bottom of the 8th Black split the 3/4 hole with his third single of the night and his second RBI sending Dayton Provost (Oklahoma State) home for the 10th run.
Two out hitting was key for the Dock Spiders today as 8 of their 12 hits came with 2 outs. The Fondy bats have really started to heat up the last couple of games where they now have 34 hits in their last 3 games.
The Fond du Lac Dock Spiders will have the day of tomorrow and then be at home for the next 4 games starting with the Wisconsin Woodchucks. First pitch is at 6:35 PM.
The Fond du Lac Dock Spiders are a member of the finest developmental league for elite college baseball players, the Northwoods League. Now in its 25th anniversary season, the Northwoods 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 190 former Northwoods League players have advanced to Major League Baseball, including three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer (WAS), two-time World Series Champions Ben Zobrist (CHC) and Brandon Crawford (SFG) and MLB All-Stars Chris Sale (BOS), Jordan Zimmermann (DET) and Curtis Granderson (TOR). 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.
