FOND DU LAC, WI- Peyton Sanderlin (Christian Brothers University) would go the distance on the mound for the Fond du Lac Dock Spiders (33-22) in a 2-0 win over the Wisconsin Woodchucks (23-32). Sanderlin noted in the post game interview that going the distance was not something new to him as he recalls going the distance about eight times in thirteen starts at school this season.
Sanderlin finished the night with 104 pitches 68 of which were for strikes, allowing no runs, five hits, two walks, while dishing out three strikeouts. It was the second complete game on the season for the Dock Spiders.
Tyler Wardwell (Duke) knocked one off the right field fence for a one out double. Wardwell would then be sent home by Jack Wassel (Minnesota) who came through clutch with a two out base hit.
The 1-0 lead for Fondy would stay constant until the 4th. After the Woodchucks gave up a leadoff walk and then two base hits, one from Wardwell and one from Kiambu Fentress (Vanderbilt), Wassel would get credit with a sacrifice fly sending home Zabowski for run number two.
Fond du Lac would only need to runs as they shutout the Woodchucks for the second time this season and earned their sixth shutout overall.
Fondy will head to Kenosha this week for a two game stand at Simmons Field. Game number one is tomorrow night at 6:05 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.comor 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.
