Published On: August 16th, 2018

DULUTH, MN- The Fond du Lac Dock Spiders fell 8-1 to the Duluth Huskies in game number two of the Northwoods League Championship forcing a third game.

Fondy grabbed the lead in the second when Braden Stutzman (Oregon) drove in the first run of the ball game on a two out RBI single into right field.

The rest of the ball game would go in favor of the Huskies in which was powered by a five run third inning.

Fond du Lac will stay in Duluth and will play the Huskies in the final game tomorrow night at 7:05 PM. The winner will be crowned the 2018 Northwoods League Champion.

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, over 200 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.

 

 

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