BATTLE CREEK, MI— The Fond du Lac Dock Spiders comebacks weren’t enough against the Battle Creek Bombers. The Dock Spiders came from behind twice but the third time the Bombers took the lead was the dagger.

Jared Jones (Saint Xavier) got the start for the Dock Spiders and the Bombers struck for three runs in the first.

Cam McMillan (Vanderbilt) hit a solo home-run in the fourth to get the Dock Spiders on the board. Then in the fifth they struck for two more to tie the game.

The Bombers answered quickly with two more in the the bottom of the fifth to regain the lead. The Dock Spiders rallied again in the sixth to tie it up again at 5-5.

Tom Jager (Robert Morris) came in relief and the Bombers would not go down easy as they struck for three more in the seventh and held that lead for the final two frames.

The Dock Spiders went on to lose 8-5. They ended their four game road trip at 2-2.

Opening night is tomorrow night at Herr Baker Field at Marian University. First pitch scheduled for 6:35 PM CST.

The Fond du Lac Dock Spiders are a member of the finest developmental league for elite college baseball players, the Northwoods League. The 25-year old summer collegiate league is the largest organized baseball league in the world with 22 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 (MIA).  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.