The Fond du Lac Dock Spiders will matchup with the Lakeshore Chinooks for the first time this season on Wednesday night.
Series Setup
- Who – Lakeshore Chinooks (1-1) vs. Fond du Lac Dock Spiders (2-0)
- Positions in NWL Standings – T1 Fond du Lac; T2 Lakeshore
- When – Wednesday, June 2, 2021 at 6:35 p.m.
- Where – Fond du Lac, Wisconsin (Herr-Baker Field)
- Watch – Northwoods League Baseball Network
- Video Announcer – Cade Crenshaw
- Social Media – @DockSpiders
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Starting Pitchers
- RHP Blake Malatestinic (LAK) vs. LHP Austin Richardson (FDL)
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Fond du Lac Overview
- Gus Collins leads the Northwoods League with seven total RBI, including totaling six in Tuesday’s win over Green Bay
- Continuing his strong start to the season, Connor Manthey is tied for the most hits in the NWL with five
- Not only is Chandler Simpson batting .400, he also has shown his speed on the basepaths with five stolen bases through two games
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Lakeshore Overview
- Josh Glenn has been a productive bat early in the Chinooks lineup, tallying three RBI and one home run
- The Chinooks’ Tuesday win over Madison was led by Brennan Bales, as he went 4-5 with a home run and three RBI
- Tonight’s probable starting pitcher, Blake Malatestinic, finished his junior season at Eastern Illinois University in 2020 with 23 strikeouts in 26.2 innings pitched.
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Quick Hits
- Through their first two games of the 2021 season the Dock Spiders have outscored their opponents 23-6
- Those 23 runs scored by Fond du Lac are the most runs scored through the first two games of a season in Dock Spiders history
