WAUSAU, WI – The offense for the Fond du Lac Dock Spiders could not have been more electric than it was Thursday night against the Wisconsin Woodchucks, totaling 14 runs on 16 hits to sweep the two-game road series and take a one-game lead in first place in the Great Lakes West division standings. Behind a seven-run fifth inning and a five-run seventh inning, the Fond du Lac Dock Spiders defeated the Wisconsin Woodchucks, 14-4.

Key Plays

  • Victor Scott and Jackson Loftin would hit back-to-back home runs in the fifth inning, part of a seven-run frame for Fond du Lac
  • Later in the seventh, Chandler Simpson would bring home two of the Dock Spiders’ five runs that inning on an RBI single to left field, scoring both Josh Spiegel and Sam Ireland

Key Players

  • Simpson, Scott, and Loftin would each individually total three RBI, finish 2-6, and score two runs in the win
  • Jay Harry would have a strong night at the plate, finishing 3-6 Thursday with two RBI and one run scored
  • A total of seven Dock Spiders recorded at-least one RBI in the double-digit win

Up Next:

The Dock Spiders (21-11) will begin a five-game homestand on Friday, July 2, 2021as they host the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters with first pitch set for 6:35 p.m. at Herr-Baker Field.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
FDL – 14 0 0 1 0 7 0 5 0 0
WIS – 4 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

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The Fond du Lac Dock Spiders are a member of the finest developmental league for elite college baseball players, the Northwoods League. The Northwoods League is the proven leader in the development of elite college baseball players. Having completed its’ 27th season, the Northwoods 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 250 Northwoods League players have advanced to Major League Baseball, including three-time All-Star and 2016 Roberto Clemente Award winner Curtis Granderson, three-time Cy Young Award winner and World Series Champion Max Scherzer (WAS), two-time World Series Champions Ben Zobrist and Brandon Crawford (SFG) and World Series Champion Chris Sale (BOS). As well as 2019 Rookie of the Year and Home Run Derby Champion Pete Alonso (NYM) and MLB Gold Glove finalist and 2019 Second Team All-MLB shortstop Marcus Semien (TOR). All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League website. 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 Booyah as your favorite team.