The Fond du Lac Dock Spiders will host the Traverse City Pit Spitters for the first time at home this season after the two teams split a two-game series in June at Turtle Creek Stadium in Michigan.
Series Setup
- Who – Traverse City Pit Spitters (22-17) vs. Fond du Lac Dock Spiders (24-14)
- Positions in NWL Standings – #2 Fond du Lac (0.5 GB); T4 Traverse City (2.0 GB)
- When – Friday, July 9, 2021 at 6:35 p.m.
- Where – Fond du Lac, WI (Herr-Baker Field)
- Watch – Northwoods League Baseball Network
- Video Announcer – Cade Crenshaw
- Social Media – @DockSpiders
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Probable Starting Pitchers
- LHP Jeremy Neff (TVC) vs. LHP Tyler Shingledecker (FDL)
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Fond du Lac Overview
- Carlson Reed, Chandler Simpson, and Nate Thomas were each selected Friday morning to the 2021 NWL All-Star game, held in Mankato, MN on July 20, 2021.
- Shingledecker will make his Dock Spider debut Friday against the Pit Spitters.
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Traverse City Overview
- Neff, Evan Gates, Chris Monroe, and John Beuckelaere were the four Pit Spitters selected to this year’s NWL All-Star game
- Monroe leads Traverse City with 31 RBI on the season through 32 games played, including two in Thursday’s loss to Fond du Lac
