FOND DU LAC, WI – The Fond du Lac Dock Spiders fell at home to the Lakeshore Chinooks, 5-2, in front of 1,256 fans, the largest crowd of the season at Herr-Baker Field.
The loss marks the third straight for the Dock Spiders, and their seventh in the last eight games. The Dock Spiders fall to 23-22 on the year and to 4-7 in the second half. The Chinooks, meanwhile, improved to 25-21 overall and 7-3 in the second half, just a half game behind the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters for the lead in the Great Lakes West Division.
Scott Rouse (2-2, Ohio Dominican) earned the win for the Chinooks after six shutout innings, while David Hagaman (1-3, West Virginia) took the loss for the Dock Spiders.
For the second straight night, the Chinooks got on the board first with a run in the first off two Dock Spiders errors that allowed Caden Kaiser (Ohio State) to score from second. They would then tally three more in the fourth off Hagaman to take a 4-0 lead. Kaiser would drive in two with a double to help build the advantage. The Chinooks would tally another in the sixth with a single from Kaiser, who tallied three RBI on the day, to take a 5-0 lead.
Andrew Pogue (Illinois) led the way for the Dock Spiders bullpen, striking out a career-high seven over 3.2 shutout innings.
On offense, the Dock Spiders cut into the Chinooks lead with a run in the seventh when Connor Manthey (Bradley) made a mad dash for home to score on a passed ball. In the ninth, Parker Noland (Vanderbilt) drove home his ninth run of the year with a sacrifice fly to center. Manthey also tallied a multi-hit night in his first appearance with the Dock Spiders since July 2 against Kokomo.
The Dock Spiders hit the road for a weekend series with the Battle Creek Battle Jacks starting tomorrow night at MCCU Field. First pitch is scheduled for 6:35 p.m. ET.
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’ 28th 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 280 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 (NYM), 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 2019/2021 Home Run Derby Champion Pete Alonso (NYM) and 2021 All-Star, MLB Gold Glove winner and 2019 Second Team All-MLB shortstop Marcus Semien (TEX). All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League website. League games are viewable live at watchnwl.com. For more information, visit dockspiders.com 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.
