Photo Courtesy: Ava Schiffert
FOND DU LAC, WI – The Dock Spiders had been struggling throughout the entire week. They only tallied a total of six hits in two games in Rockford against the Rivets. It was the complete opposite effect in Traverse City. The Dock Spiders brought their bats to Turtle Creek Stadium as they tallied 14 hits and 8 runs in game one versus the Pit Spitters. The Pit Spitters started the night off in the bottom of the first inning as right fielder Parker Brosius (Georgia Tech) ripped a single into right field. A couple of pitches later, Brosius later came around to score on a passed ball that gave the Pit Spitters a 1-0 lead.
The Dock Spiders countered the 1-0 punch with three runs in the bottom of the second. A single from Paul Smith (Rice) and then a double from Jared Heinzen (Wisconsin-Parkside) set the offense up in prime position to score. Catcher Brady Katterhagen launched a sac fly to the right fielder that brought Smith across the plate to score the first run for the Dock Spiders. Then the Spiders used RBI singles from Luke Novitske and Travis Strickler to tack on two more runs making the score 3-1, The offense stalled there but the damage was done. Then in the bottom of the fourth, The Dock Spiders then let up runs in the bottom of the 4th, 5th, and 6th innings giving up 10 runs between those innings then in the bottom of the 7th. Dock Spiders drop game one 14-8. Both teams are back in action this afternoon at 5:05 PM.
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 recently completed its’ 29th 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 300 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 and on ESPN+. For more information, visit 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.