Photo Courtesy: Ava Schiffert
FOND DU LAC, WI – It came down to the bitter end but ultimately it wasn’t enough to get the job done. The Dock Spiders had Right Fielder Jack Peterson on second base with 1 out but couldn’t find the big hit to bring him home and tie it up. Game two started out a lot like game one but the outcome was the inverse. Instead of The Dock Spiders offense getting going in the first inning, this time it was the Kingfish offense getting the scoring started by putting up two runs in the top of the first. Kingfish centerfielder Issac Williams (New Orleans) lined a single to Dock Spiders third basemen Chad Herrera (Viterbo) that put a runner on base for Brandon Nigh (Oakland) who laced another single that set the Kingfish up in a good position to score.
A groundout to the shortstop from Vytas Valincius (Illinois) brought Williams into score that gave the Kingfish a 1-0 lead. In the next at bat, Cole Gober (Eastern Illinois) hit a single to left field that allowed Nigh to score, making it a 2-0 ballgame in favor of the Kingfish. They didn’t keep the lead for long, as the Dock Spiders came alive in the bottom of the second inning and tied the game. A double from Jack Peterson, a single from Jake Surane (UW Oshkosh) and then another single from third basemen Chad Herrera brought Peterson into score. Centerfielder Connor Cooney (Holy Cross) followed Herrera with a single of his own which brought the tying run into score.
The game remained deadlocked at 2-2 until the top of the fifth inning where the Kingfish took advantage of a misplayed ground ball by Dock Spiders second basemen Jacob Anderson (Michigan State) that brought Brandon Heidal (Oakland) into score giving the Kingfish the lead and they never looked back. The Dock Spiders threatened the lead in the ninth inning but couldn’t muster up anything. Justin Doyle (Stevens Institute of Technology) was tagged with the loss while Grant Siegel (West Virginia) got his first win of the season. The Dock Spiders will be back in action tomorrow night as they take on the Wausau Woodchucks at 6:05 PM in Wausau.
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.
