By John Baldridge/Fond du Lac Dock Spiders
Dock Spiders picked up their first sweep of the season Saturday at Herr-Baker Field against the Green Bay Rockers 6-1. The Dock Spiders moved to 3-3 on the season.
Green Bay started the scoring in the first with a double from Nick Harms (Case Western Reserve) that brought home Seth Farni (Ole Miss) to make the score 1-0. The Dock Spiders would respond in the bottom of the first inning with a single from Parker Knoll (Lawrence) that tied the game and a groundout to second by Drew Barragan (Embry-Riddle) gave the Dock Spiders the 2-1 lead.
The Dock Spiders added a run in the fourth inning after Drew Barragan reached on a fielder’s choice, a single from Zach Taylor (Wisconsin-Oshkosh) moved Barragan to third with one out. The next batter, Jake Surane (Wisconsin-Oshkosh) reached on a passed ball that brought Barragan in to extend the lead to 3-1.
Caden Shapiro made it a 4-1 Dock Spiders lead with a fifth-inning home run, a solo shot to left field. The Dock Spiders added two more runs later in the fifth inning with a double from Drew Barragan increasing the lead to 6-1.
After the Dock Spiders allowed a run in the first, the pitching staff worked no runs baseball over the next eight frames. RHP Zach Silfies (Elizabethtown) (2-0) picked up the win in relief going 3.0 innings. RHP Elden Santana (Lawrence) started for the Dock Spiders, went 3.0 innings and allowed two hits and one run. Austin Kutz and Deuce Musial picked up the final six outs in the 6-1 Dock Spiders victory.
The Dock Spiders’ wraps up their four-game homestand tomorrow at Herr-Baker Field against the Wausau Woodchucks at 1:05. Sunday is also the first Post-Game Autographs session with Weaver and your favorite players at Herr-Baker Field after the game presented by Kwik Trip.
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. Entering its’ 31st season, the Northwoods League is the largest organized baseball league in the world with 26 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 350 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 (TEX), two-time World Series Champions Ben Zobrist and Brandon Crawford (STL) and World Series Champion Chris Sale (ATL). As well as 2019 Rookie of the Year and 2019/2021 Home Run Derby Champion Pete Alonso (NYM) and 2023 World Series Champion, 2021 and 2023 All-Star, MLB Gold Glove winner and two-time All-MLB first team 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.