By John Baldridge/Fond du Lac Dock Spiders
Battle Creek, MI Dock Spiders fell in the first of two games series with Battle Creek at C.O. Brown Stadium on Friday night, with the Battle Jacks taking the 17-5 win. Dock Spiders moved to 4-7 on the season.
Battle Creek took a 5-0 lead in the first inning with six walks and one hit in the inning, they added another three runs to their advantage in the second inning and four more in the third inning to take a 12-0 lead.
The Dock Spiders would get on the board in the fifth inning plating three runs in the inning with a single from Zack Taylor (UW-Oshkosh) that plated a run, walks with the bases loaded to Kelsen Johnson (Polk State), and Aiden Jolley (Georgia Tech) made the score 12-3. The Dock Spiders added one more run in the sixth inning, and one in the seventh inning to make the score 12-5.
The Battle Jacks increased their lead by adding three runs in the seventh inning to make the score 15-5. The Dock Spiders added two runs in the eighth inning but weren’t able to draw any closer falling by a final score, 15-7.
Dock Spiders wrap this their series with Battle Creek on Saturday night at 5:35 p.m. (CT)
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.