Dock Spiders Win Road Opener in Wisconsin Rapids, 7-4
Wisconsin Rapids, WI – Dock Spiders pick up their first win of the year on the road at Wisconsin Rapids, 7-4. Fond du Lac came back from behind in the sixth to put four runs across the board with a two-out two-run RBI hit from Quinten Perilli (Elizabethtown) to give the Dock Spiders the lead and eventually go on to 1-1 on the season.
Wisconsin Rapids struck early, taking a 2-0 lead in the second with an RBI single from Tyler Mcclanahan (Alabama State) making the score 1-0, a batter later a passed ball on a dropped third strike with Miles Vandenheuvel (Eastern Arizona) batting allowed a second run to score in the inning. The Dock Spiders would cut the deficit in half in the third to 2-1 when Brandon Scott (Hillsdale) walked home a run allowing Nick Shiu to score (UW-Oshkosh). In the bottom half of the inning, The Rafters would get the run back to extend their lead to 3-1.
The score wouldn’t change again til the sixth, when the Dock Spiders would load the bases with three walks and with two outs the Dock Spiders would get their first two hits of the game, with an RBI single from Kelsen Johnson (Polk State) and a two-run double by Quinten Perilli to make the score 5-3.
Parker Knoll (Lawrence) would add insurance in the seventh, hitting the team’s first home run of the season. The Dock Spiders would add another run in the eighth with an infield single to make the score 7-3.
The Rafters would add one in the ninth to cut the lead to 7-4 but were never able to draw any closer.
The Dock Spiders will stay on the road and head to Wausau tomorrow, the first pitch is scheduled for 6:05.
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.
