MEQUON, WI— The Fond du Lac Dock Spiders (13-13) end their season series against the Lakeshore Chinooks (14-12) by being shutout.
The Dock Spiders bats went silent tonight with just three hits overall. The Chinooks did their job as a pitching staff.
After a first inning error, the Chinooks struck first to lead 1-0. Aaron Ball Jr. (Kankakee) would give up just one unearned run in three innings of work.
The lead would be held until the fifth when the Chinooks loaded the bases up and tacked on two runs to take a 3-0 lead late into the game.
The Dock Spiders couldn’t get any late inning magic this time. They would get first and second with nobody out and would ground into a double play ball and suck out any momentum they may have had.
The Dock Spiders hit the road tomorrow night to Kokomo for a two game set. First pitch is scheduled for 6:05 PM CST.
The Fond du Lac Dock Spiders are a member of the finest developmental league for elite college baseball players, the Northwoods League. The 25-year old summer collegiate 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 200 former Northwoods League players have advanced to Major League Baseball, including three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer (WAS), two-time World Series Champions Ben Zobrist (CHC) and Brandon Crawford (SFG) and MLB All-Stars Chris Sale (BOS), Jordan Zimmermann (DET) and Curtis Granderson (MIA). All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League portal. For more information, visit www.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.
