FOND DU LAC, WI – After splitting a two-game road series in La Crosse, the Dock Spiders will return home for one game to take on the Green Bay Booyah at 1:05 pm.
Fond du Lac (2-1) lost in a tight back-to-back game on Friday the 3rd 7-6 but came back with a big 12-7 victory on Independence Day to hand the Loggers their first loss of the year.
Aaron Anderson (Liberty University) had a huge night, putting up six RBI and one home run in a night where he reached base all six times he came to the plate.
Despite giving up seven runs, the Dock Spiders pitching staff had another solid outing, with five pitchers throwing eleven strikeouts combined in nine innings.
Derek Diamond (University of Mississippi) will make his first appearance on the mound for the Dock Spiders and start Sunday’s game. First pitch is 1:05 pm and can be listened to on KFIZ AM1450 or at the “Listen Live” link on the Dock Spiders website.
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 completed its’ 26th 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 230 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 (WAS), two-time World Series Champions Ben Zobrist (CHC) and Brandon Crawford (SFG) and World Series Champion Chris Sale (BOS). As well as 2019 Rookie of the Year and Home Run Derby Champion Pete Alonso (NYM) and MLB All-Star Jordan Zimmermann (DET). All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League website. 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.
