Green Bay looks to carry momentum
by: Manny Rodriguez
ASHWAUBENON, Wis. – The Green Bay Booyah are on the road on Sunday in Wisconsin Rapids to take on the Rafters.
Green Bay enters the ballgame off a 15-8 victory over the Lakeshore Chinooks. After watching a 3-0 lead slip out of their hands, the Booyah kept the difference within reach and in the seventh inning, the bats exploded. 10 men came to the dish in the inning and Green Bay scored five runs, capped off by Jake Berg’s (Jacksonville) grand slam to right field.
The Booyah collected 18 hits in the win at Capital Credit Union Park. The Booyah improved to 11-22 on the season with three games left in the first half of the season.
Evan Estridge (Clemson) is slated to start for the Booyah. He is 2-3 on the season with a 7.29 ERA. Estridge has pitched 21 innings and has struck out 25 batters while walking just 11.
Wyatt Thompson will start for the Rafters. He is 1-0 on the season with a 1.50 ERA in two games. He went up against the Booyah on June 23. He went five innings, allowing three hits and striking out nine at Capital Credit Union Park.
The Green Bay Booyah will be back at Capital Credit Union Park on Monday to take on the Rafters. First pitch is scheduled for 12:05 pm. Fans can enjoy our Day Baseball Game Special: $2 tickets and $2 Bud Light draft beers. Enter Promo Code “2dollar” at checkout. It will also be free hot dog Monday presented by Festival Foods. Free hot dogs for the first 90 minutes after gates open, limit two hot dogs per person, per trip.
Single game, group tickets and the all-new Fleet Farm Flex Packs are on sale now. The Fleet Farm Flex Pack includes six tickets that can also be used for any games this summer along with a $50 Capital Credit Union Park gift card, $10 Fleet Farm gift card and much more. Visit www.booyahbaseball.com or call the ticket office at 920-497-7225 to reserve your seats today. The Booyah front office at Capital Credit Union Park is located at 2231 Holmgren Way in Ashwaubenon. Office hours are Monday-Friday 8:30am-5pm.
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The Green Bay Booyah 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’ 27th 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 250 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 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 Gold Glove finalist and 2019 Second Team All-MLB shortstop Marcus Semien (TOR). 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.booyahbaseball.com or download the new Northwoods League Mobile App on the Apple App Store or on Google Play and set the Booyah as your favorite team.