Green Bay lost to Wausau 12-4 at Athletic Park
ASHWAUBENON, Wis. – The Green Bay Rockers (4-8) lost to the Wausau Woodchucks (10-2) 12-4 on the road. The Rockers will be on the road again to take on the Fond Du Lac Dock Spiders. First pitch for that game is scheduled for 6:35 p.m.
The Woodchucks quickly jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first. However, Green Bay managed to load the bases, starting with a pair of singles from Nick Harms (Case Western Reserve) and Logan Gregorio (Northern Illinois). Two runs were walked in to tie the game 2-2.
Wausau responded by going on a 9-1 scoring run over the next four innings. The lone run brought in by the Rockers was from a second Nick Harms (Case Western Reserve) single to score Sam Miller (Columbia). Mulivai Levu (UCLA) was able to bring in a fourth run in the seventh, but that was the last time Green Bay would score, as the Woodchucks held on to win 12-4.
Tomorrow, Mikel Howell (Southern Arkansas) will make his ninth start for Green Bay. This season, Howell has collected 24 strikeouts while allowing just 14 walks. First pitch is slated for 6:35 p.m. The Rockers will be back at Capital Credit Union Park on July 17th for game two in the home-and-home series against the Dock Spiders.
Single game tickets are on sale now. Visit www.greenbayrockers.com or call the ticket office at 920-497-7225 to reserve your seats today. The Rockers front office and Team Apparel Fan Shop at Capital Credit Union Park are located at 2231 Holmgren Way in Ashwaubenon. Office hours are Monday-Friday 8:30am-5pm.
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