The Rockers have been on a skid to begin the second half, but will look to rebound against the Mud Puppies.
Ashwaubenon, Wis. – After finishing the first half of the season at 18-15, the Rockers will look to turn their slow start in the second half around. As it stands, Green Bay is 1-6 and in last place in the Great Lakes West.
Today, they welcome the Northwoods Leagues’ most unique team, the Minnesota Mud Puppies. The Mud Puppies are a travel-only team, playing 36 road games this summer. Minnesota is 6-11 overall and 1-2 in the second half, good enough for 5th in the Great Plains East. First pitch is slated for 6:35 at Capital Credit Union Park, with gates opening one hour before first pitch.
On the fifth of July, the last day before the All Star break, the Rockers fell 2-4 in Fond du Lac, dropping their fifth straight game. After putting up one in the first inning, it was all Dock Spiders from that moment on. Green Bay put up one in the 7th, but it wasn’t enough to make a full comeback.
Tonight, the Rockers will turn the page and give the ball to Brady Trombello (Texas Tech) for his first start of the season. He’s appeared in two games thus far, totalling 5.2 innings pitched with a 3.18 ERA. In those five and two-thirds innings, Trombello has given up five hits and five runs, with only two runs being earned.
On Minnesota’s side, they will toss Carson Walker (Augustana) who will make his Northwoods League and Mud Puppies debut. This past spring at Augustana, Walker appeared in just one game, pitching 1.2 innings of work with one walk and one strikeout, allowing no runs.
The Rockers continue their homestand on Saturday, July 11, hosting the Minnesota Mud Puppies! First pitch is slated for 1:05 pm. It’s 920 days with $9 tickets, $2 beers and 0 reasons not to have fun! Kids can also run the bases postgame!Additionally, there will be a giveaway of a Rockers Themed Cribbage Board, presented by Integrity Decking Company! The pregame concert will begin one hour prior to first pitch, and will be performed by Conscious Pilot! Single Game tickets, Season ticket packages, group tickets and the Pep’s Drafthaus Flex Packs are available now. Visit www.greenbayrockers.com or call the ticket office at 920-497-7225 to reserve your seats today. The Rockers 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 Rockers 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’ 32nd season, the Northwoods League is the largest organized baseball league in history 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, nearly 2400 NWL alums have been drafted and over 410 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 two-time World Series Champion Max Scherzer (TOR), two-time World Series Champions Ben Zobrist and Brandon Crawford and World Series Champion and Cy Young Award winner 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, MLB All-Star, MLB Gold Glove, two-time Silver Slugger winner and two-time All-MLB first team shortstop Marcus Semien (TEX).