The Chinooks could not overcome the early runs put on the scoreboard by the Woodchucks. Wisconsin defeated Lakeshore by the final score of 7-0 on Saturday.
UCLA Bruin Chase Radan came in for Chinooks starter Evan Kruczynski (East Carolina) in the fourth. In two and two-thirds innings, he gave up a run off three hits. He struck out six.
Third baseman Brant Valach (Eastern Illinois) went 2-4 in the game with two singles.
The Woodchucks scored two runs in the first, second and third innings of the contest. In the first, Nate Mondou was hit by a pitch. Both Mondou and Paul DeJong scored on a single by second baseman Jake Jeffries.
Wisconsin scored two runs in both the second and third innings. Jake Scudder advanced to first on a single. He moved to second on a pass ball and to third on a wild pitch by Kruczynski. Scudder came home on a single by Tyler Stieb. Stieb also scored on a single by DeJong.
In the third, Troy Traxler and Scudder hit a pair of singles. They scored on a basehit by shortstop CJ Chatham. The Woodchucks led 6-0.
Stieb scored again in the sixth on a double by Brendon Hayden.
Alex Phillips and Andy Ravel pitched four innings each for Wisconsin. Phillips gave up three hits and had three strikeouts. The right-hander Ravel (1-0) picked up the win in relief. He surrendered two hits and struck out four. Sam Mahar threw a scoreless ninth in his debut for the Woodchucks.
The lefty Kruczynski (1-3) suffered his third loss of the season.
The team begins a six-game home stand at Kapco Park on Sunday, June 22. First pitch is scheduled for 5:05 p.m. They will face the Kalamazoo Growlers, Battle Creek Bombers and Eau Claire Express.
The Lakeshore Chinooks are a member of the finest developmental league for elite college baseball players, the Northwoods League. Playing its 21st season of summer collegiate baseball, the Northwoods League is the largest organized baseball league in the world with 18 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, more than 115 Northwoods League players have advanced to Major League Baseball, including Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer (DET) and MLB All-Stars Chris Sale (CWS), Jordan Zimmermann (WAS), Curtis Granderson (NYM), Allen Craig (STL) and Ben Zobrist (TB). All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League YouTube channel<http://northwoodsleague.com/video/>. For more information, visit www.lakeshorechinooks.com.
