Eli Benes

MEQUON, Wi.- The Lakeshore Chinooks are back in Wisconsin for their home opener tonight versus the Fond du Lac Dock Spiders. Fond du Lac is 3-1 to start the season, while the Chinooks are 1-3 and losers of three straight.

For their home opener, the Chinooks made numerous changes to their starting lineup. Vanderbilt products center fielder Cade Sears, second baseman Carson Quillen and catcher Aukai Kea are making their Chinooks debut and will bat 1-3 in the order.

Kea hit three home runs in just 16 plate appearances for Vanderbilt this past season, and will add additional power to a Chinooks squad that is tied for third in home runs through four games.

An additional debut is Northern Kentucky’s Jake Altman at first base, hitting eighth. 

The starting pitcher for the Chinooks tonight is Jackson Kobylarczyk. Kobylarczyk was the starting pitcher for the Chinook’s season opener on May 25 versus the Richmond Flying Mummies.

In 3.2 innings pitched, Kobylarczyk allowed 2 earned runs on three hits, while striking out four batters.