Mequon, Wis. – After a delay of over two hours caused by rain and fog at Kapco Park, the Rockford Rivets (15-12) and Lakeshore Chinooks (11-16) made the call to postpone their game to later in the season. The game was never able to get started.
Because the Rivets are not scheduled to appear again at Kapco Park this year, the teams will play a double-header in their next meeting on July 19th at Rivets Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 5:05 PM, with the second game to start immediately after the completion of the first.
The Rivets now focus their attention on a crucial double-header tomorrow with I-39 rival and first place Madison Mallards. The Mallards host the first game tomorrow at 12:05 PM in Warner Park, before the series shifts to Rivets Stadium for first pitch scheduled at 6:35 PM.
The Rockford Rivets are a member of the finest developmental league for elite college baseball players, the Northwoods League. Now in its 25th anniversary season, the Northwoods League is the largest organized baseball league in the world with 20 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 190 former Northwoods League players have advanced to Major League Baseball, including three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer (WAS), two-time World Series Champions Ben Zobrist (CHC) and Brandon Crawford (SFG) and MLB All-Stars Chris Sale (BOS), Jordan Zimmermann (DET) and Curtis Granderson (TOR). All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League portal. For more information, visit www.rockfordrivets.com or download the new Northwoods League Mobile App on the Apple App Store or on Google Play and set the Rivets as your favorite team.
