By: Kyle Tausk

Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. — Friday’s game between the Rockford Rivets and the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters, scheduled to take place at Witter Field in Wisconsin Rapids, has been postponed until Saturday, May 31.

The Rivets and Rafters will now play a doubleheader on Saturday. Game 1 will begin at 3:35 p.m. CT and Game 2 will begin 30 minutes following the conclusion of Game 1. Additionally, the first game will be a standard nine-inning game, while the second game will be shortened to seven innings.

Friday’s game was suspended and ultimately postponed after just seven pitches in the top of the first inning. Rafters starting pitcher Seth Spencer struck out Rivets shortstop Cal Jones and delivered one ball to right fielder AJ Malzone before the tarp was brought onto the field and after a delay of over an hour, the decision was made to halt play for the night.

The Rivets entered play Friday in a four-way tie atop the Great Lakes East division after a 3-1 start to the 2025 season that featured a two-game home sweep of the Traverse City Pit Spitters and a series split in Green Bay against the Rockers. They had scored double digit runs in back-to-back games before recording just two hits and suffering their first loss of the season on Thursday night, 5-4.

Luke Guest (Northern Colorado) was slated to start on the mound for Rockford on Friday and will now take the ball on Saturday afternoon. The right-hander has made one appearance out of the bullpen this season, pitching one inning and allowing no runs.

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The Rockford Rivets 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. Now in its’ 31st 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, 360 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 World Series Champion Max Scherzer (TEX), two-time World Series Champions Ben Zobrist and Brandon Crawford (STL) and World Series Champion 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 winner and two-time All-MLB first team shortstop Marcus Semien (TEX). League games are viewable live on Northwoods League+ (at watch.northwoodsleague.com), ESPN+, and the Northwoods League Network.  Learn more and find complete streaming schedules at watchnwl.com. 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.