{"id":16878,"date":"2024-06-19T14:58:46","date_gmt":"2024-06-19T14:58:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/rockford-rivets\/?p=16878"},"modified":"2024-06-19T15:37:16","modified_gmt":"2024-06-19T15:37:16","slug":"rockford-rivets-win-game-one-over-kokomo-18-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/rockford-rivets\/2024\/06\/19\/rockford-rivets-win-game-one-over-kokomo-18-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Rockford Rivets Win Game One over Kokomo, 18-8"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] text-message flex flex-col items-start whitespace-pre-wrap break-words [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5 juice:w-full juice:items-end overflow-x-auto gap-2\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"7f332137-20bc-4957-bfad-123f80eb040b\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 juice:empty:hidden juice:first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<p><strong>June 19, 2024 \u2013 Rockford, IL<\/strong> \u2013 The Rockford Rivets started game one against the Kokomo Jackrabbits with a bang, winning 18-8. The Rivets jumped out early with a 5-1 lead in the 5th inning, however the Jackrabbits slowly jumped their way back into the game making it a one run game in the 6th inning. Looking to extend their first place lead, Rockford put up 7 runs in the 7th inning and 6 runs in the 9th inning.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Isaac Lopez started his first game for the Rivets and made an immediate impact with a double, RBI and three runs. It was a successful day all around the board as all but two starters chipped in at least one hit. Landen Southern earned another win on the mound by only allowing 2 earned runs through 5 innings pitched.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 juice:empty:hidden juice:first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<p># # #<\/p>\n<p>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. Entering its\u2019 31st season, the Northwoods League is the largest organized baseball league in the world 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, over 350 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, 2021 and 2023 All-Star, MLB Gold Glove winner, and two-time All-MLB first-team shortstop Marcus Semien (TEX). All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League website. League games are viewable live at watchnwl.com and on ESPN+. 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.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>June 19, 2024 \u2013 Rockford, IL \u2013 The Rockford Rivets started game one against the Kokomo Jackrabbits with a bang,  [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":70,"featured_media":16879,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16878","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-team-news","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.5 (Yoast SEO v26.5) - 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