{"id":16930,"date":"2024-07-02T01:34:09","date_gmt":"2024-07-02T01:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/rockford-rivets\/?p=16930"},"modified":"2024-07-02T01:34:09","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T01:34:09","slug":"rockford-rivets-fall-to-traverse-city-pit-spitters-1-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/rockford-rivets\/2024\/07\/02\/rockford-rivets-fall-to-traverse-city-pit-spitters-1-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Rockford Rivets Fall to Traverse City Pit Spitters 1-6"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rockford, IL &#8211; July 1, 2024 &#8211; In a hard-fought game at Turtle Creek Stadium, the Rockford Rivets suffered a defeat against the Traverse City Pit Spitters with a final score of 1-6. The Rivets&#8217; lone run came courtesy of Lucas Spence, who delivered an RBI during the game. Pitchers Zach Longshore and Jake Cothran showcased their skills on the mound, contributing to the team&#8217;s efforts throughout the evening.<\/p>\n<p>Looking ahead, the Rockford Rivets will return to Turtle Creek Stadium for their next game. The upcoming matchup is scheduled for 6:05 PM and will be broadcast live on NWL+. Fans are encouraged to come out and support the Rivets as they aim to bounce back from tonight&#8217;s loss.<\/p>\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<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rockford, IL &#8211; July 1, 2024 &#8211; In a hard-fought game at Turtle Creek Stadium, the Rockford Rivets suffered a  [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":70,"featured_media":16931,"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],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16930","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-team-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.5 (Yoast SEO v26.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Rockford Rivets Fall to Traverse City Pit Spitters 1-6 - 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