{"id":4316,"date":"2020-07-07T02:29:29","date_gmt":"2020-07-07T02:29:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/rockford-rivets\/?p=4316"},"modified":"2020-07-07T02:29:29","modified_gmt":"2020-07-07T02:29:29","slug":"rivets-complete-sweep-of-woodchucks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/rockford-rivets\/2020\/07\/07\/rivets-complete-sweep-of-woodchucks\/","title":{"rendered":"Rivets complete sweep of Woodchucks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">By Olivia Hagerty:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The Rivets earned a series sweep against the Wisconsin Woodchucks with a 9-5 victory on Monday night in Rockford. The Rivets improve to 3-3 on the season, white the Chucks drop to 0-5.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u201cI think everyone is starting to get their stride. We finally hit ours and got a few games under our belt,\u201d Estep said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The Woodchucks got on the board early with two runs in the third inning and one in the top of the fifth.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0In the bottom of the fifth, outfielder Kirk Liebert hit an RBI double to put the Rivets on the board. Outfielder Jake Vander Wal hit a sac fly RBI to put the Rivets within one while infielder Drew Grace steps up to the plate and drills an RBI double to tie the game at three apiece.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Bottom of the sixth, with bases, loaded, third baseman Chase Estep slugged the Rivets first grand slam of the season over the right-field wall to give them their first and final lead of the game.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The Rivets put up two more runs in the bottom of the seventh.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Right-hand pitcher Nico Rodriguez came in to close the ninth and sealed the deal for the Rivets.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The Rivets now head on a two-day road trip and face the Fond du Lac Dock Spiders. 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