Woodchucks' Matchup With Rafters Suspended After Four Innings
Wausau, WIS- After nearly four and a half innings, the second game of the opening day doubleheader between the Wisconsin Woodchucks and the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters has been suspended.
The Woodchucks will hold a 5-1 lead when the game resumes in the top of the fifth inning with two outs and men on first and third. The game will continue when the Chucks play in Wisconsin Rapids on July 6th.
Wisconsin took an early lead in the second inning when they scored four runs, including one off a solo home run from Max Ponzurick. The Woodchucks and Rafters each added a run in the third inning, which brought the score to 5-1.
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The WISCONSIN WOODCHUCKS are a member of the finest developmental league for elite college baseball players, the Northwood’s League. Playing its 22nd season of summer collegiate baseball in 2015, the Northwood’s League is the largest organized baseball league in the world with 18 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 120 Northwood’s League players have advanced to Major League Baseball, including Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer (WAS) and MLB All-Stars Chris Sale (CWS), Jordan Zimmermann (WAS), Curtis Granderson (NYM), Lucas Duda (NYM) and Ben Zobrist (OAK). All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League Website. For more information, visit www.woodchucks.com.