Passatempo, Skapura's efforts not enough

Kalamazoo, MI – The Wisconsin Woodchucks (25-30, 12-8 Second Half) fell to the Kalamazoo Growlers (30-26, 10-10 Second Half), 4-2, in a pitchers' duel Friday at Homer Stryker Field in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

It was their first loss on this road trip, and ended a five-game winning streak

Steve Passatempo (UMass Lowell) had three hits, including a double, and a run scored. Chad Fleischman (Lamar) doubled twice and drove in two, while Connor Heady (Kentucky) added his third double of the series.

Devin Skapura (Texas A&M-Corpus Christi) took the hard-luck loss after allowing only three runs in seven innings.

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