Woodchucks Start Out Two-Game Set With Win

WAUSAU, Wis. – The bats were on fire Wednesday night at Athletic Park for the Woodchucks, as they were able to cruise to an 11-5 win over Lakeshore.

After two innings, it looked we could be in for a pitcher’s duel, as the game was notched up at one a piece. Wausau (2-1) then turned on the burners, scoring seven runs in the third and going up 8-1.

There would be no more scoring until the sixth, where the Wausau lead started to diminish as Lakeshore (1-2) closed the gap to just four runs. This is when arguably the biggest out of the game occurred, as bases were loaded and the tying run stepped up to the plate. Pitcher Andalo Santangelo (Towson) would force a groundout, and Wausau would escape out of the jam.

Wausau would add three of their own in the bottom of the sixth to retain the seven-run lead.

Lakeshore would score a fifth run in the eighth.

Key Moments:

To start the third inning seven-run scoring barrage, Jesse Donohoe (Georgia State) hit the first Woodchuck home run of the summer, a two-run blast to right field. The whole entire lineup of Woodchucks would see an at-bat in the inning, and four of them would record a hit.

Up four runs in the sixth, Wausau needed to answer the three runs put up by Lakeshore. Drew Berkland (Minnesota) would get his first Northwoods League hit, driving in two with a single and giving Wausau its first two of three runs scored in the inning.

A quality start by Karl Ralamb (Coastal Carolina) was an uplift to the Woodchucks, as the right-hander went four full with three strikeouts and only one allowed earned run.

Up Next:

A chance at a three-game win streak as Wausau plays host to Lakeshore once again. First pitch will be at 6:35 p.m. on Thursday, June 1.