Passatempo, Walker's offense, Ziegler's pitching drive 'Chucks
Thunder Bay, Ontario – The Wisconsin Woodchucks (16-25, 3-3 Second Half) topped the Thunder Bay Border Cats (9-31, 3-2 Second Half), 4-1, at Tbaytel Park at Port Arthur Stadium in Thunder Bay, Ontario.
Steve Passatempo (UMass Lowell) went 2-for-3 with a double and three runs batted in.
Robert Zeigler (Kent State) struck out nine batters in seven shutout innings and paced the 'Chucks to victory. The first runs weren't scored until the sixth inning.
Steele Walker (Oklahoma) closed out his hot road trip at the plate, knocking out four singles in five at-bats and scoring twice. He finishes the road trip at 11-for-19 with two homers, five RBIs and eight runs scored in five games. Walker now leads the Northwoods League with a .374 batting average.
Stevie Mangrum (Virginia Tech) added an RBI double, and Cole Daily (Notre Dame) chipped in two hits with two runs scored.
The Woodchucks are back in action tomorrow when they return to Athletic Park on to take on Battle Creek. First pitch is scheduled for 6:35 p.m. Order your tickets today by calling 715.845.5055 or going online to woodchucks.com.
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The Wisconsin Woodchucks are a member of the finest developmental league for elite college baseball players, the Northwoods League. Playing its 23rd season of summer collegiate baseball, the Northwoods 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 150 Northwoods 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 (DET), Curtis Granderson (NYM), Lucas Duda (NYM) and Ben Zobrist (CHC). All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League portal. For more information, visitwww.woodchucks.com or download the new Northwoods League Mobile App on the Apple App Store and set the Woodchucks as your favorite team.
