{"id":20792,"date":"2026-07-01T22:51:47","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T03:51:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/wausau-woodchucks\/?p=20792"},"modified":"2026-07-01T22:51:47","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T03:51:47","slug":"wausau-drops-series-finale-to-wisconsin-rapids-in-rain-shortened-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/wausau-woodchucks\/2026\/07\/01\/wausau-drops-series-finale-to-wisconsin-rapids-in-rain-shortened-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Wausau Drops Series Finale To Wisconsin Rapids In Rain-Shortened Game"},"content":{"rendered":"

CONTEST CALLED IN SEVENTH INNING DUE TO WEATHER AS WAUSAU SPLITS FOUR GAME SET AT WITTER FIELD<\/strong><\/p>\n

WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI\u2014\u00a0 The month of July did not start sweetly for the Woodchucks, as they fell in seven innings to the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters by a score of 6-4 on Wednesday night at Witter Field. The game was put into a delay in the seventh inning due to lightning in the area, and was called later in the evening due to weather.<\/p>\n

Bradon Durfee (Pasco-Hernando State\/Kansas) did not get a hit, but scored a run and registered an RBI in the game. Aiden Goodwin (Snead State CC\/Georgia Highlands) had a standout performance in relief, pitching four shutout innings and allowing just two hits.<\/p>\n

THE HIGHLIGHTS<\/strong><\/p>\n

For the second straight night, Wisconsin Rapids took the lead early with a run in the first. This time, however, the Rafters stretched their lead with a four-run second inning, putting the Woodchucks in a 5-0 hole.<\/p>\n

It took Wausau until the third inning to score, where the offense found momentum in scrappy fashion. Gatlin Pitts (Pearl River CC\/Western Kentucky) put the Woodchucks on the board with an RBI double, and Lane Walton (Arkansas State) added on by earning an RBI on a groundout. Wausau cut the deficit to two later in the frame when Bradon Durfee (Pasco-Hernando State\/Kansas) reached on a bases-loaded hit by pitch.<\/p>\n

In the sixth, Wausau cut the Rafters\u2019 lead down to one when Jace Souza (Texas Tech\/USC) scored on a double steal and Ryan Chase (Santa Fe CC\/Kansas) used himself as a sacrifice decoy at first base to get the run home. However, the Rafters scored in the seventh inning right before the game was put under a delay. Since the game lasted longer than five innings, it can be considered a full game under Northwoods League rules, and so Wausau wasn\u2019t able to get another chance to chase the game.<\/p>\n

NOTES AND NUMBERS<\/strong><\/p>\n