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\n\tRafters’ Fourteen-Game Win Streak Ended in 4-2 Woodchucks Win<\/u><\/strong>\n<\/p>\n \n\tTim Hackett, Broadcasting Intern\n<\/p>\n \n\tWisconsin Rapids, Wis.- The Wisconsin Rapids Rafters hadn’t lost a game since June 1. Since then, they had won fourteen straight games. They won ten of those by five runs or more. The Wisconsin Woodchucks hadn’t won a game since June 10. Since then, they had lost five straight games. They lost four of those by five runs or more.\n<\/p>\n \n\tThat all came to an end Saturday night in Rapids. Led by offense from the outfield and the lockdown bullpen, the Woodchucks (6-12) ended one of the longest win streaks in Northwoods League history with a 4-2 victory over the Rafters (16-2).\n<\/p>\n \n\tAgainst struggling Rapids starter Tevita Gerber, the Chucks got off to a fast start. With two outs in the first, Stevie Mangrum launched a Gerber pitch over the center field wall for his league-leading eighth homer of the year and a 1-0 Wisconsin lead. It soon became two. With two outs in the second, Andrew Smith singled, stole second and scored on a Milton Rivera double to extend the lead.\n<\/p>\n \n\tChucks starter Gordon Cardenas was strong through two, but Rapids got to him in the third. Jake Guenther walked and scored on a Bryson Stott sac fly and Wyatt Mascarella walked and scored on a Nick Anderson single to level the score at two apiece through three.\n<\/p>\n \n\tNeither team scored in the fourth, but the Woodchucks got back on top in the fifth when Smith singled again and scored on a Mangrum base knock to make it 3-2. The lead got bumped back up to two when Mason McReaken hit Smith and Tristan Clarke singled him home to make it 4-2.\n<\/p>\n \n\tRapids threatened against relievers Andreas Papageorge, Jackson Owens and Lenny Gwizdala, but the Rafters could not score. That set the stage for Orsen Josephina, who tallied a strikeout, a lineout and a groundout to clinch his league-leading sixth save of the season and seal the 4-2 victory. Gwizdala pitched well over 1.1 innings to warrant his second win of the year, while Gerber picked up his first loss.\n<\/p>\n \n\tThe Woodchucks will take on the Rafters again Sunday afternoon. DJ Morland will start for Wisconsin; Jack Eagan will oppose. First pitch is slated for 3:05 PM as the Woodchucks try to turn this win into a winning streak.\n<\/p>\n \n\tTickets are on sale to all Wisconsin Woodchucks home games and the 2017 Northwoods League Home Run Derby and All-Star Game, presented by Ascension. Tickets can be purchased online, by calling 715.845.5055 or by stopping by the Woodchucks front office during normal business hours.\n<\/p>\n \n\t \n<\/p>\n \n\t <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Rafters’ Fourteen-Game Win Streak Ended in 4-2 Woodchucks Win Tim Hackett, Broadcasting Intern Wisconsin Rapids, Wis.- The Wisconsin Rapids […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":6312,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,1,28],"tags":[366,356,335,331,365],"class_list":["post-6389","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-team-news","category-uncategorized","category-update-ticker","tag-andrew-smith","tag-losing-streak","tag-orsen-josephina","tag-stevie-mangrum","tag-streak-snapped"],"yoast_head":"\n