Rafters Host Fond du Lac in a Wednesday Tilt

Wisconsin Rapids attempts to improve on a franchise-best 7-1 start to the season

Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. –With a chance to begin the season 8-1, Wisconsin Rapids hosts Fond du Lac (3-5) Wednesday evening from Witter Field.

In a 6-1 win Tuesday night over the Wisconsin Woodchucks to give the Rafters a 7-1 record, the offense was sparked in the early innings. Josh Rehwaldt brought in two runs with a double in the first and continued to hit with an RBI single in the third. Bryson Stott and Dustin Woodcock both drove in a run in the third as well. To top off the scoring, Matt Schmidt lined a base hit to score a run in the top of the ninth to give the Rafters a 6-1 win against the Woodchucks.

Quinn DiPasquale (1-0) tossed the longest outing by a Rafters starter this year, going seven and two thirds with one earned run. The righty struck out five and did not issue a walk. A total of six runners reached base against DiPasquale.

The last time the Rafters and Dock Spiders met was on June 2^nd in a game controlled by the offenses. Fond du Lac jumped out to a 5-0 lead after the first two innings, but the Rafters offense then took over to score 13 unanswered runs on 17 hits to win 13-5.

On the hill against the Dock Spiders tonight for the Rafters is Cal Giese (0-1). Giese started on the road against Fond du Lac in the third game of the season. The lefty allowed three runs in five innings during a 4-1 loss. The Dock Spiders send Gunnar Kay out against the Rafters offense. Kay has appeared in two games out of the bullpen with his last game on June 3^rd against the Woodchucks. The righty owns an ERA of 6.75 in five and a third innings.

Today at Witter Field is Assumption Catholic Schools night with the gates opening at 6:05 pm. First pitch is slated for 7:05 pm with coverage of the game on WFHR 1320 AM starting at 6:50 pm.

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The Wisconsin Rapids Rafters are a member of the finest developmental league for elite college baseball players, the Northwoods League. The 23-year-old summer collegiate league is the largest organized baseball league in the world with 20 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 170 former Northwoods League players have advanced to Major League Baseball, including two-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer (WAS), two-time World Series Champion Ben Zobrist (CHC) and MLB All-Stars Chris Sale (BOS), Jordan Zimmermann (DET), Curtis Granderson (NYM) and Lucas Duda (NYM).  All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League portal. For more information, visit http://northwoodsleague.com/wisconsin-rapids-rafters/ or download the new Northwoods League Mobile App on the Apple App Store or on Google Play and set the Rafters as your favorite team.