Rafters Host Fond du Lac for Series Opener

Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. – After rain forced the series opener between the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters (8-8) and the Fond du Lac Dock Spiders (8-8) to be postponed, the Rafters return to Witter Field to host the Dock Spiders and open the series Thursday.

Wednesday’s game will be moved to June 29, where the two teams will play a seven-inning doubleheader in Fond du Lac with the first game starting at 5:05 p.m.

The Rafters built a late 5-0 lead against the Wisconsin Woodchucks in the nightcap of a Tuesday doubleheader and staved off a ninth-inning rally to win 5-2. Jake Dunham went 3-for-5 with five RBIs and now leads the team with 16 RBIs.

Neil Abbatiello is expected to start for the Rafters in his third appearance. The Wagner senior has a 1-0 record and a 0.90 ERA, striking out 14 batters in 10 innings of work. Connor Cook is projected to get the nod for the Dock Spiders. He has a 1-0 record and a 1.28 ERA through three appearances for Fond du Lac.

The Rafters’ next home game will be Saturday against the Green Bay Booyah, featuring a Lebakkens Father’s Day tool set giveaway along with a postgame pint glass giveaway presented by Awards N More and Kari Van Ert of State Farm.

Want to attend a Rafters game this season? Single-game tickets are on sale now. For more information on all Rafters ticket offerings visit Raftersbaseball.com, call the Rafthouse at 715-424-5400, or come visit us over at historic Witter Field. The Rafters ticket office is open from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday at Witter Field, 521 Lincoln Street in Wisconsin Rapids.

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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 Northwoods League is the largest organized baseball league in the world with 22 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, over 200 former Northwoods League players have advanced to Major League Baseball, including three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer (WAS), two-time World Series Champions Ben Zobrist (CHC) and Brandon Crawford (SFG) and MLB All-Stars Chris Sale (BOS), Jordan Zimmermann (DET) and Curtis Granderson (TOR). All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League portal. For more information, visit www.raftersbaseball.com 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.