Wisconsin Rapids looks for a clean three-game sweep with road game against Booyah

After taking both games in a Thursday doubleheader at home, the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters (15-9) look to finish out a sweep with game three on the road against the Green Bay Booyah (12-12).

Wisconsin Rapids rode a complete-game, five-strikeout performance by Gareth Stroh to shut out the Booyah 7-0 in game one. In the nightcap, Edarian Williams hit a leadoff solo home run to left field in the bottom of the seventh to walk it off 2-1 for the Rafters. Neil Abbateillo had seven strikeouts in 6.2 innings and Brayden Bonner secured the final out to get the win for Rapids.

Anthony Galason went 4-for-6 on the day with an RBI and Edarian Williams finished the doubleheader 3-for-6 with an RBI as well. The Rafters hold a 2.5 lead over the Wisconsin Woodchucks for second place in the Great Lakes West Division and trail the Madison Mallards by two games.

Zack Hunsicker is expected to start for Wisconsin Rapids. Through four appearances, Hunsicker has a 9.44 ERA and an 0-1 record in 6.2 innings. The Booyah are projected to start Will Saxton, who has a 3.60 ERA and a 1-2 record.

The Rafters travel to Lakeshore for a two-game set with the Chinooks. The team’s next home game at Historic Witter Field will be Tuesday, June 25, for Skyward Educators Appreciation Night and an appearance by former Green Bay Packer and NFL Hall of Famer Jerry Kramer.

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.