Wisconsin Rapids plays first game since all-star break

The Wisconsin Rapids Rafters (8-4) play their first game since the all-star break and face former division rival Kenosha Kingfish (4-9) for the first time this season on Thursday.

The Rafters went into the all-star break with an 8-4 record in the second half, sitting one game out of first place in the Great Lakes West Division. Wisconsin Rapids took a two-game sweep of Madison into the break, winning 12-5 and 9-5 on Saturday and Sunday.

Gareth Stroh is expected to get the start on the mound for the Rafters tonight. The lefty has a 1.50 ERA and a perfect 5-0 record in six starts. He also has 35 strikeouts and just nine walks in 36 innings of work. Kenosha’s Keith Kutzler, who has a 2-3 record and a 4.38 ERA, is projected to start for the Kingfish.

The Kingfish finished the first half with a 13-22 record and currently sit in last place in the Great Lakes East Division second-half standings. The Rafters and Kingfish were formerly Northwoods League South Division rivals before this year’s realignment.

The Rafters and Kingfish close their two-game series Friday at Historic Witter Field, featuring a team poster giveaway presented by Luke A. Weiland Attorney at Law.

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.