Rafters Return Home Monday, Look to Keep Momentum

Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. – The Wisconsin Rapids Rafters got back in the win column on Sunday night in La Crosse, 8-3, and they look to keep smoothly sailing through the 2020 Northwoods League schedule tonight hosting the La Crosse Loggers.

The Rafters are in the top half of the Northwoods League in most offensive and defensive categories, winning games in a variety of ways. The Rafters leading the Wisconsin-Illinois Pod in runs (6.3), and the league in home runs (20). Defensively, the Rafters have the best strikeout-to-walk ratio in the league and the second-best ERA in the Pod at 3.46.

The Loggers, second in the Wisconsin-Illinois Pod West Division behind the Rafters, had a three-game winning streak snapped yesterday by the Rafters. Tonight, La Crosse sends Mitch Lines to the mound for fourth time this year. Lines has a 5.25 ERA in 12 innings for La Crosse.

The Rafters are scheduled to pitch Chris McElvain tonight. McElvain has not allowed a run so far this season, carrying a scoreless streak of 12.1 innings into tonight’s ballgame. McElvain, a Vanderbilt freshman, has struck out fifteen batters and walked just three this year for the Rafters. In his last outing, McElvain struck out eight Loggers in 4.1 innings scoreless last Wednesday.

First pitch tonight from Witter Field between the Rafters and Loggers is at 6:35pm. Coverage starts at 6:20pm on AM 1320 WFHR, and at 6:30pm on the Northwoods League Baseball Network.

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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 proven leader in the development of elite college baseball players. Having completed its’ 26^th season, 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 230 Northwoods League players have advanced to Major League Baseball, including three-time All-Star and 2016 Roberto Clemente Award winner Curtis Granderson, three-time Cy Young Award winner and World Series Champion Max Scherzer (WAS), two-time World Series Champions Ben Zobrist (CHC) and Brandon Crawford (SFG) and World Series Champion Chris Sale (BOS). As well as 2019 Rookie of the Year and Home Run Derby Champion Pete Alonso (NYM) and MLB All-Star Jordan Zimmermann (DET). All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League website. 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.