Rafters bring top-tier offense and defense back home to Witter for the start of a three-game homestand.
Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. – The Wisconsin Rapids Rafters (14-7) have a league-best 9-1 record at home, and they look to get back to the win column on Thursday night versus the Wisconsin Woodchucks (6-15).
The Rafters enter Thursday plated a top the Wisconsin-Illinois Pod with a 14-7 record, two games ahead of the Rockford Rivets in the standings. Wisconsin, despite yesterday’s 3-1 win in Wausau, is last in the Pod at 6-15.
Wisconsin Rapids leads the league in strikeouts and has allowed the fewest walks in the league as a pitching staff. The Rafters send Louisville right-hander Glenn Albanese to the mound. Albanese is the Northwoods League leader in strikeouts with 29. The Woodchucks start Nate Madej, a South Alabama lefty. Madej has a 3.68 ERA in 14.2 innings pitched for the Woodchucks this summer.
Tonight is Mid-State Technical College Blackout Tuition Night. The Rafters will be wearing special black jerseys that will be auctioned off after the game. Proceeds from the auction go to the Mid-State Foundation. First pitch is at 6:35pm.
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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’ 26th 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.
