Rafters and Loggers Meet Up Wednesday at Witter

Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. – The Wisconsin Rapids Rafters are 7-2 against the La Crosse Loggers in 2020 and look to further their two-game lead in the Pod Wednesday versus the Loggers at 6:35pm.

The Rafters took game one of the series on Tuesday with a walk-off double from Billy Cook in the ninth. Cook’s double was his second walk-off hit of the season and lifted the Rafters to their league-best 22^nd win of the year. The Rafters 22-9 record is the best record in the Pod and the league, exempting Traverse City, who has only played 16 games this year.

The Rafters start Glenn Albanese tonight. The Louisville Cardinal has a league-best 46 strikeouts and a 0.76 ERA entering play on Wednesday. The Rafters as a team have struck out 354 batters this year as a pitching staff, a league-best mark. Wisconsin Rapids has been the best run-preventing team in the Pod as well, with a team ERA of 3.00.

Coverage of the Loggers and the Rafters begins 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.