Wisconsin Rapids seeks back-to-back wins heading into off day
The Wisconsin Rapids Rafters (15-8) wrap up the season series against the Fond du Lac Dock Spiders (11-12) as they chase a two-game sweep in a Sunday afternoon matchup.
The Rafters offense steamrolled Fond du Lac in game one on Saturday, racking up 15 runs on 19 hits on their way to a 15-10 victory. Jake Dunham and Roman Trujillo each had three RBIs in the game and Cody Turner struck out seven over four innings.
Nathan Hemmerling gets the start for Wisconsin Rapids, holding an impressive 6-1 record and a 1.70 ERA as a freshman this summer. He will likely square off against Aaron Funk from Arkansas – Little Rock. Funk is 1-1 with a 3.97 ERA this season.
The Rafters are 8-3 against the Dock Spiders this season and currently sit in first place in the Great Lakes West Division. With just 13 games remaining in the regular season, the Rafters hold a two-game lead on the Green Bay Booyah in the second-half standings.
Wisconsin Rapids has their second scheduled off day of the season Monday. When the Rafters return to Historic Witter Field on Tuesday for Mid-State Technical College Turn Back the Clock Night, featuring a Rafters Retro jersey auction to benefit the Mid-State Foundation. Fans are encouraged to wear red.
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.
