The Wisconsin Rapids Rafters head to Rockford to begin a five-day road trip.
Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. – The Rafters walk-off win last night pushed the Rafters to 12-10 in the second half and 27-30 overall. This ranks them tied for second in the second half standings with the Fond du Lac Dock Spiders, Wisconsin Woodchucks and Madison Mallards. They are placed fifth in the overall South Division standings.
The Rockford Rivets have experienced a tough second half and are currently 6-17 with a 24-33 overall record. The Rafters will square off against the Rivets in back to back days at Rivets Stadium.
Taking the hill for the cranberry and gold is Kyle Hodgson (Framingham State). He currently sports a 3-0 record for the Rafters with a 3.58 ERA. In his 13 appearances on the mound, this will be Hodgson’s second start of the season. In 32.2 Innings pitched, Hodgson has struck out 19 batters and allowed only 10 walks and 24 hits. Hodgson’s first start was against the Battle Creek Bombers on July 22nd. He pitched 5.0 innings and allowed only five hits, one walk and struck out one batter.
Pitching for the Rockford Rivets is Alex Bacevicius from Robert Morris. He has a 0-2 record with a 4.50 ERA. He has three appearances and two starts. In his 12 innings pitched he has struck out two and allowed 15 hits. He pitched four innings against Wisconsin Rapids on July 11th. In that matchup he received his first loss of the season and allowed four runs on four hits.
The first pitch is slated for 6:35 p.m.
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The Wisconsin Rapids Rafters are a member of the finest developmental league for elite college baseball players, the Northwoods League. Now in its 25th anniversary season, the Northwoods League is the largest organized baseball league in the world with 20 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, 190 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.
