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Wisconsin Rapids falls behind early, loses game one to Wisconsin<\/p>\n

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The Wisconsin Rapids Rafters (17-13) trailed early in a divisional matchup against the Wisconsin Woodchucks (17-14) and went on to lose 13-3 Thursday night.<\/p>\n

The Woodchucks put up three runs in the bottom of the first inning and built a 13-0 lead over the first five innings, using five home runs. Wisconsin starter Trey Horton took a shutout into the seventh inning.<\/p>\n

Matt Oldham put the Rafters on the board with a solo home run in the top of the seventh inning and Edarian Williams scored on a dropped third strike later in the inning. Williams scored again in the ninth inning on a passed ball to make it 13-3.<\/p>\n

Rafters starter Neil Abbatiello gets the loss in one inning of work and Woodchucks starter Trey Horton pitched 8.1 innings to earn the win.<\/p>\n

The Rafters and the Woodchucks close the series tomorrow at 6:35 p.m. on day two of a three-day road trip for Wisconsin Rapids. The Rafters return to Witter Field on Sunday, June 30, for a special appearance by the Inflatamaniacs, presented by Aspirus Riverview Hospital and Clinics.<\/p>\n

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\u00a09:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday at Witter Field, 521 Lincoln Street in Wisconsin Rapids.<\/p>\n

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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.\u00a0A valuable training ground for coaches, umpires and front office staff,\u00a0over 200 former Northwoods League players have advanced to Major League Baseball,\u00a0including 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).\u00a0\u00a0All league games are viewable live via the\u00a0<\/em>Northwoods League portal<\/em><\/a>. For more information, visit\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>www.raftersbaseball.com<\/em><\/a>\u00a0or download the new Northwoods League Mobile App on the Apple App Store or on Google Play and set the Rafters as your favorite team.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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