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Rafters held to four base hits in first home loss of 2020.<\/em><\/p>\n

Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. \u2013 The Wisconsin Rapids Rafters fell to 9-4 on the season on Monday night in a 3-1 loss to the Fond du Lac Dock Spiders. The Rafters first home loss of the season, ending their six-game home winning streak.<\/p>\n

In a battle of the top two offenses in the Wisconsin-Illinois Pod, pitchers reigned in batters on both sides.<\/p>\n

Rafters starter Nathan Hemmerling was only able to pitch an inning, surrendering a run on a Parker Noland single. He was relieved by four Rafters arms, Sam Hliboki, Hayden Merda, Alex Salazar, and Hunter Waldis. Hliboki had the best outing of the bunch, pitching four innings and allowing one unearned run while striking out four.<\/p>\n

The Rafters lone run scored in the second, when the Rafters loaded up the bases. Ryan Walstad hit a groundout to first base to score Andy Garriola.<\/p>\n

Zack Lee got the win for the Dock Spiders, his first of the year, with five strong innings on the bump, striking out seven Rafters. The Dock Spiders struck out 12 Rafters on the night.<\/p>\n

Tomorrow, the Rafters and Dock Spiders face off in Fond du Lac. Radio coverage starts at 6:20pm on AM 1320 WFHR. TV coverage of tomorrow\u2019s game can be seen on the Northwoods League Baseball Network.<\/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 proven leader in the development of elite college baseball players. Having completed its\u2019 26th<\/sup>\u00a0season, 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\u00a0Northwoods League portal. For more information, visit\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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