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In the third, the Rafters batted around for the second time in three innings with hits from five different Rafters scoring five more runs. Richie Schiekofer, Ryan Walstad, Andy Garriola, Hank Zeisler, Angelo D\u2019Acunto, and Austin Kryszczuk all had RBIs for the Rafters.<\/p>\n<p>From the bottom of the third inning on, the Dock Spiders scored ten unanswered, including seven in the seventh inning, to win the game, 13-11.<\/p>\n<p>The Rafters fell to 12-6 with the loss, still at the head of the pack in the Wisconsin-Illinois Pod standings. Fond du Lac improved to 9-8, just a game out of first place in the Wisconsin-Illinois East standings.<\/p>\n<p>Tomorrow, the Rafters head to La Crosse, to play the Loggers at 5:05pm. Coverage starts at 4:50pm on AM 1320 WFHR.<\/p>\n<p><em>###<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>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 26<sup>th<\/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><a href=\"https:\/\/nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.raftersbaseball.com%2F&amp;data=02%7C01%7Csjkreider%40bsu.edu%7C06dcc41e664e4d21ccd208d7d732c4f1%7C6fff909f07dc40da9e30fd7549c0f494%7C0%7C0%7C637214485366602764&amp;sdata=UQUiuzNAkNQ8%2BSu6n8%2FcKLCKiYJvDE4f2l1xQQhyV7I%3D&amp;reserved=0\"><em>www.raftersbaseball.com<\/em><\/a><em>\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":"<p>Rafters score 11 runs in first three innings, but it\u2019s not enough in Fond du Lac. 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