{"id":12744,"date":"2021-08-09T22:18:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-10T03:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/wisconsin-rapids-rafters\/?p=12744"},"modified":"2021-08-09T22:18:00","modified_gmt":"2021-08-10T03:18:00","slug":"rafters-roll-past-woodchucks-for-eighth-straight-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/wisconsin-rapids-rafters\/2021\/08\/09\/rafters-roll-past-woodchucks-for-eighth-straight-victory\/","title":{"rendered":"Rafters Roll Past Woodchucks for Eighth Straight Victory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wisconsin Rapids totaled 14 hits for their first victory this season at Athletic Park.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wausau, WI \u2013 The Wisconsin Rapids Rafters (35-32) scored six runs in the seventh to defeat their rival Wisconsin Woodchucks (42-25) Monday night at Athletic Park.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The ballgame was tied at one until a Rafters explosion in the seventh. Wisconsin Rapids put together five hits and two walks for a six run inning. Cael Chatham (LaGrange) started the scoring with an RBI single. College teammate McKinley Erves (LaGrange) added an RBI base hit. EJ Exposito (Long Island) topped off the scoring with a two RBI double.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Erves had a four hit day extending his hitting streak to 10 games. This is Erves\u2019 second double digit hit streak this season, he had a 12 game hit streak earlier this year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Marco Castillo (Claremont-McKenna) had a strong game as well with two runs. He lead off the fifth with a double and came around to score the Rafters first run to tie the game at one.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Donovan Brandl (UW-Whitewater) was brilliant in a six inning start. The lefty allowed just one run on three hits and struck out two Woodchucks. The Wood County native of Rudolph earned his first win of the season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tanner Chafin (LaGrange) pitched two strong innings in relief with three strikeouts and no hits allowed. The Rafters pitching staff held the Woodchucks to just three hits, tied for their season low.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Rafters finish the two game set with the Woodchucks in Wausau on Tuesday night. First pitch is at 6:35 p.m., with coverage on WFHR AM 1320.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">###<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">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 27<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">th<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> season, 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 250 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 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 Gold Glove finalist and 2019 Second Team All-MLB shortstop Marcus Semien (TOR). All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League website. All league games are viewable live via the <\/span><\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/portal.stretchinternet.com\/nwl\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Northwoods League portal<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. For more information, visit <\/span><\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raftersbaseball.com\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">www.raftersbaseball.com<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> 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<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wisconsin Rapids totaled 14 hits for their first victory this season at Athletic Park. 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