{"id":13229,"date":"2022-05-31T23:08:17","date_gmt":"2022-06-01T04:08:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/wisconsin-rapids-rafters\/?p=13229"},"modified":"2022-05-31T23:08:17","modified_gmt":"2022-06-01T04:08:17","slug":"rafters-ride-pitching-to-first-win-of-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/wisconsin-rapids-rafters\/2022\/05\/31\/rafters-ride-pitching-to-first-win-of-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Rafters Ride Pitching to First Win of 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">GREEN BAY, Wis &#8211;\u00a0 As the old saying goes, \u201cYou are just as good as your starting pitching.\u201d In that case, Michael Lindsey had the Rafters rolling in their first win of 2022 over the Rockers, 3-0.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lindsey started the first inning in blazing fashion with a 1-2-3 inning.\u00a0 The Rockers starter, Dylan Carter, was also dealing for Green Bay.\u00a0 However, he left a fastball right down the middle for Rafters right fielder, Marco Castillo, who crushed a 400+ foot homer in the top of the second inning.\u00a0 This was the game-winning hit, unbeknownst to anyone at the time, as Lindsey continued doing his thing on the mound.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lindsey had to pitch out of trouble a few times, stranding five batters across five innings pitched as well.\u00a0 He finished with 90 pitches through five innings, eight strikeouts, three walks, and only one hit allowed and picked up the win.\u00a0 Logan Schulfer came into the game in the sixth and continued the pitching dominance that Lindsey had started.\u00a0 Schulfer threw the last four innings while picking up the save, only allowing two hits, striking out five, and only walked one batter.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Rafters offense added some more insurance in the seventh when Ben Ross crushed a slider off of Green Bay\u2019s Jacob Schaaf for a two-run homer.\u00a0 This would prove to be the finishing touches on the game, as the Rafters would win 3-0. Both offenses were stagnant all night, as each team only had three hits apiece and the Rafters offense struck out 18 times, while the Rockers struck out 13 times.\u00a0 Ben Ross of the Rafters and Matt Scannell of the Rockers both finished the night with two hits, the only two players with multiple hits all night.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Rafters take on the Madison Mallards at 6:05 pm on June 1st at Witter Field.\u00a0 Tune into Northwoods League Baseball Network to watch Carter Gledhill call tomorrow\u2019s action on television, while on WFHR 1320 AM\/97.5 FM to hear Brett Loftis call every Rafters game on the radio.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">###<\/span><\/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 28th 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 280 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 (NYM), 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 2019\/2021 Home Run Derby Champion Pete Alonso (NYM) and 2021 All-Star, MLB Gold Glove winner and 2019 Second Team All-MLB shortstop Marcus Semien (TEX). All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League website. League games are viewable live at watchnwl.com. 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