{"id":13315,"date":"2022-06-25T23:00:51","date_gmt":"2022-06-26T04:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/wisconsin-rapids-rafters\/?p=13315"},"modified":"2022-06-25T23:00:51","modified_gmt":"2022-06-26T04:00:51","slug":"rafters-rally-falls-one-run-short-in-5-4-loss-to-green-bay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/wisconsin-rapids-rafters\/2022\/06\/25\/rafters-rally-falls-one-run-short-in-5-4-loss-to-green-bay\/","title":{"rendered":"Rafters Rally Falls One Run Short in 5-4 Loss to Green Bay"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis. &#8211; If there is one thing about this Rafters team that cannot be overlooked is the fight in this club.\u00a0 They fought all the way down to the wire tonight against the Green Bay Rockers, but came up just one run short, 5-4.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The scoring started early tonight for the Rockers, as Trisitn Garcia in the second at-bat of the game lined an RBI double down the left field line to give Green Bay a 1-0 lead.\u00a0 The Rafters were held scoreless in the bottom of the first, just as they would be through the first five innings.\u00a0 Rafters starter Nick Torres gave up another Rocker run in the top of the second via a solo homer off of the bat from Griffin Selby to push the score to 2-0.\u00a0 Mikey Kluska added to the Rockers lead in the top of the third with an RBI single to take a 3-0 lead.\u00a0 Torres&#8217; night ended after the third, as he gave up three runs on five Rocker hits, three walks, and five strikeouts.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Josh Howitt threw a 1-2-3 top half of the fourth inning for the Rafters.\u00a0 However, the Rockers took a 4-0 lead in the fifth off of a RBI double from Griffin Stevens.\u00a0 Howitt gave up an unearned run in the sixth off an E3 to give Green Bay a commanding 5-0 lead.\u00a0 However, in the home half of the sixth, the Rats bats came alive.\u00a0 Jacob Igawa hit a sacrifice fly and an RBI for the Rafters first run of the night.\u00a0 Garrett Broussard then hit an RBI single down the right field line to bring the deficit to 5-2.\u00a0 Howitt\u2019s night ended after three innings of allowing two runs (one earned) on two hits, two walks, and four strikeouts.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Malakai Vetock threw a scoreless top half of the seventh, but the Rafters were also held scoreless in the seventh as well.\u00a0 Tanner Chafin made his season debut for Wisconsin Rapids in the top of eighth and pitched into a bases loaded jam.\u00a0 With the infield in and no outs, the Rockers grounded out into a 6-2-3 double play.\u00a0 Chafin walked the next batter but recorded out number three via a lineout to second baseman Chris Conniff.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Brendan Bobo led off the bottom of the eighth with a solo homer to bring the Rafters within two, 5-3.\u00a0 However, the Rafters were retired 1-2-3 after that to end the eighth.\u00a0 Connor Kurki threw his fifth straight 1-2-3 inning of 2022 in the top of the ninth.\u00a0 Seth Stroh and Levi Jensen reached base to start the bottom of the ninth via a hit by pitch and a walk.\u00a0 Chris Conniff put down a sacrifice bunt to advance Stroh and Jensen to third. With one out, Ben Ross hit an RBI groundout to make it a one-run game, 5-4.\u00a0 With Levi Jensen representing the tying run 90 feet away on third and two outs, Brady Jurgella struck out to end the game.\u00a0 Rockers starter Chris Sleeper received the win and Rafters starter Nick Torres received the loss.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Rafters (22-4) will travel to Green Bay tomorrow to play the Rockers (9-18) at 1:05 pm.\u00a0 Catch all the action on WFHR 1320 AM\/97.5 FM with Brett Loftis beginning at 12:50 pm.\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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