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Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. – After getting down to a 3-0 deficit after three innings, the Rafters stormed back with eight unanswered and held on to an 8-4 victory at Witter Field.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Ricky Williams got the start for WR and danced with danger throughout, finally ceding three runs in the third frame where he walked in a run, balked in a run, and allowed an RBI groundout. With the bases loaded, Arnad Mulamekic came in and locked it down, striking out Preston Knott to end the inning.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Then after that, it was all Rafters.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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They began their comeback immediately in the fourth after Greyson Shafer scored on a passed ball and Kyler McIntosh drove in Jorge DeGoti with a base hit. In the fifth with two outs, Jack Mathey tied the ballgame with a hot shot to third that scored Aidan Teel.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Teel would make his presence felt again in the sixth, lacing a two-out double that drove in two runs in what was his biggest swing as a Rafter up to this point in the season.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s been a good week, building off of every at bat and getting used to pitching, I faced three pitchers today and got a hold of one a little bit,\u201d said Teel after the game. \u201cGetting back in the box and seeing live pitching, nothing can compare to taking live at bats\u2026 so just acclimating to live pitching is the biggest challenge.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Mulamekic dazzled in his 3.1 innings with four strikeouts and no runs allowed. He gave up just one hit in his best outing since early June, and earned the victory for his efforts.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cWe pounded the zone, we got pitches down when we needed to make them, we got ground balls when we needed to\u2026 our goal was just to make sure that we were in the zone and that we were competitive today,\u201d said pitching coach Mike Spears. \u201cYou can\u2019t defend a walk\u2026 walks kill us every time. Limit the walks and get the bat to the ball and we have more of an opportunity.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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In the bottom of the seventh the Rafters offense struck again with three more runs created by a Greyson Shafer sacrifice fly, a Landon Gaz RBI walk, and a Kyler McIntosh RBI fielder’s choice. Maddox Thornton was then handed the baton and he closed the game with three innings of one-run ball. He was credited with the save, his first of the season.<\/span><\/p>\n

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While the Rafters ended the first half with a losing record (15-18) and missed out on an automatic playoff spot, they now have some momentum entering the second half. There will be challenges, especially on the pitching side, but the Rafters have shown an unparalleled level of resilience so far this year. Nothing is impossible.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u201cWe do have a couple more arms coming in, the staff will change a little bit,\u201d said Spears. \u201cThat\u2019s a good challenge, guys that haven\u2019t had a lot of opportunity will get opportunity, and we\u2019ll see where we go from there.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Rafters have two off days coming up and then begin the second half in Madison this coming Wednesday. First pitch is scheduled for 5:35 with Andy Jachim live on WFHR – 97.5 FM, 1320 AM.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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