{"id":17704,"date":"2026-07-05T20:16:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T01:16:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/wisconsin-rapids-rafters\/?p=17704"},"modified":"2026-07-05T20:16:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T01:16:16","slug":"dylan-franks-monster-performance-helps-rafters-rally-late-over-mud-puppies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/wisconsin-rapids-rafters\/2026\/07\/05\/dylan-franks-monster-performance-helps-rafters-rally-late-over-mud-puppies\/","title":{"rendered":"Dylan Frank&#8217;s Monster Performance Helps Rafters Rally Late Over Mud Puppies"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><strong>By Christian Pagan<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Wisconsin Rapids, WI &#8211; On the Fourth of July, there were fireworks outside and inside Witter Field, as the Rafters (12-27) overcame a late two-run deficit and walked off the Mud Puppies (5-11), 6-5. The Mud Puppies have now lost six in a row, and the Rafters move to 2-3 in the second half season.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Minnesota struck first in the second inning when first baseman Nick Ibrahim drove in the game\u2019s first run with a single off of Gage Honeyager, one of the team\u2019s three hits in the inning. The Rafters had a quick response in the bottom of the third when INF Dylan Frank smashed a two-run home run down the left field line, his fifth of the season, putting Wisconsin Rapids ahead 2-1.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The Rafters didn\u2019t have the lead for long as Mud Puppies catcher Max Pederson brought home Jun Moeller with a single, tying the game at 2-2, in the 4th. Minnesota would take a 3-2 lead in the 6th when Nick Ibrahim scored from third on a passed ball from Brennan Baker.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Just like the Rafters, Minnesota\u2019s lead wouldn\u2019t last long when Dylan Frank drove in his third run of the game with a single in the 7th, knotting the ballgame at 3-3. However, in the blink of an eye, the Mud Puppies captured a 5-3 advantage in the 8th, headlined by a Beau Thoma RBI 3B, bringing in Max Pederson who was hit by a pitch.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>After an Esteban Olazaba RBI single in the 8th, the Rafters were down 5-4 in the bottom of the 9th. With one out, Dylan Frank delivered again as he launched a game-tying home run to left field, his second of the game, igniting life into the Rafters dugout and for the fans at Witter Field. Frank finished the game 4-5, with three extra base-hits and four RBI.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>After Frank\u2019s home run, Jax LeGrand followed up with a double and stood as the game-winning run. A Connor Harvie ground out would advance LeGrand to third with two outs. That\u2019s when Mud Puppies reliever Patrick Binnebose threw a wild pitch past his catcher Max Pederson and LeGrand dashed home, beating out the throw, and completing the two-run comeback for the Rafters. Entering last night\u2019s game, the Rafters were 0-20 on the season when trailing after the 8th inning.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Colton LaFave (2-3) recorded the win for the Rafters with Patrick Binnebose (1-3) receiving the loss. The series finale and the last game before All-Star break is set for Sunday, 4:05pm, at Historic Witter Field, with the Rafters looking for their second sweep of the season.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Christian Pagan Wisconsin Rapids, WI &#8211; On the Fourth of July, there were fireworks outside and inside Witter Field,  [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[775,15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17704","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-latest-stories","category-team-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.5 (Yoast SEO v26.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Dylan Frank&#039;s Monster Performance Helps Rafters Rally Late Over Mud Puppies - Wisconsin Rapids Rafters<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/wisconsin-rapids-rafters\/2026\/07\/05\/dylan-franks-monster-performance-helps-rafters-rally-late-over-mud-puppies\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Dylan Frank&#039;s Monster Performance Helps Rafters Rally Late Over Mud Puppies\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"By Christian Pagan Wisconsin Rapids, WI &#8211; 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