{"id":4952,"date":"2016-03-06T21:33:42","date_gmt":"2016-03-06T21:33:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/wisconsin-rapids-rafters\/?p=4952"},"modified":"2016-03-31T21:31:45","modified_gmt":"2016-03-31T21:31:45","slug":"rafters-tab-xavier-duo-to-strengthen-pitching-staff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/wisconsin-rapids-rafters\/2016\/03\/06\/rafters-tab-xavier-duo-to-strengthen-pitching-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Rafters Tab Xavier Duo To Strengthen Pitching Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\tRight-Handers Schilling And Richards Sign With Rafters For 2016<\/em>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tBy: Cooper Perkins<\/em>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tWisconsin Rapids, Wis. – The Wisconsin Rapids Rafters are pleased to announce the latest additions to their 2016 roster in a pair of pitchers from the Big East Conference. Xavier teammates and fellow sophomores Garrett Schilling and Damien Richard will join the Rafters’ pitching staff for their introductory taste of Northwoods League baseball following the conclusion of the college season.\n<\/p>\n

\n\t“Garrett and Damien are both really nice additions to our pitching staff,” said Rafters general manager John Fanta. “Both guys have some versatility to either start or come out of the bullpen and will provide Field Manager Craig Noto some valuable innings this summer.”\n<\/p>\n

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\n\tP – Garrett Schilling, 6’1” 175, (R\/R), Sophomore, Xavier University<\/strong><\/u>
\n\tSchilling will trade his blue Xavier uniform for the cranberry of the Rafters as the sophomore right-handed pitcher is primed to call Wisconsin Rapids his home for the summer of 2016. As a freshman, Schilling played a limited role as he was brokered the opportunity to make only seven appearances, notching eight strikeouts. As a sophomore, however, Schilling has been dynamite at the back end of the bullpen for the Musketeers. In the processes of working 11.2 innings in seven outings this spring, the Michigan native has posted a 2.31 ERA, racked up 10 strikeouts, and tallied three saves. As a prep athlete, Garrett holds the impressive distinction of going undefeated on the mound across the sum of his four-year career to the tune of a 36-0 record. In addition to winning a trio of state championships on the diamond, Schilling served as the starting kicker on the Bishop Foley High School football team and laced up his skates for the hockey team. In his first exposure to wood bat baseball, Shilling worked exclusively out of the bullpen last summer for the Elmira Pioneers of the Perfect Game Collegiate League as he racked up a 3-1 record and a 3.97 ERA in 22.2 innings. Garrett hails from Clawson, Michigan.\n<\/p>\n

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\n\tP – Damien Richard, 6’4” 235, (R\/R), Sophomore, Xavier University<\/strong><\/u>
\n\tJoining Schilling with the Rafters will be fellow Musketeer Damien Richard. The right-handed pitcher’s arrival in Wisconsin Rapids will come at the tail end of what has been a strong sophomore season thus far. After a freshman season that saw him log just 4.1 innings in six appearances, Richard has cemented himself as an imposing presence for Xavier in his second year on campus. In seven appearances, including one start, the towering right-hander has maintained a 2.84 ERA and punched out 16 batters in 19 innings of work. Richard, one of three brothers to play baseball at Xavier, boasts excellent athletic genes as he also earned all-conference distinctions in football and basketball for Versailles High School as a prep athlete. Damien is a native of Versailles, Ohio.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tThe home opener for the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters is June 1st at 7:05 against the Green Bay Bullfrogs. Solarus Founders Club, bleacher 9-Game ticket packages, and group outing packages are on sale now. Call 715-424-5400 or stop by the Rafters Front Office Monday-Friday from 9-5 to purchase a ticket package or book a group outing.\n<\/p>\n

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\n\tThe Wisconsin Rapids Rafters are a member of the finest developmental league for elite college baseball players, the Northwoods League. Playing its 23rd season of summer collegiate baseball in 2016, the Northwoods League is the largest organized baseball league in the world with 18 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, more than 140 Northwoods League players have advanced to Major League Baseball, including Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer (WAS) and MLB All-Stars Chris Sale (CWS), Jordan Zimmermann (DET), Curtis Granderson (NYM), Lucas Duda (NYM) and Ben Zobrist (CHC). All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League Website.  For more information, visit www.raftersbaseball.com.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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