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Brody Wofford (UCF) and Jack-Thomas Wold (UNLV) led the way at the plate. Both lefty bats went yard to right field last night in the win.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Rafters look to win their thirteenth in a row over the Kingfish and a take 2-0 advantage in the season series. Ryan Byrd (1-0, 1.80 ERA) will start for Wisconsin Rapids. Last time out, Byrd got the no decision in a 9-4 win at Witter Field over the Battle Creek Bombers on June 7<sup>th<\/sup>. The lefty threw four innings and struck out two. The Kingfish will send to the mound, Denson Hull (1-0, 1.58 ERA). The senior out of Creighton is making his fourth start for Kenosha tonight. In his last start on June 8<sup>th<\/sup> against the Woodchucks at Athletic Park, Hull earned the win by tossing seven innings of one-run ball, scattering four hits and fanning four.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>First pitch from Simmons Field is slated for 6:35 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>###<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The Wisconsin Rapids Rafters are a member of the finest developmental league for elite college baseball players, the Northwoods League. Now in its 25th anniversary season, the Northwoods League is the largest organized baseball league in the world with 20 teams, drawing significantly more fans, in a friendly ballpark experience, than any league of its kind.\u00a0A valuable training ground for coaches, umpires and front office staff,\u00a0190\u00a0former Northwoods League players have advanced to Major League Baseball,\u00a0including three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer (WAS), two-time World Series Champions Ben Zobrist (CHC) and Brandon Crawford (SFG) and MLB All-Stars Chris Sale (BOS), Jordan Zimmermann (DET) and Curtis Granderson (TOR).\u00a0\u00a0All league games are viewable live via the\u00a0<\/em><em><a href=\"http:\/\/portal.stretchinternet.com\/nwl\/\">Northwoods League portal<\/a><\/em><em>. 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