Woodchucks Sweep Series – Thompson Sets New Record
Wausau, WI – The Woodchucks take both games of the home series over Green Bay tonight, 12-5. Because of tonight’s win, Field Manager Corey Thompson becomes the franchise’s winningest coach with 104 wins.
Edwin Alicea (Nova Southeastern) got the start for the Chucks. He went a full 5.0 innings pitched and had three strikeouts. Alicea also kept the Rockers scoreless in two innings.
The Chucks got to work in the bottom of the third, with Trey Gambill (Oklahoma) slugging for his second home run of the season, a three-run hit that put the Woodchucks in the lead, 3-1.
It wouldn’t be the only inning that the Chucks would score multiple, as in the bottom of the fifth the Woodchucks would put up seven. Isaac Webb (Corpus Christi) got things started for the Chucks, getting a single. After Trey Gambill got on base with a walk, Max Galvin (Miami), in his first game back, hit a single to score both Webb and Gambill to earn two RBI.
The Chucks would get five in the fifth more thanks to the efforts of Max Soliz Jr. (Chattahoochee Valley), Brayden Smith (Iowa Western), and Jake Berkland (Mankato State). Jacob Haley (South Alabama) would score two more in the eighth, to bring the score to 12-4.
Jorge Decardenas (Charlotte) made his seventh appearance of the season, striking out four to bring his season total to thirty. He leads the Chucks in strikeouts.
Johnny Amonica (Keiser University) would get the nod to close out the game. Amonica struck out two enroute to a 12-5 Chucks victory.
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The Wausau Woodchucks 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. Entering its’ 31st season, the Northwoods League is the largest organized baseball league in the world with 26 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 350 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 (TEX), two-time World Series Champions Ben Zobrist and Brandon Crawford (STL) and World Series Champion Chris Sale (ATL). As well as 2019 Rookie of the Year and 2019/2021 Home Run Derby Champion Pete Alonso (NYM) and 2023 World Series Champion, 2021 and 2023 All-Star, MLB Gold Glove winner and two-time All-MLB first team shortstop Marcus Semien (TEX). All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League website. League games are viewable live at watchnwl.com and on ESPN+. For more information, visit www.woodchucks.com or download the new Northwoods League Mobile App on the Apple App Store or on Google Play and set the Woodchucks as your favorite team.
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