Rafters Drop Midweek Clash With Dock Spiders On Account Of Two Big Innings
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI. – Returning Rafter Jorge De Goti got the Witter Field crowd on their feet early Wednesday night. Unfortunately for the home faithful, they didn’t have much to cheer about the rest of the night.
De Goti’s first-inning solo blast was his third of the season. The long ball for De Goti was his first at Witter Field in almost two full seasons with the team.
Fond du Lac got on the board with a three spot in the third inning. Catcher Aidan Jolley highlighted the frame with a solo homer, his sixth of the season. The Dock Spiders added four more an inning later on a two-out Grand Slam from their shortstop, Drew Barragan.
Wisconsin Rapids scored the game’s final run in the sixth inning on an RBI single from Walker Buchanan.
Austin Kutz got the start and victory for Fond du Lac on the hill. The right-hander went six innings and allowed two runs on four hits. Kutz struck out three and walked two on 84 pitches.
Brandon Scott opposed Kutz on the mound for the Rafters and was tabbed with the loss. The Adrian, MI native went four frames and allowed all seven Dock Spider runs on 10 hits. Scott walked one and punched out three on 70 pitches.
The 7-2 defeat marks the fourth time the Rafters have lost to the Dock Spiders this season, with three of those losses coming at home.
The Wisconsin Rapids Rafters 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. Having completed its’ 30th 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 245 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 (WAS), two-time World Series Champions Ben Zobrist (CHC) and Brandon Crawford (SFG) and World Series Champion Chris Sale (BOS). As well as 2019 Rookie of the Year and Home Run Derby Champion Pete Alonso (NYM) and MLB All-Star Jordan Zimmermann (DET). All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League website. All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League portal. For more information, visit www.raftersbaseball.com or download the new Northwoods League Mobile App on the Apple App Store or on Google Play and set the Rafters as your favorite team
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Author: David Keech
David Keech is a retired teacher and works as a sportswriter, sports official and as an educational consultant. He has reported on amateur sports since 2011, known as 'KeechDaVoice.' David can be reached at [email protected]
