Intense Battle Ends in 6-3 Loss for Wausau
Wausau, Wisc. – The Wausau Woodchucks (38-33) faced off against the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters (57-15) for the first Playoff Game of the Sub-Divisional Series. After an intense battle, the Woodchucks fell to the Rafters with a final score of 6-3.
Wausau held their own, led by pitcher Matt Milner (Southwest Oklahoma State), only allowing the Rafters to score one run through 4 innings. The Chucks tied things up in the bottom of the 4th inning when an RBI single to right field by Elie Kligman (Wake Forest) drove in Chase Hug (Evansville), who had gotten on base by a single to right field.
The Rafters managed to sneak in a run to retake the lead in the top of the 5th inning. The Woodchucks battled back, with Aidan Corn (Pasco-Hernando State) hitting a single to center field, then was advanced to second from a walk by Maurice Gomez (Keiser), but the Chucks were unable to capitalize on the opportunity and left them stranded.
Not willing to go down easily, Wausau came back with bats blazing in the bottom of the 6th. Tyler Cox (Eckerd) was walked, then made it to second base on a Kligman single to center field. Garrett Hill (North Dakota State) blasted a single to left field to bring in Cox to score the tying run.
The Chucks battled tooth and nail and managed to take the lead in the bottom of the 7th inning on an electrifying RBI single from Hug to score Corn. The Rafters scratched across four more runs to take Game 1 from the Woodchucks with a final score of 6-3.
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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]
