Woodchucks Split Series with Rivets

Woodchucks Split Series with Rivets

WAUSAU, Wis. – Rockford produced a riveting 15 hits, allowing them to defeat Wausau 9-4 Friday night at Athletic Park.

Rockford (11-7) would dominate the first five innings of this game after a five-run second inning. They would increase their lead in the fifth, scoring one more, making it 6-0.

Wausau (10-8) would get on the board in the bottom of the fifth, scoring two runs off Dalton Pearson’s (Georgia State) two-run homerun.

The rest of the game would be dominated by the Rivets, scoring two in the seventh. Wausau would threaten in the eighth, scoring Brent Widder (Evansville) and Colby Wallace (California (Fullerton)) to make the score 8-4.

Key Moments:

In addition to his two-run home run in the fifth, center fielder Pearson went 2/5 with a double and two RBIs.

Left fielder Brady Jurgella (Minnesota) went 2/3 with one run and one walk.

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