Rafters lose fifth straight, fall 9-0 to Lakeshore
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis. – The Rafters lost their fifth straight game Saturday night against the Lakeshore Chinooks, falling 9-0 at Witter Field.
In his debut for Wisconsin Rapids, Ethan Breslin didn’t last three innings. He gave up four earned runs, walking five with three hits allowed. It was another instance of a Rafters starter walking too many and not lasting enough innings. He got saddled with the loss.
Braden Wauscheck took the baton in the third for his Rafters’ debut, twirling 3.1 innings and allowing three runs of his own. He gave up six hits, two of them solo homers in the sixth, and walked two.
The Rafters offense sputtered for a second straight night, accounting for just eight singles. It was their first time being shut out this season and Wisconsin Rapids has now been outscored 24-2 in their past two games.
A combination of Kyle Bender, Nicholas Perry, and Max Whitesell was utilized to finish out the ballgame. The three totaled three innings pitched and two runs allowed, all by Bender in the seventh inning.
Kyler McIntosh was the lone bright spot on offense with three hits and Jorge DeGoti extended his on-base streak to ten games with a fourth-inning single. But, the Rafters mustered just two runners to third base throughout the entire game.
The loss drops the Rafters to 7-11 overall this season and they are still tied with Green Bay for second-to-last in the Great Lakes West. Next up is a matinee rematch at 1:05 against Lakeshore. Khalin Kapoor will have the call on the Northwoods League Sports Network and Andy Jachim will have the call on WFHR – 97.5 FM, 1320 AM.
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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