Dock Spiders Drop Nailbiter to Madison, 6-5
July 10, 2024 - Northwoods League (Northwoods)
Fond du Lac Dock Spiders News Release
Fond du Lac Dock Spiders' Tyler Neises on game day
(Fond du Lac Dock Spiders)
MADISON, WI - The Fond du Lac Dock Spiders dropped a nailbiter to Madison on Wednesday at Warner Park, losing 6-5. A run in the ninth inning secured Madison's victory. With this loss, the Dock Spiders moved to 15-26 overall and 2-6 in the second half of the season.
RHP Noah Wech (Oklahoma State) started for the Dock Spiders, allowing two hits and five walks over the first four innings. Despite the walks, Wech managed to work out of trouble, stranding Madison runners in scoring position in each of the first four innings.
In the fifth inning, the Dock Spiders took the lead after a leadoff double from Travis Strickler (Embry-Riddle). Two batters later, a single from Drew Prosek (Gulf Coast State) brought in Strickler, making the score 1-0.
The Dock Spiders added to their lead in the sixth inning with a sacrifice fly to center field by Travis Strickler, which scored Drew Barragan (Embry-Riddle) and made the score 2-0.
Madison got on the board in the sixth inning due to an error on a ball hit by Agustin Gutierrez (California Irvine) to second base, which allowed a run to score and ended Noah Wech's start. Wech went 5.2 innings, allowing four hits, no earned runs, five walks, and striking out eight while throwing 108 pitches- the most by a Dock Spiders pitcher this season. RHP Noah Tschopp (Embry-Riddle) came on in relief, and Madison tallied a single, back-to-back doubles, a walk, and a passed ball, bringing in runs and giving Madison a 5-2 lead.
In the eighth inning, the Dock Spiders climbed back, putting three runs across with an RBI single from Tyler Neises (Georgia Tech) that made the score 5-3. Two batters later, after a wild pitch, a ground ball by Travis Strickler brought in Drew Barragan with a fielder's choice, and the next batter, Caden Shapiro (Princeton) hit an RBI flyout to center field that brought in Tyler Neises, tying the game at five.
In the bottom of the eighth, a walk, a hit-by-pitch, and another walk by Noah Tschopp with two outs loaded the bases and ended Tschopp's outing. The Dock Spiders brought in RHP Townsend Stevenson (Washington University in St. Louis) with the bases loaded and two outs. On the first pitch Stevenson threw, Connor Capece (Creighton) hit a ground ball to the pitcher, and Stevenson had no play, allowing Frankie Carney (California Irvine) to score the game-winning run for Madison, resulting in a 6-5 Madison victory.
The Dock Spiders are back in action on Thursday for a doubleheader at Lakeshore, with the first pitch for game one scheduled for 11:35 p.m, and game two scheduled for 6:35 p.m.
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