Northwoods Wisconsin Rapids Rafters

Rafters Drop Suspended Game, Sweep Doubleheader

Published on July 31, 2014 under Northwoods League (Northwoods)
Wisconsin Rapids Rafters News Release


Eau Claire, Wis.-It was a long and wild day for the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters (22-39, 10-16) and the Eau Claire Express (31-31, 15-14) as they played parts of three games on Wednesday. After the Rafters took game one in Wisconsin Rapids in dramatic fashion, they came back to Eau Claire to pick up a suspended game from June 30th. After a month and a hour rain delay, the game finally ended in a 10-3 victory for the Express.

When the final game of the day picked up, the Rafters immediately went on the attack. After a leadoff single in the top of the 1st, Zack Domingues (Long Beach State) was able to score on a wild pitch to give the Rafters the early lead. From there starter Derek Kawlewski (Rhode Island) took over.

Kawlewski had been a back of the bullpen pitcher for Wisconsin Rapids all season, but placed into an emergency start Kawlewski took off. The righty went 7 strong innings and scattered 5 hits while allowing only one unearned run. The unearned run scored in the 4th and the game would remain locked at 1-1 for two full innings.

The Rafters would send eight hitters to the plate and score three runs in the top of the 7th which would provide all the cushion Wisconsin Rapids would need. Eau Claire had chances all evening but the Rafters were able to pitch out of some tight situations en route to stranding nine Express runners.

Wisconsin Rapids next heads to Canada for the first time in team history as they will play parts of two more games on Thursday.

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