Rafters Earn Fourth Sweep of Second Half

July 27, 2018 - Northwoods League (Northwoods)
Wisconsin Rapids Rafters News Release

Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. - The Wisconsin Rapids Rafters (26-29, 11-9 2nd half) earned a 7-3 win to sweep the Lakeshore Chinooks (25-30, 9-11 2nd half) in the final series between the two clubs in 2018. Trayson Kubo (Stephen F. Austin) took a no-hitter into the seventh in his third quality start of the season.

The cranberry and gold started their offense in the third. Alex Fedje-Johnson (Davidson) collected an RBI double, one of four hits collected by the Minneapolis. MN native. Ty Duvall (Vanderbilt) drove in two more with a base hit of his own. One more Rafter run came home in the sixth due to a Chinooks error. Jake Dunham (Northern Illinois) scored the run for Wisconsin Rapids in the sixth.

Lakeshore responded in the seventh with two runs. Takihiro Yamada and Jack Dunn brought runs in with base hits. Wisconsin Rapids scored two of their own in the seventh. A wild pitch allowed Brody Wofford (University of Central Florida) to score and Mitch Mallek (St. Cloud State) collected an RBI single.

Both teams scored once in the eighth. Zach Clayton drove in one with a single while Jordan Wiley (Kalamazoo College) scored in the bottom of eighth off a wild pitch. Mason McReaken (SIU Edwardsville) struck out the side in the ninth pitching the final 1.2 innings.

Trayson Kubo (6-1, 1.30 ERA) earned his sixth win of the season with seven strikeouts in 6.2 innings. Kevin Tibor (4-5, 2.44 ERA) suffered the loss allowing three runs in four innings of work.

The Rafters host the Rockford Rivets for two games before starting a five-day road trip on Monday. First pitch from Witter Field tomorrow is at 6:05 pm CT.

Wisconsin Rapids Rafters make their pitch

Northwoods League Stories from July 27, 2018

• Bullfrogs Defeat Growlers in Impressive Comeback Win - Green Bay Rockers
• Rafters Earn Fourth Sweep of Second Half - Wisconsin Rapids Rafters
• Bucks Fall to Duluth in 10-9 Heartbreaker - Waterloo Bucks
• Rivets Snap Mallards Streak 7-2 - Madison Mallards
• Stingers Fall to Larks in Close Affair - Willmar Stingers
• Rox Snap Honkers Win Streak - Rochester Honkers
• Rivets Halt Madison's Nine-Game Streak - Rockford Rivets
• Dock Spiders Shutout Woodchucks Behind Sanderlin - Fond du Lac Dock Spiders
• Woodchucks Keep It Close in Fond du Lac - Wausau Woodchucks
• Rafters Hope to Carry over Energy from Last Night's Walk-Off - Wisconsin Rapids Rafters
• Bullfrogs Drop Wild Game at Kalamazoo - Green Bay Rockers
• Rivets Dropped by Madison - Rockford Rivets
• Walk-Off Hit by Pitch Gives Rafters Third Straight Win - Wisconsin Rapids Rafters
• Woodchucks Walk It off over Dock Spiders 5-4 - Fond du Lac Dock Spiders
• In Comeback Fashion the Stingers Defeat the Larks 10-6 - Willmar Stingers
• Bucks Dropped 7-3 by Duluth - Waterloo Bucks
• Huskies Shake off All Star Rust in 7-3 Win - Duluth Huskies
• Mallards Complete Comeback Win - Madison Mallards

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