Rafters Win Fourth Straight, Sweep Growlers
June 18, 2021 - Northwoods League (Northwoods)
Wisconsin Rapids Rafters News Release
KALAMAZOO, MI - The Wisconsin Rapids Rafters (10-8) walked 16 times in an 11-7 victory over the Kalamazoo Growlers (5-12) completing the series sweep.
The Growlers got on the board in the first, off an RBI single. Although the Rafters walked three times in the first two innings, it was in the third where their runs began.
Four walks, one hit by pitch, and a hit scored six runs. The hit, a Josh Nicoloff (Kansas State) three-run double to left-center.
The Growlers responded in the fourth, with two hits and two runs. That was all that Rafters starter Justin Beyer (Wagner) allowed, as he retired Kalamazoo 1-2-3 in his fifth and final inning.
Wisconsin Rapids added one in the sixth, making it 7-3, entering the bottom of the sixth.
After a Rafters error, The Growlers strung along four straight hits to score three runs off Donovan Brandl (Wisconsin-Whitewater). In the bottom of the seventh, the score was knotted up at seven, after an RBI single.
The top of the eighth saw three walks to load the bases, for Nicoloff once more. Nicoloff launched a ball over the left-field fence. The Grand Slam gave Nicoloff seven RBIs and the Rafters a four-run advantage.
Devin Rivera (Villanova), after allowing the equalizer in the seventh, pitched two scoreless innings to earn the win.
The Wisconsin Rapids Rafters will head to Traverse City, Michigan, to play the first of two against the Pit Spitters. The first pitch is at 7:05 p.m. The game can be heard on WFHR AM 1320.
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