MWL1 Wisconsin Timber Rattlers

Rattlers Batter Kernels For Third Straight Win

Published on August 14, 2009 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers News Release


CEDAR RAPIDS, WI - Brett Lawrie had three hits and four RBI to lead the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers to a 13-5 win over the Cedar Rapids Kernels Friday night at Perfect game Field. The win was the third straight for Wisconsin, their first three game winning streak since they won the first three games of the second half.

Wisconsin (18-29 second half, 52-65 overall) scored three runs in the first inning to grab a lead. Pete Fatse was hit by a pitch with one out and stole second. Lawrie punched a single through the right side of the infield and Fatse scored. Brock Kjeldgaard followed with an RBI triple to knock in Lawrie. Erik Komatsu was next and his sacrifice fly to left was deep enough to score Kjeldgaard.

The Kernels (65-53, 25-23) scored a run without a hit in the bottom of the first. Trey Watten walked Tyson Auer to start the inning. A stolen base and a wild pitch on a walk put runners at the corners with no outs. Watten got Roberto Lopez to ground into a 6-4-3 double play for two outs as Auer scored on the play.

Lawrie struck again in the second inning. Josh Prince singled with two outs and Fatse drew a four pitch walk. Lawrie jumped on a 3-0 pitch from Chaffee and lined it out of the stadium for his twelfth home run of the season and a 6-1 Timber Rattlers lead.

Wisconsin added five more runs in the top of the fourth inning. The first run scored when Derrick McPhearson crashed into catcher Beau Brooks to knock the ball loose on a play at the plate. Brock Kjeldgaard followed with an RBI single. Corey Kemp made the score 10-1 with a two-run single. Erik Miller's RBI single capped the inning for the Rattlers.

The five-run frame matched the most productive inning of the season for the Timber Rattlers. They also scored five runs in the fourth inning of a game at West Michigan on May 31.

But, the Kernels didn't go quietly. Cedar Rapids scored three times in the bottom of the fourth inning and tacked on a run in the fifth. Watten got the final out of the inning to qualify for the win.

Prince helped the Rattlers add to their lead in the top of the seventh inning. He drove in the first run of the inning on a double to left. Prince took third on a wild pitch and scored on a fielding error to make the score 13-5.

Liam Ohlmann pitched a scoreless sixth inning. However, in the seventh, Adam Younger got a hold of a 1-0 pitch from Ohlmann with two on and two outs for a three-run homer to make the score 13-8.

Pedro Lambertus closed out the Kernels with two scoreless innings.

Wisconsin wrapped up their eight game road trip to Peoria and Cedar Rapids with a 4-4 record.

The Timber Rattlers return home to start an eight-game homestand on Saturday night. Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Jeff Suppan is scheduled to make a rehab start for the Timber Rattlers. Daniel Osterbrock (5-9, 5.86) is set to start for the Beloit Snappers.

Saturday night is the Timber Rattlers Tribute to Elvis Presley. Look out for an appearance by Elvis himself. Enjoy live, Elvis-infused music outside the stadium with a pre-game concert by local Kaukauna Band, 1st Degree starting at 5:00pm.

There is also a scheduled post-game fireworks display courtesy of FOX 11.

Game time is 6:35pm

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