Rattlers hang on to beat Beloit
July 5, 2015 - Midwest League (MWL1)
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers News Release
GRAND CHUTE, WI - The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers scored three runs in the bottom of the first inning against the Beloit Snappers Sunday afternoon at Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium. It was enough. The Timber Rattlers beat the Snappers 3-2 for their second win in a row.
Brandon Diaz started the Wisconsin rally with a walk and a stolen base. Khris Davis singled sharply to left with one out and Diaz could only make it to third base. Dustin DeMuth followed with a single to right to drive in Diaz and an error on the play allowed the ball to roll to the track. Davis scored all the way from first and DeMuth took third. Carlos Leal connected on a double to drive in DeMuth and the Rattlers (27-54 overall, 4-7 second half) were up 3-0.
Cody Ponce, the second round pick of the Milwaukee Brewers in the 2015 draft, made his Midwest League debut on Sunday as Wisconsin's starting pitcher. He allowed one hit, walked two, and struck out three over four scoreless innings.
David Burkhalter took over for Ponce to start the top of the fifth inning and he faced the minimum over his first three innings.
Beloit (31-50, 5-6) got on the scoreboard in the top of the eighth. Iolana Akau hit a leadoff home run against Burkhalter to cut Wisconsin's lead to 3-1.
In the ninth, the Snappers made it interesting. Burkhalter got the first out, but issued a walk and gave up a single to put two runners on base. Left-hander Tyler Linehan was summoned from the bullpen, but walked lefty Sandber Pimentel to load the bases. Linehan would strikeout left-handed Justin Higley for the second out before leaving in favor of right-hander Gian Rizzo who was called in to face Akau.
However, Rizzo hit the right-hand hitting Akau on the first pitch he threw to force in a run to make it 3-2. That also brought left-handed Shawn Duinkerk to the plate with the game on the line.
Rizzo fell behind Duinkerk 2-1, but got the Beloit right fielder to popout to third to end the game.
Burkhalter allowed two runs on three hits with a walk and three strikeouts over 4-1/3 innings to pick up his second win of the season.
The Timber Rattlers welcome the Kane County Cougars to Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium on Monday night. Zach Hirsch (2-4, 2.98) is the scheduled starting pitcher for Wisconsin. Wei-Chieh Huang (3-1, 1.51) is set to start for the Cougars. Kane County has won ten games in a row heading into Monday's game. Game time is 7:05pm.
The first 500 fans to attend this game will receive a magnet featuring Milwaukee Brewers outfield prospect Monte Harrison presented by Lamers Bus Lines. This is magnet three in a series of four that are being given away this season. Purchase an entrée at any Qdoba location in Appleton, Neenah, or Oshkosh on Monday and receive a ticket to any Monday home game during the 2015 season.
If you can't make it out to the ballpark, there are several ways to catch the action. MyNEW 32's Sports Showdown will televise the game starting at 7:00pm. The radio broadcast is on AM1280, WNAM starting with the Miller Lite Pregame Show at 6:45pm. The broadcast may also be heard on Tune In Radio and IHeartRadio. Subscribers to MiLB.TV may watch the game on that platform.
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