MWL1 Wisconsin Timber Rattlers

Rattlers pitch in for near no-hitter

Published on April 16, 2010 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers News Release


BURLINGTON, IA - Wisconsin Timber Rattlers pitchers Jake Odorizzi and Damon Krestalude made a bid for history on Friday night at Community Field. The duo of Milwaukee pitching prospects took a no-hitter into the bottom of the ninth inning, but Hilton Richardson's two-out double off Krestalude wrecked the attempt at the first Timber Rattlers no-hitter since 2001. The Rattlers snapped a four game losing streak with the 9-0 win over the Burlington Bees.

Wisconsin (4-6) looked like they would grab the lead in the first inning. Scooter Gennett was at third and Khris Davis was at first with one out. Chris Dennis lifted a fly ball to medium left field that was deep enough to score Gennett. But, Gennett left too early and was the third out as the Bees appealed the play.

In the second inning, the Rattlers loaded the bases with two outs, but Bees' starting pitcher Matt Mitchell got D'Vontrey Richardson to pop out to end the inning.

In the third inning, Wisconsin loaded the bases with no outs. Mitchell got the next two batters and was on the verge of getting out of the inning. Then, Pete Fatse came through for Wisconsin. The designated hitter ripped the first pitch he saw from Mitchell into right field for a two-run single.

The Rattlers padded their lead in the fifth with four runs. Back-to-back doubles by Chris Dennis and Cameron Garfield got the first run of the inning home. Fatse drove in Garfield with an RBI ground out. Later in the inning, Franklin Romero, Jr. tripled in a run. He would score the final run of the inning on a wild pitch and Wisconsin was up 6-0.

Odorizzi turned the game over to Krestalude in the bottom of the sixth inning. The only blemishes for Odorizzi on the night were a two out hit batsman in the fourth and a one out walk in the fifth. The starter left the game after five innings as he had reached his pitch limit.

Krestalude picked up right where Odorizzi left off by striking out a pair in a 1-2-3 bottom of the sixth.

Fatse continued to swing the hot bat as he launched a two-run homer to right in the top of the seventh to put the Rattlers up 8-0. The longball, Fatse's first of the year, gave him five RBI on the evening.

Krestalude worked perfectly through the seventh and eighth innings and Romero added another run on an RBI grounder in the top of the ninth.

The Rattlers defense recorded the first two outs of the bottom of the ninth. Then, Krestalude fell behind Burlington (3-6) leadoff hitter Hilton Richardson 2-0. The left hand hitter slapped the next pitch down the third base line for a double to break up the no-hit bid. Krestalude got the next batter to pop out to end the game.

The last time the Timber Rattlers no-hit an opponent was on August 27, 2001. Derrick Van Dusen no-hit the Cedar Rapids Kernels in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

The Timber Rattlers continue their road trip through Iowa when they begin a three-game series with the Quad Cities River Bandits Saturday night. Eric Arnett (0-1, 8.31) is the scheduled starting pitcher for the Timber Rattlers. Quad Cities sends Dan Calhoun (0-0, 0.00) to the mound. Listen to the Miller Lite Pregame show on AM 1280, WNAM starting at 5:40pm. Game time from Modern Woodmen Park is 6:00pm.

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