MWL1 Wisconsin Timber Rattlers

Revenge of the Ex-Rattlers

Published on June 17, 2010 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers News Release


CLINTON, IA - A pair of former Wisconsin Timber Rattlers did damage to their former teams on Thursday night at Alliant Energy Field. Daniel Carroll and Kalian Sams combined to drive in all three runs for the Clinton LumberKings in a 3-2 victory. Sams drove in the winning run with a two-out single in the bottom of the ninth inning.

Wisconsin (24-42) took the lead with a run in the first inning. They loaded the bases with one out on a pair of singles and a hit batsman. Hunter Morris, the 4th round pick of the Milwaukee Brewers, stepped to the plate for his first professional at bat. His slow ground out to short got the run home and the Rattlers were up 1-0.

Carroll, a Timber Rattler in 2008 when the team was affiliated with the Seattle Mariners, singled with two out in the bottom of the third. The hit by the LumberKings centerfielder drove in two and Clinton (36-30) went in front 2-1.

Michael Marseco singled and went to second on an error to start the Wisconsin fifth inning. D'Vontrey Richardson moved him along to third with a grounder to the right side of the infield. Cutter Dykstra slapped a base hit to right through the drawn-in infield to score Marseco with the tying run.

The game remained tied until the bottom of the ninth inning. Vinnie Catricala singled to start the frame and was sacrificed to second base. Wisconsin chose to walk Welington Dotel to set up the double play and face Sams, who had struck out 87 times in his previous 181 at bats this season. Sams, a Timber Rattler at the start of the 2007 season, lined a 2-1 pitch down the left field line to score Catricala with the winning run.

The Timber Rattlers are now 3-19 in games decided by one run. Thursday night was also the fifth time this season the Rattlers have been ‘walked off' by their opponents.

The Rattlers continue their road trip with a three-game series in Kane County that starts on Friday night. Kyle Heckathorn (4-4, 2.58) is the scheduled starting pitcher for the Timber Rattlers. Kane County will send Dan Straily (5-3, 4.76) to the hill. Game time at Elfstrom Stadium is 7:00pm. Fans may tune in for the play-by-play action on AM 1280, WNAM starting with the Miller Lite Pregame show at 6:40pm.

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