
Three-Game Homestand Begins with Rafters Versus Rivets
August 13, 2020 - Northwoods League (Northwoods)
Wisconsin Rapids Rafters News Release
Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. - With eight games to go in the season, the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters (28-10) have already clinched their division, but the Rafters have been fending off the Fond du Lac Dock Spiders for first place in the Wisconsin-Illinois Pod, with a four-game win streak. The Rafters start a two-game series with the Rockford Rivets on Thursday night at 6:35pm.
The Rafters have been built on pitching in 2020. The Rafters allowed just four runs over their two-game series in Green Bay, lowering the team ERA to 3.04, the best in the Wisconsin-Illinois Pod. The Rafters also have struck out 419 batters as a pitching staff, averaging 11.3 batters per nine innings and leading the Pod.
Gabe Levy gets the start for the Rafters on Thursday. A Davidson Wildcat sophomore, Levy has a 3.60 ERA through his first 15 innings pitched. Levy has 19 strikeouts to just two walks on the mound for the Rafters this summer season. Levy was rated as one the top 150 starting pitchers in college baseball by D1Baseball.com.
Coverage of the Rivets and the Rafters on Solarus Bark in the Park Night starts at 6:20pm on AM 1320 WFHR and at 6:30pm on the Northwoods League Baseball Network.
Northwoods League Stories from August 13, 2020
- Pridgen Lights-Out in Win - Mandan Flickertails
- 9th-Inning Collapse Crushes Honkers at Home - Rochester Honkers
- Stingers Fall in Thriller to Rox - Willmar Stingers
- Rafters Hammer Rivets 10-0 - Wisconsin Rapids Rafters
- Kingfish Sweep Doubleheader with Fourth Straight Win - Kenosha Kingfish
- Spitters Down Resorters - Traverse City Pit Spitters
- Bombers Drop Both Games in Double-Header, as Hitting and Pitching Fail to Link Up - Battle Creek Battle Jacks
- Green Bay Shutout at Home - Green Bay Rockers
- Three-Game Homestand Begins with Rafters Versus Rivets - Wisconsin Rapids Rafters
- Green Bay Welcomes La Crosse Back to Titletown - Green Bay Rockers
- Waterloo Prevails in 4-Hour Marathon with Walk-Off Win - Rochester Honkers
- Dock Spiders Clinch East Division Title After Dominant Win against Loggers - Fond du Lac Dock Spiders
- Rox Clinch Highway 23 Series with Walk-Off Win - St. Cloud Rox
- Rox Win in Extras over Stingers - Willmar Stingers
- Rafters Win Fourth Straight to End Season Series with Green Bay Booyah - Wisconsin Rapids Rafters
- Flickertails Receive Great Pitching in 5-1 Win - Bismarck Larks
- Loggers Suffer 12-5 Loss against the Dock Spiders - La Crosse Loggers
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