In a tight game against the Kalamazoo Growlers Wednesday, the Wisconsin Woodchucks kept things close with a tie score of 2-2 into the bottom of the 9th inning, but lost on a double by Growlers first baseman Niko Kavadas. The final score was 3-2.
Starting pitcher Brett Wicklund did well on the bump, going six innings with six strikeouts. Relief pitcher Drew Holweger followed with a scoreless inning on the mound. Jordan Walden pitched a scoreless eighth inning before letting up the double in the ninth.
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Tommy Duddleston hit a sacrifice fly in the second inning, driving in a run from Mason Doolittle. Derek Schwimmer drove in the second run of the game for the ‘Chucks after hitting a single, leading to an error by the Growlers first baseman.
Next Up
The Wisconsin Woodchucks will be back at home at Athletic Park on Saturday June 16thas they host the Rockford Rivets. First pitch is at 6:35 PM. We are hosting our first ever Bourbon Tasting at the ballpark. Be sure to pre-order tickets. Also enjoy Saturday night with Cellcom’s post-game fireworks set to 90’s throwback country music. For tickets visit woodchucks.com.
Game Date: 06/13/2018 Wisconsin Woodchucks 2 AT Kalamazoo Growlers 3 YTD YTD Wisconsin AB R H BI AVG Kalamazoo AB R H BI AVG Nelson, P CF 4 0 0 0 .185 Bowersox, J CF 4 1 1 0 .250 Alexiades, R RF 4 0 1 0 .143 Johnson, I SS 4 0 2 1 .400 Toral, A 1B 4 0 1 0 .313 Crail, S DH 3 0 0 0 .286 Valdes, J SS 4 0 2 0 .188 Radcliff, B RF 3 1 0 0 .308 Quinones, I DH 4 0 0 0 .237 Kavadas, N 1B 4 1 3 2 .276 Doolittle, M C 4 1 2 0 .189 Miller, J 3B 3 0 1 0 .222 Ahn, P 2B 4 1 1 0 .237 Rivoli, B C 2 0 0 0 .219 Duddleston, T 3B 2 0 0 1 .220 Clark, D LF 3 0 0 0 .212 Schwimmer, D LF 3 0 2 0 .261 Murdie, P 2B 3 0 0 0 .350 33 2 9 1 29 3 7 3 Wisconsin 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 9 2 Kalamazoo 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 7 1 2B--Doolittle, M C (1), Johnson, I SS (1), Kavadas, N 1B (4). 3B--Johnson, I SS (1). HR--Kavadas, N 1B (1). RBI--Duddleston, T 3B (2), TOTALS (0), Johnson, I SS (1), Kavadas, N 1B 2 (9), TOTALS 3 (0). SF--Duddleston, T 3B (1). CS--Johnson, I SS (1). E--Ahn, P 2B 2 (2), Kavadas, N 1B (1). LOB--Wisconsin 5, Kalamazoo 5. DP--P. Murdie(2B) - I. Johnson(SS) - N. Kavadas(1B), J. Valdes(SS) - A. Toral(1B). YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Wisconsin Wicklund, B 6.0 5 2 2 1 6 1 3.50 Holweger, D 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1.69 Walden, J (L,1-2) 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 2.70 8 7 3 3 3 6 1 Kalamazoo Adams, C 6.0 8 2 1 0 3 0 4.50 Sommer, T (W,1-0) 3.0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0.00 9 9 2 1 0 7 0 SO--Toral, A, Quinones, I, Doolittle, M, Ahn, P 3, Schwimmer, D, Johnson, I, Crail, S 2, Miller, J, Clark, D, Murdie, P. BB--Crail, S, Radcliff, B, Rivoli, B. BF--Wicklund, B 22 (75), Holweger, D 5 (22), Walden, J 5 (26), Adams, C 24 (72), Sommer, T 10 (21). P-S--Wicklund, B 81-55, Holweger, D 20-8, Walden, J 24-11, Adams, C 82-60, Sommer, T 30-25. T--2:10. A--1297 Weather: 78 deg F, sunny Plate Umpire - Kyle Peters, Field Umpire #1 - 1B - Gavin Oakley, Field Umpire #2 - 3B - Pat Crowley