The Woodchucks came into Thursday’s game back at Athletic Park looking to get back in the win column as they opened up a two game set with the Madison Mallards.
After the Mallards took to a 2-0 lead, the Chucks got their first run of the game in the bottom of the 6thinning on a groundball from left fielder TJ Raguse. The run scored from a Mallards error with the bases loaded to make it 2-1.
Chucks Starter Brent Headrick pitched a great ballgame going six innings allowing just two runs and striking out eight keeping the team in the game.
In the bottom of the 7thinning, shortstop Nick Loftin got his first run driven in of the season as he ripped an RBI double to right to tie the game at two.
The Mallards got a big two run shot from Jake Randa in the top of the 8thinning to give the team a 4-2 lead. The Mallards added one in the 9thand held on for the 5-2 win.
Top Performers
In his fourth game as a Woodchuck, shortstop Nick Loftin had nice night at the plate with a big RBI double to tie the game at 2-2 in the 7thinning. He also reached base safely twice with a walk.
Chucks starter Brent Headrick continued to keep dealing on the mound going six innings allowing only two runs and striking out eight. Headrick now has an impressive 28 strikeouts on the season.
Woodchucks catcher Javier Valdes and third basemen Michael Fernandez each had two hit nights helping the Chucks offense get going.
Next Up
The Wisconsin Woodchucks will be back home at Athletic Park on Friday, June 22 as they host the Madison Mallards with the first pitch at 6:35 p.m. Enjoy Friday night fireworks and fish fry. For tickets, visit woodchucks.com.
Box Score
Game Date: 06/21/2018
Madison Mallards 5 AT Wisconsin Woodchucks 2
YTD YTD
Madison AB R H BI AVG Wisconsin AB R H BI AVG
Campbell, D CF 5 2 4 1 .429 Loftin, N SS 4 0 1 1 .250
Snider, J 2B 5 0 1 1 .200 Alexiades, R RF 4 1 2 0 .318
Randa, J 1B 4 1 1 2 .366 DeLoach, Z CF 4 0 0 0 .190
Plantier, T 3B 3 0 1 0 .313 Valdes, J C 4 0 2 0 .207
Vinsky, D RF 4 0 1 0 .316 DeRenzo, D DH 3 0 0 0 .150
Bigbie, J DH 4 0 0 0 .200 Raguse, T LF 4 0 0 1 .176
Schwecke, T SS 4 0 1 0 .258 Criquet Daniels 1B 3 0 0 0 .191
Boone, T LF 4 1 1 1 .150 Toral, A 1B 1 0 0 0 .208
Forestell, J C 3 1 0 0 .234 Fernandez, M 3B 4 1 2 0 .217
Ahn, P 2B 3 0 0 0 .217
36 5 10 5 34 2 7 2
Madison 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 - 5 10 1
Wisconsin 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 - 2 7 0
2B--Campbell, D CF 2 (5), Plantier, T 3B (7), Schwecke, T SS (3), Loftin, N
SS (1), Alexiades, R RF (5). 3B--Campbell, D CF (2). HR--Randa, J 1B (1),
Boone, T LF (1). RBI--Campbell, D CF (4), Snider, J 2B (1), Randa, J 1B 2
(26), Boone, T LF (1), TOTALS 5 (0), Loftin, N SS (1), Raguse, T LF (3),
TOTALS 2 (0). HP--Forestell, J C (2). SH--Ahn, P 2B (0). SB--Loftin, N SS
(2). E--Schwecke, T SS (3).
LOB--Madison 6, Wisconsin 8.
YTD
IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Madison
Leland, S 6.0 4 1 0 2 7 0 0.78
French, T (W,1-0) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1.80
Reyes, A 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.50
Norkus, T (S,6) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
9 7 2 1 2 9 0
Wisconsin
Headrick, B 6.0 6 2 2 1 8 1 2.08
Brooks, A (L,0-1) 1.2 3 2 2 0 2 1 10.80
Frate, F 1.1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1.08
9 10 5 5 1 11 2
WP--Frate, F (2). PB--Valdes, J. HB--Frate, F (1). SO--Snider, J 2, Randa,
J, Vinsky, D, Bigbie, J 4, Schwecke, T, Boone, T, Forestell, J, Alexiades,
R 2, DeLoach, Z, DeRenzo, D 2, Raguse, T, Criquet Danielson, D, Ahn, P 2.
BB--Plantier, T, Loftin, N, DeRenzo, D. BF--Leland, S 25 (93), French, T 5
(20), Reyes, A 4 (29), Norkus, T 3 (46), Headrick, B 24 (91), Brooks, A 8
(8), Frate, F 6 (29). P-S--Leland, S 90-63, French, T 15-11, Reyes, A 9-5,
Norkus, T 11-7, Headrick, B 83-62, Brooks, A 34-24, Frate, F 24-18.
T--2:37. A--1687
Weather: 75 degrees, Mostly Cloudy
Plate Umpire - Garrett Brownawell (#12), Field Umpire #1 - Darion Knight (#1), Field Umpire #2 - Chad Westlake (#30)