The Woodchucks came into Monday’s game at Athletic Park looking for the sweep against the Rockford Rivets and looking to win their sixth win in the last eight games. It was a pitcher’s duel throughout led by the starters for both sides but the Chucks held on for the tight 2-1 win.
The Chucks struck first in the bottom of the 2nd inning with an RBI groundout from Zach DeLoach to give the team a 1-0 lead after two.
Woodchucks starter Greg Dunham was simply sensational on the mound having a no hitter into the seventh inning. Dunham went seven scoreless innings striking out eight and allowing just one hit
Chucks centerfielder Jaren Shelby added a big insurance run in the bottom of the 6th inning with an RBI single making it 2-0 Chucks after six.
The Rivets answered with a run in the top of the 8th inning but Chucks closer Lenny Gwizdala shut the door down in the top of the 9thsecured his seventh save of the season. Gwizdala is now a perfect 7/7 on save opportunities.
Top Performers
Woodchucks starter Greg Dunham was simply sensational on the mound having a no hitter into the seventh inning. Dunham went seven scoreless innings striking out eight and allowing just one hit
Chucks designated hitter Zach DeLoach added another RBI in the bottom of the 2nd as he now leads the team with 22 runs batted in on the season.
Chucks closer Lenny Gwidzala shut the door down in the top of the 9th secured his seventh save of the season. Gwizdala is now a perfect 7/7 on save opportunities.
Next Up
The Wisconsin Woodchucks will be back home at Athletic Park on Tuesday July 9thas they host the Green Bay Bullfrogs. First pitch is at 6:35 p.m. Enjoy Christmas Vacation in July. Dress up as your favorite Christmas Vacation character for a costume contest. Woodchucks Players will wear ugly sweater jerseys. For tickets, call us at 715-845-5055, stop by our front office, or visit woodchucks.com.
Box Score
Game Date: 07/09/2018
Rockford Rivets 1 AT Wisconsin Woodchucks 2
YTD YTD
Rockford AB R H BI AVG Wisconsin AB R H BI AVG
Cole, R LF 3 0 0 0 .211 Broussard, B 2B 3 0 0 0 .306
Bates, P CF 3 0 0 0 .246 Alexiades, R RF 3 0 0 0 .265
Vander Wal, J RF 4 0 1 1 .274 Shelby, J CF 3 0 1 1 .333
Bunnell, C DH 2 0 0 0 .247 Valdes, J 3B 1 1 0 0 .202
Kelly, P 3B 4 0 1 0 .100 Loftin, N SS 2 0 0 0 .262
Loeffler, P 1B 3 0 0 0 .198 DeLoach, Z DH 2 0 0 1 .318
Mascarella, W PH 1 0 1 0 .333 Toral, A 1B 3 0 1 0 .221
Hughes, H PR 0 0 0 0 .301 Swanson, C LF 2 0 0 0 .244
Sehgal, Z 2B 3 0 0 0 .111 Quinones, I C 2 1 0 0 .165
Walker, J SS 4 0 0 0 .213
Michaels, L C 2 1 0 0 .000
29 1 3 1 21 2 2 2
Rockford 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 3 0
Wisconsin 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 x - 2 2 0
2B--Mascarella, W PH (5). RBI--Vander Wal, J RF (15), TOTALS (0), Shelby, J
CF (11), DeLoach, Z DH (21), TOTALS 2 (0). HP--Cole, R LF (8), Michaels, L
C (1). SH--Broussard, B 2B (0). SB--Valdes, J 3B 2 (5), Toral, A 1B (4).
CS--Loftin, N SS (2).
LOB--Rockford 7, Wisconsin 3. DP--J. Burnette(P) - J. Walker(SS) - P.
Loeffler(1B), P. Kelly(3B) - Z. Sehgal(2B) - P. Loeffler(1B), J. Shelby(CF)
- B. Broussard(2B).
YTD
IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Rockford
Burnette, J (L,0-2) 6.2 2 2 2 7 6 0 4.71
Holubecki, A 1.1 0 0 0 0 3 0 4.50
8 2 2 2 7 9 0
Wisconsin
Dunham, G (W,2-0) 7.0 1 0 0 3 8 0 1.13
Stodola, A 1.0 1 1 0 0 1 0 5.09
Gwizdala, L (S,7) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.75
9 3 1 0 4 9 0
WP--Burnette, J (5). PB--Quinones, I. HB--Dunham, G (3), Stodola, A (3).
SO--Cole, R 2, Vander Wal, J, Kelly, P, Loeffler, P, Sehgal, Z, Walker, J
2, Michaels, L, Broussard, B, Alexiades, R 2, Shelby, J, Loftin, N,
DeLoach, Z, Toral, A, Swanson, C, Quinones, I. BB--Bates, P, Bunnell, C 2,
Sehgal, Z, Alexiades, R, Valdes, J 2, Loftin, N, DeLoach, Z, Swanson, C,
Quinones, I. BF--Burnette, J 25 (104), Holubecki, A 4 (93), Dunham, G 26
(64), Stodola, A 5 (76), Gwizdala, L 4 (50). P-S--Burnette, J 95-46,
Holubecki, A 16-12, Dunham, G 102-60, Stodola, A 18-11, Gwizdala, L 14-7.
T--2:14. A--1008
Weather: 84 degrees, Partly Cloudy
Plate Umpire - Zach Edgens (#91), Field Umpire #1 - Alex Sanchez (#27), Field Umpire #2 - Michael Chukerman (#71)