The Wisconsin Woodchucks wrapped up their last game of their long road trip Friday at Simmons Field in Kenosha with an offensive showdown that ended in a 6-5 loss.
The Kingfish pulled ahead early with a 4-0 lead with Alex Stodola walking three batters and the defense committing two errors in the bottom of the 1st inning. The Chucks had active bats through the 4th inning but were unable to get runners on the board until the 5th inning when a much needed score was brought in by an error.
Ricardo Garcia came in at the bottom of the 2nd to hold the Kingfish to four runs. He had just two strikeouts and with the help of the Woodchucks defense was able to put up a defensive front through the bottom of the 7th.
The Chucks bats came to play in the 7th inning to tie up the game as Reese Alexiades stepped up to the plate and drove in the first RBI. Alexiades was followed by Mike Ferri who drove in the remaining runs with an RBI double.
Mason Cole took over on the mound in the 7th inning with a runner at 3rd, giving up one run on a wild pitch to give the Kingfish the lead. Javier Valdes hit a home run in the 9th inning to tie the game at 5-5. After that, Lenny Gwizdala came in to close, but the Woodchucks ended up falling 6-5.
Top Performers
Mike Ferri’s bat was hot early with a base hit to help get the Chuck’s bats going. Ferri’s double was responsible for the two runs brought in to tie up the game in the 7th inning and helped light a fire under the Woodchucks bats.
Reese Alexiades also found the ball tonight with three base hits, a double, and an RBI. He found himself stranded on base unable to score but contributed to the defensive effort with several catches in center field.
Next Up
The Wisconsin Woodchucks are back home at Athletic Park tomorrow, Saturday, August 4th against the Kalamazoo Growlers! First pitch is at 6:35 PM. It’s your night at the park, bowlers! Bowling league members, be sure to pre-order the special ticket package courtesy of Dale’s Weston Lanes! And everyone wear your favorite bowling shirt for a free Woodchucks hat! Stay after the game for an amazing fireworks show set to Florida Georgia Line hits presented by Cellcom. For tickets call 715.845.5055, visit woodchucks.com, or visit the Woodchucks front office.
Box Score
Game Date: 08/03/2018
Wisconsin Woodchucks 5 AT Kenosha Kingfish 6
YTD YTD
Wisconsin AB R H BI AVG Kenosha AB R H BI AVG
Valdes, J C 5 2 2 1 .246 Doyle, C CF 4 1 1 0 .227
Alexiades, R CF 5 1 4 1 .292 Dubrule, S SS 4 2 1 0 .307
DeLoach, Z RF 4 1 0 0 .327 Yalowitz, J RF 3 1 0 0 .256
Toral, A 1B 4 0 0 0 .246 Bechina, M LF 3 1 0 0 .232
Ferri, M DH 5 0 2 2 .200 Wagner, W 3B 3 1 1 0 .260
Bauer, C SS 4 0 0 0 .211 McDonald, E C 2 0 0 1 .231
Broussard, B 2B 3 0 1 0 .284 Madej, M PR 0 0 0 0 .227
Nelson, P LF 4 0 0 0 .105 Carter, B C 0 0 0 0 .255
Duddleston, T 3B 3 1 1 0 .149 Weiller, J 1B 0 0 0 0 .285
McDermott, 2B,PR 3 0 1 0 .250
Ortiz, D 1B,2B 3 0 0 0 .237
McCusker, C DH 4 0 0 0 .182
37 5 10 4 29 6 4 1
Wisconsin 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 - 5 10 3
Kenosha 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 - 6 4 1
2B--Alexiades, R CF (14), Ferri, M DH (3). HR--Valdes, J C (7).
RBI--Valdes, J C (26), Alexiades, R CF (24), Ferri, M DH 2 (3), TOTALS 4
(0), McDonald, E C (24), TOTALS (0). HP--DeLoach, Z RF (5), McDonald, E C
(9). SB--Doyle, C CF (13), Dubrule, S SS (14), Madej, M PR (10), McDermott,
2B,PR (1), Ortiz, D 1B,2B (4). CS--Wagner, W 3B (2). E--Valdes, J C 2 (7),
Bauer, C SS (3), McDermott, 2B,PR (1).
LOB--Wisconsin 9, Kenosha 9.
YTD
IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Wisconsin
Stodola, A 1.0 2 4 4 3 0 0 4.88
Garcia, R 5.1 2 1 1 3 2 0 4.70
Cole, M 1.2 0 0 0 3 3 0 6.10
Gwizdala, L (L,1-2) 0.2 0 1 1 2 1 0 1.42
8.2 4 6 6 11 6 0
Kenosha
Schmidt, K 6.0 6 2 1 3 4 0 3.13
Hamilton, M 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 0 3.60
McIntosh, A 0.1 0 1 1 0 0 0 2.70
Serio, J (W,2-3) 2.1 3 1 1 0 1 1 3.68
9 10 5 4 3 5 1
WP--Stodola, A (4), Cole, M (12), Gwizdala, L (3), Schmidt, K 3 (4).
PB--Valdes, J. HB--Garcia, R (1), McIntosh, A (1). SO--Valdes, J,
Alexiades, R, Bauer, C 2, Duddleston, T, Doyle, C, Dubrule, S, Yalowitz, J,
McDermott, M, McCusker, C 2. BB--Toral, A, Broussard, B, Duddleston, T,
Doyle, C, Dubrule, S, Yalowitz, J 2, Bechina, M 2, Wagner, W 2, McDonald,
E, Weiller, J, Ortiz, D. BF--Stodola, A 8 (143), Garcia, R 22 (35), Cole, M
7 (147), Gwizdala, L 4 (81), Schmidt, K 27 (241), Hamilton, M 2 (44),
McIntosh, A 2 (13), Serio, J 10 (91). P-S--Stodola, A 46-23, Garcia, R
84-44, Cole, M 36-16, Gwizdala, L 21-10, Schmidt, K 87-53, Hamilton, M 8-5,
McIntosh, A 7-3, Serio, J 38-24.
T--3:04. A--2613
Weather: 74 degrees mostly cloudy
Plate Umpire - Kyle Peters, Field Umpire #1 - Gavin Oakley, Field Umpire #2 - Patt Crowley