The Woodchuck bats were quiet for most of the evening in a 3-2 loss to the visiting Kokomo Jackrabbits at Athletic Park Saturday.
The Chucks gave themselves a chance to win late. After Clayton Mehlbauer drove in Kevin Kilpatrick to close the deficit to a single run in the bottom of the ninth, Wisconsin got both the game-tying and game-winning runs in scoring position with two outs.
The Woodchucks fall to 8-4 with the loss but remain atop the Great Lakes West division.
The Jackrabbits struck first with a pair of runs in the second inning, taking advantage of a bases loaded walk and single.
The Chucks got their first run on a fourth inning, two-out triple from Noah Fitzgerald in the first, scoring Bryson Hill from first base.
Kokomo made it 3-1 a frame later on a single to shallow left field.
Wisconsin’s bullpen pitched a shutout for the second consecutive night. Woodchuck relievers have not allowed a run in eight innings.
Top Performers
Starting pitcher Ryan Lobus struck out four batters in five innings pitched, allowing three runs.
Fitzgerald was 1-3 with a triple, and RBI and a sacrifice bunt.
Dante Chirico pitched three and 1/3 shutout innings, allowing just one hit and walking nobody. He logged a strikeout in his appearance.
Kokomo Jackrabbits 3 @ Wisconsin Woodchucks 2
Game Date: Saturday June 12th, 2021
| Final/9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackrabbits | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 | |
| Woodchucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
W: Lizik (1-1, 2.08 ERA) L: Lobus (0-1, 1.80 ERA) SV: Beck (2)
| Jackrabbits | AB | R | H | RBI | YTD AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vasquez, Camden CF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .267 |
| Burke, Justus 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .354 |
| – Snyder, Michael PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| – Meidroth, Chase SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .417 |
| Santiago, Chris 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .250 |
| Fondtain, TJ LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 |
| Dennis, Dylan RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .313 |
| Semo, Andrew 1B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .302 |
| Livorsi, Ben DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .261 |
| Buckley, Josh C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .286 |
| Ellis, Ryan 2B SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .227 |
| 35 | 3 | 8 | 3 |
| Woodchucks | AB | R | H | RBI | YTD AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randle, Bash SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .286 |
| Kehoe, Tyler CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .375 |
| Kilpatrick, Kevin LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .373 |
| Hill, Bryson 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .214 |
| Fitzgerald, Noah 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .196 |
| Mehlbauer, Clayton 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .237 |
| Kuntz, Roman RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .296 |
| Albrecht, Louie C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 |
| – Schoenvogel, Jacob PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 |
| – Vincent, Colton C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Mcclure, Norris DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 |
| 33 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
Kokomo Jackrabbits
2B: C. Santiago 1 (4);
RBI: R. Ellis 1 (6); C. Vasquez 1 (1); D. Dennis 1 (7);
SB: A. Semo 1 (3);
E: C. Santiago 1 (4);
Team LOB: 8;
Wisconsin Woodchucks
3B: N. Fitzgerald 1 (1); B. Randle 1 (1);
RBI: N. Fitzgerald 1 (6); C. Mehlbauer 1 (9);
E: B. Randle 1 (1);
Team LOB: 6;
| Jackrabbits | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | YTD ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lizik, Gavin | 8.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2.08 |
| – Beck, Ryan | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.13 |
| 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Woodchucks | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | YTD ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lobus, Ryan | 5.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1.80 |
| – Chirico, Dante | 3.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.74 |
| – Rivera, Richie | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 9.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
Kokomo Jackrabbits
SO: G. Lizik 8 (14); R. Beck 2 (7);
BB: G. Lizik 1 (4);
BF: G. Lizik 29 (52); R. Beck 6 (30);
P-S: G. Lizik 108-71; R. Beck 24-14;
Wisconsin Woodchucks
SO: R. Lobus 4 (12); D. Chirico 1 (10); R. Rivera 1 (4);
BB: R. Lobus 2 (5); R. Rivera 1 (1);
BF: R. Lobus 24 (61); D. Chirico 11 (41); R. Rivera 3 (16);
P-S: R. Lobus 81-48; D. Chirico 34-24; R. Rivera 13-6;
Umpires: Plate: N. Hall Jr 1B: R. Drummer 3B: W. Paschal
Weather: Sunny
Start time: 6:05 pm (Central)
Duration: 02:36:00
Attendance: 1323
Venue: Athletic Park
