FOND DU LAC, WI – The Woodchucks saw their five-game winning streak come to an end at the hands of the Fond du Lac Dock Spiders in a 7-1 loss on Wednesday afternoon.
The Woodchucks and Dock Spiders will play game two of the split doubleheader at 6:35 p.m. tonight.
The Chucks scored first after Tyler MacGregor drew a bases-loaded walk in the top of the third, plating Gino Groover.
However, the visitors could not add on any more in the inning The Woodchucks stranded the bases loaded twice early in the ballgame, and the Dock Spiders would make them pay in the middle innings. The Chucks left a total of 11 base runners stranded.
Starting pitcher Sean Higgins faced the minimum through three innings of scoreless work before running into trouble in the fourth. The Dock Spiders sparked their rally with four consecutive hits and took a 4-1 lead later in the inning, ending Higgins’ outing.
Dane Miller came in from the bullpen and pitched two scoreless frames before the Dock Spiders assembled a two-out rally. Three runs in the frame helped Fond du Lac pull away with the win. The Spiders are now within one game of the first-place Woodchucks in the Great Lakes West Division.
Top Performers
Jose Izarra helped the Woodchucks turn two of their three double plays on the afternoon. The second baseman also went 1-for-3 at the plate with a walk.
Tyler Kehoe extended his streak of multi-hit games to five with a 2-for-4 afternoon at the plate.
Higgins and Miller struck out two each during their outings.
Tyler Murrah pitched a scoreless eighth inning in relief of Miller. The Pepperdine southpaw has not allowed an earned run in two innings pitched this year.
Next Up
The Woodchucks will play the Dock Spiders again at 6:35 this evening. They’ll continue a four-game road trip tomorrow as they begin a series with Wisconsin Rapids at Witter Field at 6:35 p.m.
Wisconsin Woodchucks 1 @ Fond du Lac Dock Spiders 7
Game Date: Wednesday June 23rd, 2021
| Final/9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodchucks | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | |
| Dock Spiders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | X | 7 | 8 | 0 |
W: Gorski (1-1, 2.93 ERA) L: Higgins (0-1, 4.20 ERA)
| Woodchucks | AB | R | H | RBI | YTD AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schaffer, Jordan SS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .259 |
| Kayfus, Cj 1B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .321 |
| Groover Iii, Gino RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .250 |
| Lockwood, Griffin C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .391 |
| Kilpatrick, Kevin LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .318 |
| Valdez, Antonio 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .130 |
| Macgregor, Tyler DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .270 |
| Izarra, Jose 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 |
| Kehoe, Tyler CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .354 |
| 33 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Dock Spiders | AB | R | H | RBI | YTD AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simpson, Chandler 2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .378 |
| Durbin, Caleb 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .438 |
| Josenberger, Tavian CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .318 |
| Loftin, Jackson SS | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .338 |
| Lasko, Ryan RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 |
| Holbrook, McGwire C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .257 |
| Sweet-Chick, Seth 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .236 |
| Ignoffo, Ryan DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 |
| Harry, Jay LF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .258 |
| 28 | 7 | 8 | 5 |
Wisconsin Woodchucks
2B: C. Kayfus 1 (3);
RBI: T. Macgregor 1 (12);
HBP: G. Lockwood 1 (1);
SB: C. Kayfus 1 (3); G. Groover Iii 1 (3);
E: K. Kilpatrick 1 (4); G. Lockwood 1 (2);
Team LOB: 11;
Fond du Lac Dock Spiders
2B: J. Loftin 1 (7);
3B: T. Josenberger 1 (1); J. Loftin 1 (1); J. Harry 1 (2);
RBI: C. Durbin 1 (5); T. Josenberger 1 (12); J. Loftin 1 (13); J. Harry 1 (7); C. Simpson 1 (9);
HBP: R. Lasko 1 (3); J. Harry 1 (2);
SB: J. Harry 1 (2); C. Simpson 1 (25); C. Durbin 1 (3);
CS: J. Loftin 1 (3);
Team LOB: 2;
| Woodchucks | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | YTD ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Higgins, Sean | 4.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4.20 |
| – Miller, Dane | 3.0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5.59 |
| – Murrah, Tyler | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 8.0 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Dock Spiders | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | YTD ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reed, Carlson | 4.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1.46 |
| – Gorski, Ben | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2.93 |
| 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 0 |
Wisconsin Woodchucks
HB: S. Higgins 1 (2); D. Miller 1 (1);
SO: S. Higgins 2 (14); D. Miller 2 (6); T. Murrah 1 (2);
BB: S. Higgins 1 (3); D. Miller 2 (6);
BF: S. Higgins 16 (65); D. Miller 14 (48); T. Murrah 4 (10);
P-S: S. Higgins 56-33; D. Miller 55-29; T. Murrah 11-6;
Fond du Lac Dock Spiders
HB: C. Reed 1 (1);
SO: C. Reed 6 (18); B. Gorski 8 (15);
BB: C. Reed 3 (11); B. Gorski 2 (9);
BF: C. Reed 20 (56); B. Gorski 19 (72);
P-S: C. Reed 81-46; B. Gorski 79-53;
Umpires: Plate: P. Swartz 1B: S. Kim 3B: J. Osborne
Weather: Cloudy
Start time: 11:35 am (Central)
Duration: 02:30:42
Attendance: 425
Venue: Herr-Baker Field
