It was a low scoring battle between the Wisconsin Woodchucks and their local rivals from Wisconsin Rapids. But riding the start of Dylan MacCallum on the mound, the Chucks defeated the Rafters 6-3 at Athletic Park Saturday evening.
The Pepperdine right-handed arm surrendered just two baserunners and took a no-hit effort into the sixth inning. MacCallum retired 13 batters consecutively at one point and was efficient in his 79-pitch appearance, striking out six.
A late Wisconsin Rapids offensive flurry brought the go-ahead run to the plate with the bases loaded and two outs in the ninth. Geo Camfield earned a one-out save to finish the evening.
The Woodchucks initially appeared to put much of the doubt away in the seventh inning, plating four runs to extend their lead to 6-0. Jacob Burke started the inning with a solo home run to left field, before Antonio Valdez drove home Louie Albrecht and Gino Groover doubled Valdez and Tyler Kehoe in to score.
The Chucks are now 28-19 and 7-5 in the second half of 2021. Wisconsin improves to 6-1 against the Rafters, clinching at least a share of the season series.
A two-run third inning opened the scoring for the Woodchucks. Groover scored Albrecht on a fielding error before scoring off the bat of Kevin Kilpatrick.
The Woodchucks benefited from a Rafters error, but did not commit a defensive error of their own in the 6:05 p.m. matchup. They outhit their foes from Wood County 9-4, even as Wisconsin Rapids added a trio in the ninth.
Top Performers
MacCallum pitched seven scoreless innings. He didn’t allow a hit until the sixth, and earned his second win of the year.
Albrecht was 2-4 with a pair of doubles and runs.
Kilpatrick went 2-4 with an RBI.
Groover had three RBI while going 1-3 with a run and a walk.
Burke had a solo homer while going 1-3 with a walk.
Valdez was 1-2 with a run, RBI and walk.
Wisconsin Rapids Rafters 3 @ Wisconsin Woodchucks 6
Game Date: Saturday July 17th, 2021
| Final/9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | |
| Woodchucks | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | X | 6 | 9 | 0 |
W: MacCallum (2-0, 1.45 ERA) L: Thompson (1-3, 3.32 ERA) SV: Camfield (2)
| Rafters | AB | R | H | RBI | YTD AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hayes, Sterling SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .211 |
| Cornblum, Couper LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .324 |
| Erves, Mckinley RF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .309 |
| Castillo, Marco 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .260 |
| Duran, Andrew DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .228 |
| Exposito, Ej 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .221 |
| Mann, Blake CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .205 |
| D’Acunto, Angelo C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .194 |
| Dickerson, Elijah 1B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .198 |
| 31 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Woodchucks | AB | R | H | RBI | YTD AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kehoe, Tyler CF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .274 |
| Groover Iii, Gino SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .268 |
| Kilpatrick, Kevin LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .325 |
| Reid, Stephen DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .368 |
| Burke, Jacob 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .148 |
| McCabe, Ben 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .156 |
| Kayfus, Cj RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .233 |
| Albrecht, Louie C | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .162 |
| Valdez, Antonio 2B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .151 |
| 29 | 6 | 9 | 6 |
Wisconsin Rapids Rafters
3B: E. Dickerson 1 (1);
RBI: A. Duran 1 (6); E. Exposito 1 (24); B. Mann 1 (10);
E: M. Castillo 1 (7);
Team LOB: 5;
Wisconsin Woodchucks
2B: L. Albrecht 2 (2); G. Groover Iii 1 (3);
HR: J. Burke 1 (3);
RBI: G. Groover Iii 3 (12); K. Kilpatrick 1 (34); J. Burke 1 (6); A. Valdez 1 (7);
HBP: B. McCabe 1 (1);
SB: A. Valdez 2 (7); G. Groover Iii 1 (6); T. Kehoe 1 (6);
CS: G. Groover Iii 2 (2); A. Valdez 1 (2); B. McCabe 1 (1);
Team LOB: 5;
| Rafters | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | YTD ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thompson, Wyatt | 3.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3.32 |
| – Hemmerling, Nathan | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1.54 |
| – Kiernan, Collin | 1.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7.52 |
| – Torres, Nick | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.48 |
| 8.0 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 1 |
| Woodchucks | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | YTD ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MacCallum, Dylan | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1.45 |
| – Telfer, Shane | 1.2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4.18 |
| – Camfield, Geo | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.50 |
| 9.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
Wisconsin Rapids Rafters
HB: C. Kiernan 1 (2);
SO: W. Thompson 2 (19); N. Hemmerling 5 (23); C. Kiernan 1 (27); N. Torres 2 (20);
BB: W. Thompson 3 (6); N. Torres 1 (11);
BF: W. Thompson 13 (79); N. Hemmerling 9 (89); C. Kiernan 7 (102); N. Torres 6 (79);
P-S: W. Thompson 44-25; N. Hemmerling 40-26; C. Kiernan 28-18; N. Torres 31-18;
Wisconsin Woodchucks
SO: D. MacCallum 6 (17); S. Telfer 2 (25); G. Camfield 1 (12);
BB: D. MacCallum 1 (6); S. Telfer 3 (17);
BF: D. MacCallum 23 (69); S. Telfer 10 (107); G. Camfield 2 (69);
P-S: D. MacCallum 79-49; S. Telfer 37-20; G. Camfield 8-5;
Umpires: Plate: M. Gomez 1B: M. Fleites 3B: J. Duplessis
Weather: Sunny
Start time: 6:05 pm (Central)
Duration: 02:39:00
Attendance: 1670
Venue: Athletic Park
