MEQUON, Wis. –(Wisconsin Woodchucks-WSAU) — The Wausau Woodchucks fell by a score of 5-4 to the Lakeshore Chinooks in a series finale Sunday afternoon at Moonlight Graham Field.
With the score tied in the bottom of the ninth, the Chinooks (26-22) loaded the bases via two walks and an infield single. The game ended when DJ Radtke (Georgia) hit Chinooks catcher Matthew DePrey with a 1-0 pitch.
After trailing 3-0 in the seventh inning, the Woodchucks (25-23) rallied to take the lead. An infield single by Drew Stengren (Central Michigan) and walks by Dwight Allen (Georgia) and Ben Abernathy (UAB) loaded the bases.
Up stepped Brock Watkins (BYU), who bashed a ground-rule double to right. Two runs scored, and Zach Levenson (Miami) was next.
Levenson roped a line drive into the left-center field gap, plating Abernathy and Watkins to put the Woodchucks ahead 4-3.
Lakeshore tied the game with a small-ball strategy in the bottom of the seventh. A leadoff walk and a bunt single opened the door, and a sacrifice bunt and RBI groundout helped the Chinooks tie the game.
A pair of double plays thwarted Woodchuck rallies in the last two innings, and Lakeshore won the game via walk-off in the bottom of the ninth.
The Woodchucks are off for the Northwoods League All-Star break. The All-Star game will be played in Wisconsin Rapids on Tuesday night. The Woodchucks are back in action on Thursday at Kenosha.
The Wisconsin Rapids Rafters won their tenth game of the second half of the season against the Madison Mallards 9-4.
The Rafters generated 12 hits with eight walks to sweep the Mallards. Mckinley Erves (LaGrange College) had three hits with a walk, stolen base and one RBI scoring twice. Colin Tuft (University of Virginia) came into the game in the eighth inning to go two for two with two RBI and two stolen bases.
Malakai Vetock (Creighton University) earned the win throwing two innings and did not allow a run to score.
The Rafters return to action Thursday at Fond du Lac
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