Northwoods League
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) — The Wausau Woodchucks are one win away from advancing to the Great Lakes Division Championship after a 5-1 win over Madison in Game One of their best-of-three series.
The Chucks sent Travis Lutz (Bradley U) to start the game from the mound. In his second start in Madison, he pitched a scoreless first two innings. There wasn’t a run from either team through the first two.
To break the tie at zero, Jake Berkland (MSU Mankato) hit his first career home run to put the Chucks up 3-0. Lutz would continue to pitch a scoreless third but did allow one run in the fourth. The Chucks led 3-1 after four.
The Chucks added two more runs in the 5th after Drew Berkland (U of Minnesota) batted home Christian Smith-Johnson (Texas A&M Corpus Christi) on a sacrifice fly. Max Galvin would single to bring home Jake Berkland and the Chucks led 5-1.
Travis Lutz pitched a scoreless 5th and was substituted for Caleb White (Georgia St.) who pitched a scoreless 6th, 7th, and 8th and found three strikeouts. The Chucks stranded two on in the 9th and still lead 5-1.
First pitch for Game Two is at 6:05 PM. Gates will open at 5:05 and tickets can be purchased at the Woodchucks website or at the Athletic Park box office.
The winner of the Wausau/Madison series will play either Kalamazoo or Rockford. The Growlers hold a 1-0 lead after a 12-7 victory on Sunday.
In the Great Plains Division, La Crosse holds a 1-0 lead on Duluth after a 12-6 game one win. And in an all-Minnesota matchup- Willmar can eliminate St. Cloud on Monday after the Stingers beat the Rox 13-12 in game one.
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