(GREEN BAY ROCKERS) – The Green Bay Rockers scored in six of the total nine innings played, including two three-hit games from Seungmin Shin and Eric Hernandez to defeat the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters 15-2 at Wisconsin Rapids.
The defense for Green Bay was stalwarted by starting pitcher Caden Crask-Weeks, who tossed five, two-hit innings, and tallied only one earned run. Crask-Weeks finished with 5 strikeouts to only 3 walks. His outing was highlighted by an escape in the fourth inning, in which Crask-Weeks walked the first two batters of the inning, and escaped the jam with 2 strikeouts and a putout to the shortstop. Along with his three-hit game, Shin drove in four runs, proving to be a deciding factor in the offensive showing Tuesday night.
After a slow start, the Rocker offense picked up the pace with a five-run fourth inning, which included five hits and a forced pitching change for the Rafters.
Green Bay proceeded to score 8 combined runs over the last three innings, highlighted by a two-RBI single in the eighth from Shin, which he roped down the right field line, over the first baseman’s head, scoring his teammates Dee and Webb.
Relief pitchers Henry Irwin and Ryan Sigale, both in their Rocker debuts, tossed 2.0 IP combined, allowing just two hits, and shutting down the Rafter for the remainder of the night. The pair combined for 4 strikeouts and stranded 5 runners on base.
In total, seven of the nine Rockers in the lineup finished with two or more hits, while Dee and Kuni both crossed the plate to score three runs each.
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