By Jim Scott
May 20, 2021 | 7:59 AM
GRAND CHUTE, WI â The West Michigan Whitecaps beat the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 6-4 Wednesday night at Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cites Stadium. Wisconsin trailed 6-2 heading into the bottom of the seventh inning and were poised for a big comeback with the bases loaded and no outs. However, they couldnât close the deal and lost for the second night in a row to the Whitecaps.
West Michigan (6-7) took the lead with a pair of solo home runs in the top of the second inning. Bryant Packard hit the foul pole in left field for a homer with one out. Rey Rivera, who homered against the Rattlers on Tuesday night, hit a two-out solo homer that cleared the wall in center field and the Whitecaps were up 2-0.
By Jim Scott
May 14, 2021 | 7:54 AM
PEORIA, IL â The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers had another late lead against the Peoria Chiefs at Dozer Park on Thursday night. The Chiefs had another night where they rallied late to beat the Timber Rattlers, this time by a 3-2 score with the tying and winning runs scoring in very different ways.
David Hamilton put the Timber Rattlers (5-4) up in the third inning with a two-out, RBI single to center to score Chad McClanahan from second base. The Rattlers were denied an opportunity to add on in the inning when right fielder Alec Burleson made a diving grab of Hayden Cantrelleâs sinking liner for the third out.
By Jim Scott
May 8, 2021 8:40 AM
GRAND CHUTE, WI â Korry Howell homered, tripled, and scored four runs while Reese Olson allowed two hits with seven strikeouts over five innings as the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers defeated the Beloit Snappers 9-0 Friday night at Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium.
Howell got things started quickly for the Timber Rattlers (3-1). He cracked the first pitch he saw in the bottom of the first inning over the 16-foot high wall in center field for a 421-foot home run and a 1-0 lead.
Olson retired the first eight batters he faced, including striking out five batters in a row at one point.