Chris Mehring

1 week ago | doorcountydailynews.com | Chris Mehring

The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers rallied from an early 3-0 deficit to defeat the West Michigan Whitecaps 7-3 on Sunday afternoon at Neuroscience Group Field. Wisconsin totaled eleven hits, took advantage of five walks from Whitecaps pitchers, and played flawless defense in the win. West Michigan (17-10) scored twice in the second to take the early lead. Izaac Pacheco singled with one out. Andrew Jenkins followed with a triple to right-centerfield to score Pacheco.

2 weeks ago | doorcountydailynews.com | Chris Mehring

Four Wisconsin Timber Rattlers pitchers – Bishop Letson, Bayden Root, Dikember Sanchez, and Aaron Rund – held the Cedar Rapids Kernels to four hits in a shutout for a 1-0 win at Veterans Memorial Stadium on Friday night. Letson tossed 5-1/3 scoreless innings and earned his first Midwest League victory as the Rattlers held on to the late lead. The starting pitchers dueled through five innings.

2 weeks ago | doorcountydailynews.com | Chris Mehring

The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers offense came to life on Thursday night to defeat the Cedar Rapids Kernels 13-5 at Veterans Memorial Stadium. Wisconsin broke a 4-4 tie with two runs in the eighth and tacked on seven in the ninth to earn their first win of the series against the Kernels. The Kernels (11-6) loaded the bases with no outs in the bottom of the second inning. Nate Baez drove in two runs with a single for the early lead.

2 weeks ago | doorcountydailynews.com | Chris Mehring

Kaelen Culpepper homered and drove in five runs for the Cedar Rapids Kernels on Sunday afternoon at Veterans Memorial Stadium. His performance led the Kernels to an 8-1 lead over the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers in the final game of the six-game series. Danny DeAndrade gave the Kernels (12-8) the lead with a one-out, solo homer in the bottom of the second inning. That was the only run allowed by Wisconsin starting pitcher Manuel Rodriguez. Wisconsin (8-13) tied the game in the fifth inning.

3 weeks ago | doorcountydailynews.com | Chris Mehring

The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers trailed 3-0 before they got their offense going on Wednesday night against the Cedar Rapids Kernels at Veterans Memorial Stadium. The visitors scraped single runs across the plate in the seventh and ninth innings, but it wasn’t enough as they fell 3-2 to Cedar Rapids. Wisconsin (5-12) had the first hit of the game on a one-out single by Juan Baez in the second inning, but he was erased on a double play to end the inning.