After the Wisconsin
Woodchucks took a 5-4 lead in the eighth on a two-run, two-out triple by Joe
Serrano, the La Crosse Loggers would come back with a five-run bottom of the
eighth to take the 9-5 victory and a three-game sweep of the ‘Chucks.
Austin Stadler got the start for the Woodchucks, and the Loggers would touch
him up in the first inning. After retiring all 15 batters he faced in his last
start against the Lakeshore Chinooks, the Loggers scored two runs on a single
by Jimmy Bosco to take a 2-0 lead. Bosco would then steal second base and score
on a single by Brandon Bednar as the Loggers jumped out to a 3-0 lead.
After three shutout innings by Logger starter Alex Gunn, the Woodchucks would
get on the board in the fourth. Madison Carter led the inning off with a double
and would later score on a base hit by Eric Filia-Snyder, cutting the Loggers'
lead to two runs.
Stadler settled down
after the first, not allowing another hit until the fifth inning. With the
bases clear and two outs, Matt Chapman blasted his seventh home run of the season
to left field to put the Loggers on top 4-1. Stadler recorded his longest
outing of the season as he went five and one third innings, allowing three
earned runs on six hits, while striking out a season-high eight batters.
Gunn would leave the ballgame after six solid innings with his team leading
4-1. Gunn went six innings allowing only one run on five hits and eight
strikeouts.
Immediately after Gunn's departure, the ‘Chucks would take advantage of the
Logger bullpen. Left-hander Michael Wills allowed a lead-off double to Brendon
Hayden, Hayden's 18th double of the season. Joe Serrano reached on an error by
the shortstop, Chapman, advancing Hayden to third. Serrano then stole second in
front of a two-run single by Matt Richer cutting the Logger lead to a single
run.
After trailing for the entire series, the Woodchucks would take their first
lead in the eighth inning. With Filia-Snyder on third and Hayden on second and
two outs, the Loggers brought in their closer, Jonathan Van Eaton. After Van
Eaton got ahead of Joe Serrano 1-2,
Serrano blooped a ball down the right field line past the right fielder Bosco.
Filia-Snyder and Hayden both scored, Serrano went to third with a two-out,
go-ahead, two-run single to give the ‘Chucks a late 5-4 lead.
The Loggers would come right back to take the lead in the eighth. With the
bases loaded and one out, Tyler Servais lined a ball down the first base line,
scoring Tyler Kuresa and Austin Bailey and giving the Loggers a 6-5 lead. The
Loggers would go on to push across three more runs as they mounted a 9-5 lead.
After Van Eaton came back on and retired the Woodchucks 1-2-3 in the ninth, the
Loggers secured the 9-5 victory to complete the three-game sweep.
Courtesy: Wisconsin Woodchucks
