(GREEN BAY ROCKERS) -Fond du Lac’s bats were too much for the Rockers pitching staff to handle as Green Bay dropped the first game of the series 8-4 at Capital Credit Union Park in Ashwaubenon on Saturdasy. The Rockers threw five different pitchers in the contest as they continue to struggle finding depth from the new rotation.
Wesley Marien had a solid first two innings. He allowed a run in the first but came back and dealt a nice second frame. Green Bay was able to even the score at one as Alejandro Covas scampered home on a wild pitch. Fondy’s bats then soared, scoring seven unanswered runs.
With Isaac Gammel on the mound, Keirnan O’Niell plated two with his double which was followed by a Reed Strohmeyer RBI knock. The Rockers trailed 4-1 throughout the middle innings. In the sixth, Kyle Knoll was called upon after a pair of solid innings. The lefty got knocked around by the Spider bats. Patrick Graham had a two-RBI double and came home to score on a sacrifice fly…