Strong pitching lifts Wausau Woodchucks to road win over Green Bay Rockers

For Wausau Pilot & Review

GREEN BAY – The Wausau Woodchucks continued its four-day series with the Green Bay Rockers on Saturday at Capital Credit Union Park with a 6-1 victory.

Wausau (43-13, 17-5 second half) has won two of the first three games of the series, which shifts to Athletic Park on Sunday.

Johnny Amonica (Keiser) started on the mound for the Woodchucks and allowed just one run over five innings, picking up the win to improve to 3-1 this season.

Carson Hawkes (Utah State Eastern) made his Northwoods League debut in the sixth inning, and finished with three strikeouts across two innings. Garrett Brogdon (Simpson University) closed out the game in the ninth.

The Woodchucks struck first, scoring in the top of the second. Sloppy throws by the Rockers’ defense allowed Jake Berkland (Minnesota-Mankato) to score all the way from second. After relinquishing the lead in the third, Berkland once again made his mark with an RBI single that scored Max Soliz Jr. (Kansas). Later, another sloppy throw by the Rockers allowed Christian Smith-Johnson (Corpus Christi) to score.

More errors by the Rockers let the Chucks score two more in the sixth. A bunt by Christian Smith-Johnson and later a bad throw let Soliz Jr. score from second. A couple of batters later, Luke Pemberton (Pepperdine) would score on an error as well.

In the top of the eighth, Vance Sheahan launched his third home run of the season (and second of the series) over the left field wall, bringing the Chucks to the final score of 6-1.

The Chucks return home Sunday to play Green Bay at 1:05 p.m. There will be an appearance by Scooby Doo, and a Mystery Mobile + Woodchucks T-shirt and Ticket Package is only $19 by entering code ‘ScoobyDoo’ at checkout at https://northwoodsleague.com/wausau-woodchucks/tickets/.