(GREEN BAY ROCKERS) ASHWAUBENON, Wis. — The Green Bay Rockers held off a late comeback from the Fond du Lac Dock Spiders on Friday night, riding timely hits and a big final inning to a 5-3 victory at Herr-Baker Field. The win marked the Rockers’ seventh straight, improving their grip in the Northwoods League standings with momentum heading into the back half of their home-and-home series.
Green Bay struck first in the third when Xaige Lancaster came home on a sacrifice fly from Stefan Di Corrado, giving the Rockers a 1-0 lead. They padded the scoreboard in the sixth with some small-ball execution and opportunistic baserunning—JP Peltier drew a walk, advanced on a Collin Helms single, and then stole home to double the lead. Joe Mennella followed with a single to score Helms, stretching the advantage to 3-0.
But the Dock Spiders weren’t done. In the bottom half of the sixth, Jonathan Fitz launched a game-tying three-run home run to erase the Rockers’ lead and send a jolt through the Fond du Lac crowd.
With the score locked at three apiece heading into the ninth, Green Bay dug deep. Eric Jeon lifted a fly ball to center field that allowed Max Humphrey to tag up and score the go-ahead run. Di Corrado then delivered again with a clutch RBI, giving the Rockers a 5-3 edge.
Avery Duncan came in to close it out and did so with flair, striking out the final batter to notch the save and lock down win number seven in a row for the Rockers.
Green Bay returns home tomorrow to take on Fond du Lac once again in game two of the home split series.
