This Date in Timber Rattlers History: April 11
April 11, 1996: The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers score nine runs in the first inning and hold on for a 10-7 win at Fort Wayne. David Ortiz (Arias) leads the way with five RBI.
April 11, 1996: The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers score nine runs in the first inning and hold on for a 10-7 win at Fort Wayne. David Ortiz (Arias) leads the way with five RBI.
Ortiz homered and Randy Vickers hit two homers in the game for Wisconsin.
On April 11, 2017, the Rattlers split a doubleheader with the Burlington Bees at home. Burlington won game one 4-1. Wisconsin trailed 3-1 with two outs and the bases loaded in the bottom of the seventh in game two. Then, Ronnie Gideon cracked a three-run double for a 4-3, walkoff win.
Click here to see all the other games played by the Timber Rattlers on April 11
Also at the link are details on the April 11 MLB debuts by Appleton Professional Baseball Alumni:
Jake Wood (Foxes, 1959)
John Papa (Foxes, 1960)
Terry Forster (Foxes, 1970)